# Amazon

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon/  
**Website:** https://www.amazon.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 18

Amazon is a global technology and e-commerce company offering a wide range of consumer and developer APIs including the Selling Partner API for marketplace sellers, Advertising API for campaign management, Amazon Pay for payments, Alexa Skills Kit for voice experiences, Amazon Appstore for mobile applications, and the Creators API for affiliate publishers. These APIs power Amazon's ecosystem of sellers, developers, advertisers, and content creators.

## Kin Score — 51.5 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 51.5).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 73.1 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 7.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 50.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 43.4 |
| Access Clarity | 43.4 |

Regulatory layer — **Payments**: 48.4 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 31.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Free · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: free, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (18)

- **Amazon Creators API** — The Amazon Creators API provides programmatic access to Amazon product data for publishers, influencers, and affiliate partners. It is the recommended replacement for the Produc...
- **Amazon Alexa Skills Kit API** — The Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) REST APIs enable developers to create, manage, test, and deploy custom voice skills for Alexa-enabled devices including skill manifest management, int...
- **Amazon Appstore API** — The Amazon Appstore Developer APIs provide tools for managing app submissions, testing, and monetization through in-app purchases on the Amazon Appstore for Android and Fire OS ...
- **Amazon Ad Groups API** — Ad group management operations
- **Amazon Campaigns API** — Campaign management operations
- **Amazon Catalog API** — Search and retrieve catalog item information
- **Amazon Charge Permissions API** — Manage buyer charge authorizations
- **Amazon Charges API** — Create and manage payment charges
- **Amazon Checkout Sessions API** — Manage buyer checkout sessions
- **Amazon Finances API** — Retrieve financial transaction data
- **Amazon Inventory API** — Manage FBA inventory
- **Amazon Keywords API** — Keyword management operations
- **Amazon Listings API** — Create, update, and manage product listings
- **Amazon Orders API** — Manage and retrieve order information
- **Amazon Profiles API** — Account profile management
- **Amazon Refunds API** — Process refunds on captured charges
- **Amazon Reports API** — Reporting and analytics
- **Amazon Targets API** — Product targeting operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Agentic Access** — 42 operations · 20 acting

## Security (3)

- **Amazon Authentication** — apiKey/http · 2 schemes
- **Amazon Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Amazon Vulnerability Disclosure** — Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Marketplace Seller Automation** — Automate product listing creation, price updates, inventory management, and order fulfillment for Amazon marketplace sellers.
- **Advertising Campaign Optimization** — Build automated bid management and campaign optimization tools using the Amazon Advertising API and performance reporting.
- **E-Commerce Payment Integration** — Add Amazon Pay as a payment option for external e-commerce sites to reduce checkout friction and increase conversion rates.
- **Voice Commerce and Smart Home** — Create Alexa skills for voice-driven shopping, home automation, and customer service interactions.
- **Affiliate Content Monetization** — Build product recommendation engines and affiliate content sites using the Creators API for real-time Amazon product data.

## Tags

Amazon, Advertising, Alexa, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Payments, Voice, Fortune 100

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.