Amazon Product API and Rails

Question

I just wanted to get advice on using the Amazon API to run validation with their database in order to return the product. For example, for example, a DVD is added, I want to return the link associated with the product to Amazon.

I came across several gems like ruby-aws, which from your experience are the best and easiest to use? Also, with most of the resources available, I am a complete Rails noob! So I need a lot of help with this.

Thanks

Mark

Answer 1

If you need product information from the Amazon Product Ads API, try Vacuum .

If you just need to create a link to Amazon, add the ten-digit ASIN of the product in:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/[ASIN goes here] 

Answer 2

I tried ruby-aaws and amazon-ecs . They are both as good as each other. Unfortunately, the API itself is rather uneven, and Amazon doesn't seem to like it very much; they recently deleted product review details.