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Amazon Categories API

GET   /api/v1/search?engine=amazon_categories
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The Amazon Categories API provides access to Amazon's complete category hierarchy (browse nodes) across 23 Amazon domains. It supports three kinds of category trees:

  • Standard — browse-node categories used by product search (standard).
  • Ranking — categories from Amazon's ranking pages (bestsellers, new_releases, most_wished_for, most_gifted).
  • Deals — categories from Amazon's Today's Deals page (deals).

The API supports three query modes:

  • Root listing — When no lookup parameters are provided, the API returns all root-level categories for the selected domain and category type.
  • Category lookup — Use category_id to look up a specific category, see its parent context, and drill into its direct children.
  • Name search — Use q to find categories by name (case-insensitive, up to 100 results).

Not every domain supports every category type. See the full availability matrix for the supported amazon_domain and category_type combinations.

API Parameters

Category Type

  • Name
    category_type
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    The type of category tree to browse:

    • standard - default. Browse node categories used for product search.
    • bestsellers - Categories from Amazon's Best Sellers ranking page.
    • new_releases - Categories from Amazon's New Releases ranking page.
    • most_wished_for - Categories from Amazon's Most Wished For ranking page.
    • most_gifted - Categories from Amazon's Most Gifted ranking page.
    • deals - Categories from Amazon's Deals page.
    Not all domains support every category type. Check the full availability matrix for supported combinations. Ranking category IDs (from bestsellers, new_releases, most_wished_for, most_gifted) can also be used as the category_id parameter of the Amazon Bestsellers API.

Category Lookup

  • Name
    category_id
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    The Amazon browse node ID of a specific category. Returns the category, its parent context, and direct children. Cannot be used together with q.

  • Name
    q
    Required
    Optional
    Description

    A text query to search categories by name. Cannot be used together with category_id.

Localization

Engine

  • Name
    engine
    Required
    Required
    Description

    Parameter defines an engine that will be used to retrieve real-time data. It must be set to amazon_categories.

API key

  • Name
    api_key
    Required
    Required
    Description

    The api_key authenticates your requests. Use it as a query parameter (https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY) or in the Authorization header (Bearer YOUR_API_KEY).

API Examples

Root Categories

GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=amazon_categories
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "amazon_categories"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_dbyrKD1vgMQrIn6geJNER4zQ",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-04-07T02:00:25Z",
    "request_time_taken": 0.0,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.05,
    "total_time_taken": 0.05,
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_dbyrKD1vgMQrIn6geJNER4zQ"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "amazon_categories",
    "amazon_domain": "amazon.com",
    "category_type": "standard"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "total_categories": 33
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "2619526011",
      "name": "Appliances",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A2619526011&dc",
      "has_children": true,
      "is_root": true,
      "path": "Appliances",
      "domain": "amazon.com"
    },
    {
      "id": "2350150011",
      "name": "Apps & Games",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A2350150011&dc",
      "has_children": true,
      "is_root": true,
      "path": "Apps & Games",
      "domain": "amazon.com"
    },
    {
      "id": "2617942011",
      "name": "Arts, Crafts & Sewing",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A2617942011&dc",
      "has_children": true,
      "is_root": true,
      "path": "Arts, Crafts & Sewing",
      "domain": "amazon.com"
    },
    "..."
  ]
}

Category by ID

GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?category_id=493964&engine=amazon_categories
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "amazon_categories",
  "category_id": "493964"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_Y80BKjxagxvjcx735nMQeWO6",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-04-07T02:00:59Z",
    "request_time_taken": 0.0,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.05,
    "total_time_taken": 0.05,
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_Y80BKjxagxvjcx735nMQeWO6"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "amazon_categories",
    "amazon_domain": "amazon.com",
    "category_type": "standard",
    "category_id": "493964"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "total_categories": 21
  },
  "current_category": {
    "id": "493964",
    "name": "Electronics",
    "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A493964&dc",
    "has_children": true,
    "is_root": true,
    "path": "Electronics",
    "domain": "amazon.com"
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "281407",
      "name": "Accessories & Supplies",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A281407&dc",
      "has_children": false,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Electronics > Accessories & Supplies",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "493964",
      "parent_name": "Electronics"
    },
    {
      "id": "502394",
      "name": "Camera & Photo",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A502394&dc",
      "has_children": true,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Electronics > Camera & Photo",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "493964",
      "parent_name": "Electronics"
    },
    {
      "id": "3248684011",
      "name": "Car & Vehicle Electronics",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A3248684011&dc",
      "has_children": false,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Electronics > Car & Vehicle Electronics",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "493964",
      "parent_name": "Electronics"
    },
    "..."
  ]
}

Search Categories

GET
https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search?engine=amazon_categories&q=Electronics
Request
import requests

url = "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/search"
params = {
  "engine": "amazon_categories",
  "q": "Electronics"
}

response = requests.get(url, params=params)
print(response.text)
Response
{
  "search_metadata": {
    "id": "search_xRvzEGkNolVqF6npj4Q9WJbO",
    "status": "Success",
    "created_at": "2026-04-07T02:01:03Z",
    "request_time_taken": 0.0,
    "parsing_time_taken": 0.05,
    "total_time_taken": 0.05,
    "json_url": "https://www.searchapi.io/api/v1/searches/search_xRvzEGkNolVqF6npj4Q9WJbO"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "engine": "amazon_categories",
    "amazon_domain": "amazon.com",
    "category_type": "standard",
    "q": "Electronics"
  },
  "search_information": {
    "total_categories": 10
  },
  "categories": [
    {
      "id": "3248684011",
      "name": "Car & Vehicle Electronics",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A3248684011&dc",
      "has_children": false,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Electronics > Car & Vehicle Electronics",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "493964",
      "parent_name": "Electronics"
    },
    {
      "id": "2230642011",
      "name": "Car Electronics & Accessories",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A2230642011&dc",
      "has_children": false,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Automotive > Car Electronics & Accessories",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "15690151",
      "parent_name": "Automotive"
    },
    {
      "id": "227544",
      "name": "Electrical & Electronics",
      "link": "https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A227544&dc",
      "has_children": true,
      "is_root": false,
      "path": "Patio, Lawn & Garden > Farm & Ranch > Agriculture & Grounds Management > Engineering > Electrical & Electronics",
      "domain": "amazon.com",
      "parent_id": "173515",
      "parent_name": "Engineering"
    },
    "..."
  ]
}