fieldnotes
AWS Marketplace Discovery API is now public
2026-04-10
What’s this one all about then ?
In a notable dispatch from AWSMP HQ this week, the previously limited-access AWS Marketplace Discovery API is finally public
So whats in the box ?
We got a few things this time around:
“The AWS Marketplace Discovery API is now available. Added 9 API operations: GetListing, GetProduct, GetOffer, GetOfferTerms, GetOfferSet, ListPurchaseOptions, ListFulfillmentOptions, SearchFacets, and SearchListings. Standard AWS SDK support and IAM-based access.”
That sounds promising, but the devil is in the detail - to what extent can you scope or constrain those operations and what type of information comes back in the payload.
Open questions we’re going to look into:
- Does a Discovery API call return all of the content thats on the web search version when a user hits up AWSMP in a browser ? If not, whats missing ?
- Does a Discovery API call return the same list, order etc of search results as the web interface ? If not, what’s different, can we find (and perhaps understand) a pattern ?
The wrap up
The availability of the AWS Marketplace Discovery API unlocks a heap of new possibilities in terms of sourcing, embedding, analysing marketplace data and interacting with AWS Marketplace from other surfaces like CRMs. It will take a little while to work out whether its functionally or content wise the same, but meanwhile, its open for anyone who wants it.