[Mechanize-users] Does Amazon.com blocks scraping?

Jimmy McGrath
2010-01-25T21:16:21Z

Hi Felipe,

Just had another thought, and it''s probably something you''ve
already
considered so I apologise if I''m pointing out the obvious, but have you
checked out Amazon''s A2S (formally ECS) web services?

https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/advertising/api/detail/main.html

It''s been a while since I played with this stuff, but if provides
access
to the ability to search for Amazon products and list details, reviews etc.

I used to use the following gem:
http://www.pluitsolutions.com/projects/amazon-ecs

But I''m not sure if that is still the one to beat (there were a number
of them some years ago).

Of course, these services may not do what you need, but I thought it
worth suggesting just in case.

Cheers.