These are pretty steep API fees for a company already taking a hefty cut on every order flowing through this API.
x0x0•3h ago
Kinda feels like they gave up on getting devs to write well-behaved apps by asking nicely, so now they're charging them. :shrug:
$1/20k gets shouldn't be a big deal?
nprateem•26m ago
And an annual $1400 which effectively kills side projects.
duskwuff•17m ago
I have a hard time imagining what kind of "side project" would be making use of the Amazon Selling Partner API. It all revolves around managing listings and sales through the Amazon storefront - if you've got a use case for that, it's probably for something serious.
lsowen•4h ago
Only the GET requests are metered. An anti-bot/anti-AI scraper measure?
mikeiz404•2h ago
It’s interesting that only GET calls are metered. Is this a common thing to do?
I wonder if this is also being done to limit marketplace data being scraped with the API or limit how this data gets used by limiting low margin business models. Increasing the fees will have these effects.
semiquaver•1h ago
The focus on charging for GETs is unfortunate given that in my (very outdated) experience developing against MWS, many of the APIs are of the “POST to receive a token that you GET-poll on” variety.
JaggedJax•5h ago
x0x0•3h ago
$1/20k gets shouldn't be a big deal?
nprateem•26m ago
duskwuff•17m ago