Zend_Service_Amazon is a simple API for using Amazon web services. Zend_Service_Amazon has two APIs: a more traditional one that follows Amazon's own API, and a simpler "Query API" for constructing even complex search queries easily. Zend_Service_Amazon enables developers to retrieve information appearing throughout Amazon.com web sites directly through the Amazon Web Services API. Examples include: Store item information, such as images, descriptions, pricing, and more Customer and editorial reviews Similar products and accessories Amazon.com offers ListMania lists In order to use Zend_Service_Amazon, you should already have an Amazon developer API key. To get a key and for more information, please visit the Amazon Web Services web site. Your Amazon developer API key is linked to your Amazon identity, so take appropriate measures to keep your API key private. In this example, we search for PHP books at Amazon and loop through the results, printing them. itemSearch(array('SearchIndex' => 'Books', 'Keywords' => 'php')); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title . '
'; } ]]> Here, we also search for PHP books at Amazon, but we instead use the Query API, which resembles the Fluent Interface design pattern. category('Books')->Keywords('PHP'); $results = $query->search(); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title . '
'; } ]]> By default, Zend_Service_Amazon connects to the United States ("US") Amazon web service. To connect from a different country, simply specify the appropriate country code string as the second parameter to the constructor: Valid country codes are: CA, DE, FR, JP, UK, and US. The itemLookup() method provides the ability to fetch a particular Amazon item when the ASIN is known. itemLookup('B0000A432X'); ]]> The itemLookup() method also accepts an optional second parameter for handling search options. For full details, including a list of available options, please see the relevant Amazon documentation. To retrieve images information for your search results, you must set ResponseGroup option to Medium or Large. Searching for items based on any of various available criteria are made simple using the itemSearch() method, as in the following example: itemSearch(array('SearchIndex' => 'Books', 'Keywords' => 'php')); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title . '
'; } ]]> The ResponseGroup option is used to control the specific information that will be returned in the response. itemSearch(array( 'SearchIndex' => 'Books', 'Keywords' => 'php', 'ResponseGroup' => 'Small,ItemAttributes,Images,SalesRank,Reviews,' . 'EditorialReview,Similarities,ListmaniaLists' )); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title . '
'; } ]]> The itemSearch() method accepts a single array parameter for handling search options. For full details, including a list of available options, please see the relevant Amazon documentation The Zend_Service_Amazon_Query class is an easy to use wrapper around this method. Zend_Service_Amazon_Query provides an alternative API for using the Amazon Web Service. The alternative API uses the Fluent Interface pattern. That is, all calls can be made using chained method calls. (e.g., $obj->method()->method2($arg)) The Zend_Service_Amazon_Query API uses overloading to easily set up an item search and then allows you to search based upon the criteria specified. Each of the options is provided as a method call, and each method's argument corresponds to the named option's value: In this example, the alternative query API is used as a fluent interface to specify options and their respective values: Category('Books')->Keywords('PHP'); $results = $query->search(); foreach ($results as $result) { echo $result->Title . '
'; } ]]> This sets the option Category to "Books" and Keywords to "PHP". For more information on the available options, please refer to the relevant Amazon documentation. The following classes are all returned by Zend_Service_Amazon::itemLookup() and Zend_Service_Amazon::itemSearch(): Zend_Service_Amazon_Item Zend_Service_Amazon_Image Zend_Service_Amazon_ResultSet Zend_Service_Amazon_OfferSet Zend_Service_Amazon_Offer Zend_Service_Amazon_SimilarProduct Zend_Service_Amazon_Accessories Zend_Service_Amazon_CustomerReview Zend_Service_Amazon_EditorialReview Zend_Service_Amazon_ListMania Zend_Service_Amazon_Item is the class type used to represent an Amazon item returned by the web service. It encompasses all of the items attributes, including title, description, reviews, etc. string asXML Return the original XML for the item Zend_Service_Amazon_Item has a number of properties directly related to their standard Amazon API counterparts. Name Type Description ASIN string Amazon Item ID DetailPageURL string URL to the Items Details Page SalesRank int Sales Rank for the Item SmallImage Zend_Service_Amazon_Image Small Image of the Item MediumImage Zend_Service_Amazon_Image Medium Image of the Item LargeImage Zend_Service_Amazon_Image Large Image of the Item Subjects array Item Subjects Offers Zend_Service_Amazon_OfferSet Offer Summary and Offers for the Item CustomerReviews array Customer reviews represented as an array of Zend_Service_Amazon_CustomerReview objects EditorialReviews array Editorial reviews represented as an array of Zend_Service_Amazon_EditorialReview objects SimilarProducts array Similar Products represented as an array of Zend_Service_Amazon_SimilarProduct objects Accessories array Accessories for the item represented as an array of Zend_Service_Amazon_Accessories objects Tracks array An array of track numbers and names for Music CDs and DVDs ListmaniaLists array Item related Listmania Lists as an array of Zend_Service_Amazon_ListmainList objects PromotionalTag string Item Promotional Tag Back to Class List Zend_Service_Amazon_Image represents a remote Image for a product. Name Type Description Url Zend_Uri Remote URL for the Image Height int The Height of the image in pixels Width int The Width of the image in pixels Back to Class List Zend_Service_Amazon_ResultSet objects are returned by Zend_Service_Amazon::itemSearch() and allow you to easily handle the multiple results returned. Implements the SeekableIterator for easy iteration (e.g. using foreach), as well as direct access to a specific result using seek(). int totalResults Returns the total number of results returned by the search Back to Class List Each result returned by Zend_Service_Amazon::itemSearch() and Zend_Service_Amazon::itemLookup() contains a Zend_Service_Amazon_OfferSet object through which pricing information for the item can be retrieved. Name Type Description LowestNewPrice int Lowest Price for the item in "New" condition LowestNewPriceCurrency string The currency for the LowestNewPrice LowestOldPrice int Lowest Price for the item in "Used" condition LowestOldPriceCurrency string The currency for the LowestOldPrice TotalNew int Total number of "new" condition available for the item TotalUsed int Total number of "used" condition available for the item TotalCollectible int Total number of "collectible" condition available for the item TotalRefurbished int Total number of "refurbished" condition available for the item Offers array An array of Zend_Service_Amazon_Offer objects. Back to Class List Each offer for an item is returned as an Zend_Service_Amazon_Offer object. Name Type Description MerchantId string Merchants Amazon ID GlancePage string URL for a page with a summary of the Merchant Condition string Condition of the item OfferListingId string ID of the Offer Listing Price int Price for the item CurrencyCode string Currency Code for the price of the item Availability string Availability of the item IsEligibleForSuperSaverShipping boolean Whether the item is eligible for Super Saver Shipping or not Back to Class List When searching for items, Amazon also returns a list of similar products that the searcher may find to their liking. Each of these is returned as a Zend_Service_Amazon_SimilarProduct object. Each object contains the information to allow you to make sub-sequent requests to get the full information on the item. Name Type Description ASIN string Products Amazon Unique ID (ASIN) Title string Products Title Back to Class List Accessories for the returned item are represented as Zend_Service_Amazon_Accessories objects Name Type Description ASIN string Products Amazon Unique ID (ASIN) Title string Products Title Back to Class List Each Customer Review is returned as a Zend_Service_Amazon_CustomerReview object. Name Type Description Rating string Item Rating HelpfulVotes string Votes on how helpful the review is CustomerId string Customer ID TotalVotes string Total Votes Date string Date of the Review Summary string Review Summary Content string Review Content Back to Class List Each items Editorial Reviews are returned as a Zend_Service_Amazon_EditorialReview object Name Type Description Source string Source of the Editorial Review Content string Review Content Back to Class List Each results List Mania List items are returned as Zend_Service_Amazon_Listmania objects. Name Type Description ListId string List ID ListName string List Name Back to Class List