AmazonScraper

Retrieve data on the closest item on Amazon corresponding to a given search term or directly using an ASIN.

• Installation
• Usage
  • Fetch Reviews by Search Query
  • Fetch Reviews by ASIN
  • Debug Flag
• Command Line Usage
  • Fetch Reviews by Search Query (CLI)
  • Fetch Reviews by ASIN (CLI)
• Disclaimer

Installation

1. Get Python Poetry
2. cd into the root of this repository
3. Run poetry install

Usage

Fetch Reviews by Search Query

Retrieve reviews for the closest product on Amazon based on a search query.

from src.amazon import AmazonScraper

search_query = 'ipad air'
scraper = AmazonScraper()

reviews = scraper.get_closest_product_reviews(search_query, num_reviews=25)

print(reviews)
# [{'customer_name': 'Kenova Pelletier', 'rating': 1, 'review': 'This looked amazing out of the box...

Fetch Reviews by ASIN

Retrieve reviews for a specific product on Amazon using its ASIN.

from src.amazon import AmazonScraper

product_asin = 'B08J65DST5'
scraper = AmazonScraper()

reviews = scraper.get_product_reviews_by_asin(product_asin, num_reviews=25)

print(reviews)
# [{'customer_name': 'carol anderson', 'rating': 1, 'review': 'This was my first Apple product...

Debug Flag

The get_closest_product_reviews and get_product_reviews_by_asin methods also have a debug flag available that outputs the total time taken for execution.

search_query = 'ipad air'
scraper = AmazonScraper()

reviews = scraper.get_closest_product_reviews(search_query, num_reviews=5, debug=True)
# 13.47 seconds taken

product_asin = 'B08J65DST5'
scraper = AmazonScraper()

reviews = scraper.get_product_reviews_by_asin(product_asin, num_reviews=5, debug=True)
# 10.12 seconds taken

Command Line Usage

You can also use this tool from the command line to fetch reviews by either search query or ASIN.

Fetch Reviews by Search Query (CLI)

python src/amazon.py --query "ipad air" 5 --headless --debug

Fetch Reviews by ASIN (CLI)

python src/amazon.py --asin "B08J65DST5" 5 --headless --debug

Note that the --headless and the --debug flags are optional.

Disclaimer

This project is intended for personal and educational purposes only. Any use of this project for commercial or production purposes is not recommended. The author does not take responsibility for any misuse or consequences arising from the use of this project outside of its intended scope.