Browse Node
City
917976
New York
917980
San Francisco
917978
Seattle
917986
Washington, D.C.
Browse Node IDs
Browse node IDs are positive integers that uniquely identify product sets, for example, Literature & Fiction:
(17), Medicine: (13996), Mystery & Thrillers: (18), Nonfiction: (53), Outdoors & Nature: (290060). Amazon
uses over 120,000 browse node IDs in the US locale alone.
While top level browse node values tend to remain the same, the values of others change often. Browse
nodes are created and eliminated without notification. For that reason, it is advisable not to hard code
browse node IDs into applications.
Browse node IDs are unique in one locale only, that is, the same browse node ID might be used in two
locales but the names and purposes of those browse nodes might be unrelated.
Browse node IDs are assigned internally by Amazon. There are no general rules for number assignments.
You cannot assume, for example, that all IDs in the 2000s are related in any way.
If you have a browse node ID, you can find the name of the browse node by putting the ID into one of
the following URLs, depending on the locale:
• http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.com.ca/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.cn/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.com.de/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.es/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.com.fr/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.it/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.com.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
• http://www.amazon.com.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/[Browse Node ID]
Browse Nodes and Search Indices
A search index is a more general classification than a browse node. For example, one search index is
Books; a browse node within that search index might be Harry Potter Books.
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