SPUG: Amazon wishlists

[Jeremy Mates]

* John Costello <cos at indeterminate.net>
> Why would I program this? For one, I found someone's list of things
> they want on their non-AMZN page. I'd rather create a form that
> scrapes their page, lists each one with a check box, and then updates
> my wishlist with my selections.

Present a form to a browser (or grant WWW::Mechanize login rights to
Amazon somehow, and POST the form data, following redirects):

<form method="POST" 
  action="http://www.amazon.com/o/dt/assoc/handle-buy-box=$ASIN">
<input type="hidden" name="asin.$ASIN" value="1">
<input type="submit" name="submit.add-to-registry.wishlist"
  value="Add to Amazon.com Wish List">
</form>

Shamelessly lifted from Amazon Hacks, p.150:

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0596005423

> I don't see a link on Amazon's site to APIs, but perhaps I'm not
> looking in the right spot.

The XML REST/SOAP interface documentation lives at:

http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/kbcategory.jspa?categoryID=19

Which quotes: "Currently, it is not possible to add items to a list
using ECS. Use an Amazon web site to add items to a list."

Jeremy