# Getting Started The Amazon API is a powerful tool used to extract Amazon data in real-time: products, categories, bestsellers and many more and it is all possible even via a simple `cURL` command. Our API handles all the logic and evasions necessary to extract data from Amazon, returning the results in an organised JSON format. Basically, all you have to do is to focus on handling the data, rather than extracting it. The following documentation provides detailed information on how to use and implement the Amazon API in your project. Throughout the documentation, you will be provided with specific implementation examples in various programming languages. Should there be any topics uncovered by this documentation, our [**technical support team**](https://www.webscrapingapi.com/contact/) is always ready to help you, so please feel free to reach out for help. {% hint style="success" %} You may also use our [**FREE APIs**](/readme/free-apis.md), which are designed to help you better interact with the Amazon API. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.webscrapingapi.com/amazon-search-api/getting-started.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.