Amazon Bestsellers API

Scrape Amazon Best Sellers, New Releases, Movers & Shakers, Most Wished For and Most Gifted rankings for any department or category — automatically paged and returned as structured JSON.

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GET / amazon/bestsellers
{
  "bestseller_type": "bestsellers",
  "category_id": "kitchen",
  "category": "Kitchen & Dining",
  "title": "Amazon Best Sellers: Best Kitchen & Dining",
  "results": [
    {
      "type": "bestsellers",
      "rank": 1,
      "title": "Owala FreeSip Stainless Steel Water Bottle 24 oz Very, Very Dark",
      "asin": "B085DTZQNZ",
      "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Owala-Insulated-Stainless-Steel-Push-Button-24-Ounce/dp/B085DTZQNZ",
      "image": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/718RbhzhVbL._AC_UL300_SR300,200_.jpg",
      "stars": 4.6,
      "total_reviews": 134534,
      "price": "$29.97",
      "extracted_price": 29.97,
      "position": 1
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current_page": 1,
    "total_pages": 2
  }
}

How It Works Behind the API

</> Get
import requests

params = {
    "api_key": "APIKEY",
    "domain": "com",
    "category_id": "kitchen",
    "country": "us"
}

response = requests.get("https://api.scrapingdog.com/amazon/bestsellers", params=params)
print(response.json())

Amazon Bestsellers API Response (Structured JSON Data)

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  • Product Listing

    titleasinurlimage

  • Ranking & Pricing

    rankpositionpriceextracted_price

  • Ratings

    starstotal_reviews

  • Category & Pagination

    categorycategory_idpagination

Amazon Bestsellers API Features That Make Scraping Easy

  • Rotating Proxy Network

    A built-in rotating proxy system automatically changes IP addresses for every request to Amazon.

  • Automatic CAPTCHA Handling

    Scrapingdog automatically handles CAPTCHAs and anti-bot protection so your requests keep succeeding.

  • 5 Ranked List Types

    Pull Best Sellers, New Releases, Movers & Shakers, Most Wished For, or Most Gifted with a single type param.

  • Automatic Pagination

    The API pages through and combines the full ranked list into one response, up to 100 items per category.

  • Category-Level Targeting

    Scope results to any department or sub-category using a slug or numeric node id.

  • Fast Response Time

    Receive structured ranking data in just a few seconds with our high-performance infrastructure.

What you can build with an Amazon Bestsellers API

  • Trending Product Discovery

    Track which products are climbing Amazon's ranked lists to spot trends before competitors do.

  • Category Monitoring

    Watch the top-ranked products in your category every day to react to shifts in the market.

  • Pricing Intelligence

    Compare prices of top-ranked products across categories to inform your own pricing strategy.

  • New Product Research

    Use New Releases and Most Wished For lists to find emerging demand before launching a product.

  • Gift Guide & Seasonal Campaigns

    Pull Most Gifted rankings to power seasonal content, newsletters, and affiliate campaigns.

  • Market Research

    Collect ranked product data at scale for retail, e-commerce, or investment research.

Built for teams of every size and background

  • Amazon Sellers
  • Market Researchers
  • Competitive Intelligence Teams
  • E-Commerce Brands
  • Product Managers
  • Affiliate Marketers
  • Data Scientists
  • Data Engineers
  • Growth Marketers
  • Retail Analysts

Get Started with Our Amazon Bestsellers API in Minutes

  1. 1

    Create free account

    Sign up and get free credits to start testing the Amazon Bestsellers API.

  2. 2

    Get Your API Key

    Copy your API key from the dashboard to authenticate every request.

  3. 3

    Send Your First Request

    Call /amazon/bestsellers with a category_id to get that category's ranked list.

  4. 4

    Receive Structured Data

    Get a JSON object with a results array of ranked products and pagination info.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • It returns ranked product lists from Amazon — Best Sellers, New Releases, Movers & Shakers, Most Wished For and Most Gifted — for any department or category, as structured JSON.

  • Yes. Pass a category_id as a category slug (e.g. kitchen) or numeric node id. Omit it to get the overall Best Sellers list across all departments.

  • Each category supports up to 2 pages of up to 50 items each. By default the API automatically pages through and combines the full ranked list (up to 100 items) into one response.

  • No, this API returns ranking data only. Use the Amazon Scraper API for full product pages or the Amazon Reviews API for customer reviews.

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