Browse Node Properties
Browse nodes properties include:
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Name—Describes the items associated with the browse node, such as "Mystery & Thrillers"
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ID—A positive integer, for example, Literature & Fiction: (17), Medicine: (13996), Mystery & Thrillers: (18), Nonfiction: (53), Outdoors & Nature (290060)
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Child nodes—Nodes that are subsets of the current node
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Parent nodes—Nodes that are supersets of the current node
For example, the following XML response shows a browse node whose ID is 163357 and name is "Comedy."
<BrowseNode>
<BrowseNodeId>163357</BrowseNodeId>
<Name>Comedy</Name>
<Children>
<BrowseNode>
<BrowseNodeId>599826</BrowseNodeId>
<Name>Boxed Sets</Name>
</BrowseNode>
<BrowseNode>
<BrowseNodeId>538712</BrowseNodeId>
<Name>African American Comedy</Name>
</BrowseNode>
</Children>
<Item>
<Ancestors>
<BrowseNode>
<BrowseNodeId>549726</BrowseNodeId>
<Name>Performing Arts</Name>
</BrowseNode>
</Ancestors>
</Item>
In this example, the Comedy browse node has two child browse nodes, "Boxed Sets" and "African American Comedy," and one parent node, "Performing Arts."