APIClaw

Data & APIs

APIClaw API platform overview — AI-powered commerce data infrastructure. Provides programmatic access to 200M+ Amazon products with real-time data across 6 endpoints: category browsing, market metrics, product search, competitor lookup, realtime ASIN detail, and AI review analysis. Use when user asks: what APIClaw can do, available API endpoints, how to get started, API capabilities overview, credit usage, or general commerce data questions. For deep Amazon product selection strategies and analysis workflows, use the Amazon-analysis-skill instead. Requires APICLAW_API_KEY.

Install

openclaw skills install apiclaw-api

APIClaw — Commerce Data Infrastructure for AI Agents

Real-time access to 200M+ Amazon products. 6 endpoints, one API key.

Language rule: Respond in the user's language.

Quick Start

Get API key: apiclaw.io/api-keys
Set env: export APICLAW_API_KEY='hms_live_xxx'
Base URL: https://api.apiclaw.io/openapi/v2
Auth: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
All endpoints: POST with JSON body

New keys need 3-5 seconds to activate. If 403, wait and retry.

API Endpoints

#	Endpoint	What It Does	Key Output
1	`categories`	Browse Amazon category tree	categoryName, productCount, hasChildren
2	`markets/search`	Market-level aggregate metrics	avg sales, avg price, brand count, concentration, FBA rate
3	`products/search`	Product search with 14 preset strategies	ASIN, title, price, BSR, monthly sales, rating, reviews
4	`products/competitor-lookup`	Competitor analysis by keyword/ASIN	competitive products with sales, revenue, seller info
5	`realtime/product`	Live single-ASIN detail	price, BSR, reviews, features, variants, buy box
6	`reviews/analyze`	AI-powered review insights	sentiment, pain points, buying factors, user profiles

Endpoint Details

1. Categories

Browse or search Amazon's category hierarchy.

POST /openapi/v2/categories
{"keyword": "pet supplies"}         # search by keyword
{"parentCategoryName": "Pet Supplies"}  # browse children

2. Market

Category-level market metrics — answer "Is this market worth entering?"

POST /openapi/v2/markets/search
{"category": "Pet Supplies,Dogs,Toys", "topN": 10}

Returns: avg monthly sales, avg price, brand count, seller count, concentration ratios, new SKU rate, FBA rate.

3. Products

Product search with filters or 14 built-in selection modes.

POST /openapi/v2/products/search
{"keyword": "yoga mat", "mode": "beginner"}

14 modes: beginner, fast-movers, emerging, long-tail, underserved, new-release, fbm-friendly, low-price, single-variant, high-demand-low-barrier, broad-catalog, selective-catalog, speculative, top-bsr.

Monthly sales field: atLeastMonthlySales (lower-bound estimate).

4. Competitors

Competitor discovery by keyword, brand, or specific ASIN.

POST /openapi/v2/products/competitor-lookup
{"keyword": "wireless earbuds"}
{"asin": "B09V3KXJPB"}

5. Realtime Product

Live data for a single ASIN — current price, BSR, reviews, features, variants.

POST /openapi/v2/realtime/product
{"asin": "B09V3KXJPB"}

⚠️ Does NOT return monthly sales or profit margin. Use products/competitors for those.

6. Review Analysis

AI-powered consumer insights from customer reviews.

POST /openapi/v2/reviews/analyze
{"asin": "B09V3KXJPB"}
{"asins": ["B09V3KXJPB", "B08YYYYY"]}          # compare products
{"category": "Pet Supplies,Dogs,Toys", "period": "90d"}  # category-level

11 insight dimensions: painPoints, improvements, buyingFactors, issues, positives, scenarios, keywords, userProfiles, usageTimes, usageLocations, behaviors.

What Each Endpoint Is Best For

Need	Use This
Sales & competition data	`products` / `competitors`
Live pricing, reviews, listing content	`realtime/product`
Category-level market sizing	`markets/search`
Consumer pain points & insights	`reviews/analyze`
Category browsing / validation	`categories`

Credits

Each API call consumes credits
Response includes _credits.consumed and _credits.remaining
Plans & rates: apiclaw.io/pricing

Data Notes

Monthly sales (atLeastMonthlySales) is a lower-bound estimate — variance across tools is normal
Realtime vs database: realtime/product is live; products/competitors have ~T+1 delay
Currently Amazon US only (amazon.com) — more marketplaces planned

Go Deeper

For advanced Amazon product research — 14 selection strategies, risk assessment, pricing analysis, listing optimization, and operational monitoring — install the dedicated skill:

clawhub install Amazon-analysis-skill