AmazonPepr API documentation

Get Metadata

Parameters:

  • api_username - Required. Your company's API username. Found in your company page.
  • api_key - Required. Your company's API key. Found in your company page.
  • method - Required. This method name is 'get_metadata'.
  • isbn - Required. The 10 or 13 digit ISBN of the product you want information on.
  • results - Your results can be formatted in xml or json. AmazonPepr uses json by default.

Sample Call

http://amazonpepr.com/api/?api_username=[sampleUsername]&api_key=[sampleApiKey]&method=get_metadata&isbn=9780023078255&results=json

Sample Results

{
"success":true,
"message":"Item metadata retrieved successfully.",
"query":{
   "isbn":"9780023078255",
   "timestamp":1421872126
   },
"metadata":{
   "author":"Immanuel Kant",
   "binding":"Paperback",
   "edition":"2",
   "image_small":"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71BTSBMRSXL._SL75_.gif",
   "image_medium":"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71BTSBMRSXL._SL160_.gif",
   "image_large":"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71BTSBMRSXL.gif",
   "isbn10":"0023078251",
   "isbn13":"9780023078255",
   "pages":"90",
   "published_date":"1989-10-15",
   "publisher":"Pearson",
   "title":"Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals"
   }
}

Sample Results Decoded

This is what the above data looks like after decoding the json into an associative array:

Array
(
    [success] => 1
    [message] => Item metadata retrieved successfully.
    [query] => Array
        (
            [isbn] => 9780023078255
            [timestamp] => 1421872511
        )
    [metadata] => Array
        (
            [author] => Immanuel Kant
            [binding] => Paperback
            [edition] => 2
            [image_small] => http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BTSBMRSXL._SL75_.gif
            [image_medium] => http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BTSBMRSXL._SL160_.gif
            [image_large] => http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71BTSBMRSXL.gif
            [isbn10] => 0023078251
            [isbn13] => 9780023078255
            [pages] => 90
            [published_date] => 1989-10-15
            [publisher] => Pearson
            [title] => Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals
        )
)