Amazon Product Advertising API - Item Not Accessible

Question

When I'm trying to do a lookup against B001F7AHOG, an Apple Ipod, I'm getting the error:

This item is not accessible through the Product Advertising API.

Why is this, and is there a workaround?

Answer 1

Apple ipods are missing from their PA database. I met the same issue today.

Here is what I found: https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=98171#

Not very useful though, frustrating.

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/latest/DG/ErrorMessages.html

AWS.ECommerceService.ItemNotAccessible

Some products cannot be manipulated or viewed using Product Advertising API. You will receive this error message when the product ID you use in your request is not available through Product Advertising API.

Answer 2

Some products are just missing from their PA database.

If it doesn't show up here: https://asintool.com/asin-lookup.php?text=B001F7AHOG&ip=1 you can bet its just not in the database.

I had read somewhere this week that there was a reason for apple products specifically having this problem, but I can't find it now.

PS: Make sure you are using the correct country code. ('de', 'com', 'co.uk', 'ca', 'fr', 'co.jp', 'it', 'cn', 'es')