Similar Products
The Similar Products operation (SIMILAR_PRODUCTS) returns the products Amazon associates with a given product in the same marketplace, together with basic data about the product itself. You send one asin and a marketplace domain, and choose how many similar products to request with similar_limit (10, 50 or 100).
When to use
- Map competitors: list the products closest to your listing and group them by
brandandtitle. - Research products: explore alternatives around a product to find gaps and sourcing ideas in the same
category. - Build a dataset around a niche: pass the returned ASINs to the Detail, Offer or Sales Analysis and History operations.
- Show recommendations: power "similar items" or comparison modules in your own tools with each item's
image.linkandtitle. - Monitor your brand: check the
brandof similar items to spot look-alike listings next to your products.
What the response includes
- Source product: ASIN, title, brand, category path and main image of the requested product (
result.product). - Similar products: a
similararray insideresult.product, where each item has the same compact shape:asin,title,brand,category,image(similar[]).
The response does not include prices, offers or ratings. See the Response page for every field.
Credit cost
| Condition | Credits |
|---|---|
similar_limit=10 (default) | 1 |
similar_limit=50 | 6 |
similar_limit=100 | 11 |
Empty similar list | 1 |
Unknown ASIN (HTTP 404) | 1 |
See Credit Consumption.