Chapter�4.燩rogramming Guide
From Product Advertising API: 2009-11-01
Programming Guide
The Programming Guide provides task-oriented descriptions of how to use and implement Product Advertising API operations. For a complete description of these operations, refer to the API Reference.
The following table describes the sections in the programming guide.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Set Up | Describes the tasks you must complete before using Product Advertising API. |
| E-Commerce and Web Services | Introduces technologies central to Product Advertising API, such as e—commerce, WSDL, and schemas. |
| Product Advertising API Terminology and Basic Concepts | Introduces terms and concepts central to Product Advertising API. |
| Visual Introduction to Product Advertising API | Introduces Product Advertising API functionality by visually comparing it to functionality seen on Amazon's retail web site. |
| Organization of Items for Sale on Amazon | Describes how items are organized in Amazon databases. |
| Requests | Introduces you to making Product Advertising API requests and processing Product Advertising API responses. |
| Finding Items to Buy | Describes the operations and response groups required to find items to buy. |
| Motivating Customers to Buy | Describes the operations and response groups required to motivate customers to buy. Topics include displaying images, customer review, and seller reviews. |
| Returning Price And Availability Information | Describes the operations and response groups required to get pricing and availability information of the items for sale. |
| Working With Remote Shopping Carts | Describes the operations and response groups required to create a shopping cart, add items to it, and modify the number of items in the cart. |
| Purchasing the Items in a Remote Shopping Cart | Describes the operations and response groups required to purchase the items in a shopping cart. |
| Tracking Transactions | Describes the operations and response groups required to track the fulfillment of purchases. |
| Handling Errors and Troubleshooting Applications | Describes errors returned by Product Advertising API. |
| Best Programming Practices | Provides programming tips to maximize your Product Advertising API application's functionality. |
| Locale Considerations | Addresses locale—specific issues. |