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Price Display Requires API Feed or Amazon-Served Link

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 282 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

When may an associate's Site display prices and availability data?
Amazon Associates requires that an associate's Site may only display prices and availability data if either Amazon serves the link in which that data is displayed, or the associate obtains the data via Creators API or PA API.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Associates cannot display product prices or availability from any other source, meaning manually entered or third-party-sourced pricing data is prohibited on an associate's Site.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4244 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Amazon Associates restricts associates to displaying price and availability data only through Amazon-served links or the designated APIs, prohibiting any other data source for those fields.

How other platforms handle this

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Perplexity AI Medium

You agree that Promotional Codes: (a) must be used in a lawful manner; (b) must be used for the intended audience and purpose; (c) may not be duplicated, sold or transferred in any manner...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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your Site may only show prices and availability if: (a) we serve the link in which that price and availability data are displayed, or (b) you obtain Product pricing and availability data via Creators API or PA API

Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Program Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Amazon Associates Program Policies
Entity
Amazon Associates
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064489
Document ID
CA-D-00881
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2fb748aa649c57d194b1f09f1a2e8079f3584386fa9f0a60cbe9b49677d855d5
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:28 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Amazon Associates
Document: Amazon Associates Program Policies
Record ID: CA-P-064489
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:28:57 UTC
SHA-256: 2fb748aa649c57d1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/amazon-associates/amazon-associates-program-policies/provision/CA-P-064489/price-display-requires-api-feed-or-amazon-served-link/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Amazon Associates's Price Display Requires API Feed or Amazon-Served Link clause do?

Associates cannot display product prices or availability from any other source, meaning manually entered or third-party-sourced pricing data is prohibited on an associate's Site.

How does this clause affect you?

Amazon Associates restricts associates to displaying price and availability data only through Amazon-served links or the designated APIs, prohibiting any other data source for those fields.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 282 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon Associates.