E-CommerceDifficulty: Advanced

Amazon Data Extraction

Extract publicly available data from Amazon at scale using AlterLab's API — JavaScript rendering, structured extraction, and automatic retries in one request.

Automatic renderingJavaScript supportStructured data extractionChallenge resolution

Website Compatibility Notes

Amazon uses advanced challenge pages and rate limiting. JavaScript rendering is required for product pages.

Quick Start — Extract from Amazon

cURL

curl -X POST https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHX3QBCH",
    "advanced": { "render_js": true }
  }'

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Python Example

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://alterlab.io/api/v1/scrape",
    headers={
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHX3QBCH",
        "advanced": {"render_js": True},
    },
)

data = response.json()
print(data["content"][:500])  # First 500 chars of extracted content

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract product data from Amazon?

Send a POST request to AlterLab's /scrape endpoint with the Amazon product URL and enable JavaScript rendering. AlterLab handles challenge resolution and returns the full rendered HTML with product details, pricing, and reviews.

Does AlterLab support Amazon search results pages?

Yes. Pass any Amazon search URL and AlterLab will render the JavaScript-heavy results page, returning structured product listings including titles, prices, ratings, and ASINs.

What data can I extract from Amazon product pages?

You can extract product titles, prices, descriptions, bullet points, images, customer ratings, review counts, availability status, and seller information from publicly accessible Amazon pages.

Responsible Use

AlterLab is designed for extracting publicly available data. Always review the terms of service for any website you access, respect robots.txt directives, and ensure your use case complies with applicable laws in your jurisdiction. Do not use this service to access non-public, authenticated, or personally identifiable data without appropriate authorization.

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terminal

curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape \

-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \

-H "Content-Type: application/json" \

-d '{"url": "https://example.com", "formats": ["markdown"]}'

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