Search Indices And Locales - Amazon Product Advertising API Developer's Manual

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get any items that match the search criteria. Change the search index to Automotive and you'd get many
matches.
Amazon uses the following search indices to divide up all of the items for sale.
• All
• Apparel
• Automotive
• Baby
• Beauty
• Blended
• Books
• Classical
• DigitalMusic
• DVD
• Electronics
• ForeignBooks
• GourmetFood
• Grocery
• HealthPersonalCare

Search Indices and Locales

Some search indices work in all locales; some search indices do not. Supported search indices in a locale
often changes over time. For example, a search index, such as Automotive, that works in the US locale
can be added to the JP locale.
Support for search indices varies by locale often because of the data that Amazon does or does not have.
For example, the search index, Grocery, is currently supported in the US locale only because grocers in
other countries have not yet teamed up with Amazon to provide grocery items for sale. As the data grows
over time, more and more search indices will be supported in all locales.
When you specify a search index in a request, make sure it is supported in the locale of interest. For a
list of the search indices supported in different locales, see
Combined Search Indices
Topics
• All Search Index (p. 40)
As a convenience, some of the search indices are combinations of other search indices, for example:
• All—Searches through all search indices. Only five pages of items can be returned where each page
contains up to five items
• Blended—Combines the following search indices: DVD, Electronics, Toys, VideoGames, PCHardware,
Tools, SportingGoods, Books, Software, Music, GourmetFood, Kitchen, and Apparel search indices
• Music—Combines Classical, DigitalMusic, and MusicTracks search indices
• Video—Combines DVD and VHS search indices
Search Indices
• Hobbies
• HomeGarden
• Industrial
• Jewelry
• KindleStore
• Kitchen
• Magazines
• Miscellaneous
• MP3Downloads
• Music
• MusicalInstruments
• MusicTracks
• OfficeProducts
• OutdoorLiving
• PCHardware
Search Index Support by Locale (p.
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• PetSupplies
• Photo
• Software
• SoftwareVideoGames
• SportingGoods
• Tools
• Toys
• VHS
• Video
• VideoGames
• Watches
• Wireless
• WirelessAccessories
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