Related Items
You can return a list of related items using the RelatedItems response group in an ItemLookup request.
When you do, you are required to use, in the same request, the RelationshipType parameter, which
specifies the relationship between the related items, as shown in the following section. If you have more
than ten related items, you use the RelatedItemPage parameter to return a set of ten related items. A
value of 2, for example, returns the second set of ten related items.
Relationship Types
When an
ItemLookup
request uses the
RelatedItems
response group, the
RelationshipType
parameter is required. This parameter specifies the means by which items are related to the one specified
in the
ItemLookup
request (by the
ItemId
parameter). The following list specifies all of the valid values
for
RelationshipType
.
Description
RelationshipType
Links a non-buyable ASIN TitleAuthority parent with
its buyable children. A book might have a single
TitleAuthority ASIN that relates to a list of children
ASINs for different formats of the same book (
hardback, paperback, audio book, kindle ). MP3
albums have the same AuthorityTitle parent as its
physical CD counterpart.
AuthorityTitle
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicArranger
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicComposer
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicConductor
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicEnsemble
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicLyricist
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicPerformer
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
This is the relation ship that show all MP3
downloads for a single artist on amazon.com.
DigitalMusicPrimaryArtist
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicProducer
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicRemixer
Non-buyable child of both MP3 albums and tracks.
DigitalMusicSongWriter
Relates an Unbox Season ( parent ) to Episodes (
children ) from that season. Note this is the same
relationship as Tracks and can be used
interchangeably.
Episode
Relates an Unbox Series ( parent ) to its Seasons
( children ).
Season
Relates an MP3 Album ( parent ) to its Tracks (
children ). Note this is the same relationship as
Episode and can be used interchangeably.
Tracks
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