Magpie vs Rainforest API · Checked 17 Sep 2026

Rainforest API or Magpie for Amazon data?

Rainforest API is an Amazon specialist with endpoints for products, search, reviews, sellers and pricing. Magpie covers Amazon product pages and search in ten countries, on the same API as Southeast Asian marketplaces.

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Two different tools, in two paragraphs.

Magpie

Magpie's Scraping API fetches Amazon product pages by ASIN and search results by keyword in ten countries, up to 2,000 products in a batch. The same key and credit balance cover Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada and Blibli.

Rainforest API

An Amazon data API from Traject Data. It has endpoints for product details, product search, reviews, sellers and stores, and live and historical pricing, across the major Amazon marketplaces. Results can be pulled by API, pushed by webhook, or delivered to S3, Google Cloud Storage or Azure.

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The differences that matter.

MagpieRainforest API
Amazon marketplacesTen: US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Japan, Australia, SingaporeAll major Amazon marketplaces, including the US, UK, Germany, France, Canada and India
Product pagesYes, by ASIN, up to 2,000 in a batchYes
Search resultsYes, by keywordYes
ReviewsRating and review count on product pages; no review textReviews API
Sellers and storesNoSeller and store API
Price historyNo; each call returns today's pageLive and historical pricing
Other marketplacesShopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada and BlibliAmazon only for this product
DeliveryJSON by download linkAPI pull, webhook, or S3, Google Cloud Storage and Azure
Pricing modelPrepaid credits per product returned; no subscriptionMonthly plans with a credit allowance, extra credits billed per credit
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Which one fits your work.

Choose Magpie if

  • You need Amazon and Southeast Asian marketplaces on one key and one balance.
  • You need Amazon Japan, Australia or Singapore with the same request format as the rest.
  • Product pages and search results cover what you need.
  • You prefer prepaying for what you use over a monthly plan.

Choose Rainforest API if

  • You need Amazon reviews, seller or store data.
  • You need historical Amazon pricing.
  • You want delivery straight into cloud storage.
  • Amazon is your only marketplace and you want the deepest endpoint set for it.

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Questions people ask.

Does Magpie return Amazon reviews?

Magpie's Amazon product pages include the rating and review count, but not review text. Rainforest API has a dedicated reviews endpoint.

How large can a Magpie Amazon batch be?

Up to 2,000 ASINs in one product-page request, or 50 searches in one search request. Countries can be mixed in the same batch.

What format does Magpie return?

Product pages arrive as gzipped JSONL through a download link when the job finishes. Search results come back per search item.

Where do I see Magpie's Amazon prices?

On the Amazon Scraper API page on magpieiq.com and the rate card on data.magpieiq.com.

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