• 2XX errors are caused by mistakes in the request. For example, your request might be missing a
required parameter. The error message in the response gives a clear indication what is wrong.
• 4XX errors indicate the request was not authenticated correctly.
• 5XX errors are non-transient errors reflecting an error internal to Amazon. A 503 error means that you
are submitting requests too quickly and your requests are being throttled. If this is the case, you need
to slow your request rate to one request per second.
Error Messages
Product Advertising API returns error messages in English for the Amazon.com (US), Amazon.co.uk
(UK), Amazon.de (DE), Amazon.fr (FR), and Amazon.ca (CA) locales. Error messages are in Japanese
for the Amazon.co.jp (JP) locale.
Affected Operations
Message
Error Code & Description
All
Your request contains too
much data for
[ParameterName]
. This
parameter can have a
maximum length of
[MaximumNumber]
.
AWS.ExactParameterRequirement
You will receive this message when the
value of your parameter is longer than
permitted by Product Advertising API.
•
ItemLookup
•
SimilarityLookup
Your request contains too
many values for
[ParameterName]
. This
parameter can have a
maximum of
[MaximumNumber]
values.
AWS.ExceededMaximumParameterValues
You will receive this error message when
you specify too many values for one or
more parameters in your request.
All
Your request contains too
few values for
[Parameter
Name]
. This parameter must
have a minimum of
[Minimum Value]
values.
AWS.InsufficientParameterValues
You will receive this error message when
your request contains an insufficient
number of values for a required parameter.
All
We are unable to process
your request at this time.
Please retry your request. If
you encounter this error
repeatedly, please post a
message on the AWS
discussion board.
AWS.InternalError
You will receive this error if Product
Advertising API is unable to complete your
request due to an internal problem or
outage. For SOAP, this will be presented
as a SOAP fault rather than an error.
All
Your AccessKey Id is not
registered for Product
Advertising API. Please use
the AccessKey Id obtained
after registering at
[RegistrationUrlForThatLocale]
AWS.InvalidAccount
You will receive this error when you try to
use an AwsAccessKeyId in a locale where
it is not registered for the Product
Advertising API.
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