With ECS 4.0, developers can add rich content and powerful capabilities to Web sites and applications by using the following features:

Detailed Product Information on all Amazon.com Products

ECS 4.0 provides detailed product and pricing information for virtually all products across every product category in the Amazon.com product catalog – even the newest ones. It provides access to detailed product attributes, making it easy to describe and differentiate products on a Web site or in an application. For example, developers can obtain the color, luster, size, and clarity of a pearl sold in Amazon.com's Jewelry store.

Access to Amazon.com Product Images

Millions of new product images from Amazon.com’s database have been added to ECS 4.0 for developers to build into their storefront or other applications that could benefit from this massive image collection. ECS 4.0 provides access to images in all product categories, even for the newest product categories Amazon.com has launched.

All Customer Reviews associated with a Product

To further enhance the richness and merchandizing potential of Web sites and applications, ECS 4.0 allows developers to retrieve all customer reviews for a specific product. In addition, developers can request reviews written by a specific reviewer.

Extended Search

With ECS 4.0, developers can create applications with more complex search options than those available before. Previously, developers were limited to a simple keyword search. Now developers can build on the same functionality as Amazon.com’s “Advanced Search,” which allows searching by numerous attributes, including brand, price, and category.

Remote Shopping Cart

ECS 4.0 allows developers to add Amazon.com Shopping Cart functionality to their own Web site or application, including the “Save for Later” feature. With this Remote Shopping Cart functionality, developers can add items to an Amazon.com shopping cart and submit it to Amazon.com for check-out processing.

Amazon Wish List Search

ECS 4.0 makes this popular gifting feature easier and more compelling to use. Developers can now embed wish list search by name, email address, city, and state into their applications improving the user experience for their customers.

Precise Response Groups

ECS 4.0 introduces Response Groups; a new feature that allows developers to specify and retrieve only the information they want from Amazon.com. This approach is far more flexible, efficient, and application-friendly than the "lite" (some data) or "heavy" (more data) response types used previously. ECS 4.0 includes more than 30 response groups that developers can mix and match to get exactly the information they want.

Multi-Operation and Batch Interfaces

ECS 4.0 enables developers to input a single request and receive responses that include data from up to two operations, which means more data from fewer requests and faster application performance.

Detailed Error Messages

ECS 4.0 includes more specific information about request errors and provides troubleshooting guidelines. Previously, developers had little visibility into why their requests failed. Developers can even choose to receive error messages in Japanese.

Built-in Help Functionality

ECS 4.0 allows developers to access help information while working with the API's, instead of referring to the separate SDK documentation guide. This feature will save time, be a useful a learning tool, and make it easier for third-party tool and Integrated Development Environment providers to integrate ECS 4.0 API's into their software.

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