Amazon Standard Identification Number - ASIN in Amazon URLs

ASIN in Amazon URLs

On Amazon's USA-targeted web site, a product's web address (URL) may contain its ASIN in any of the following formats:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

http://www.amazon.com/dp/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

http://www.amazon.com//dp/ASIN-VALUE-HERE

where ASIN-VALUE-HERE is replaced by the actual ASIN.

For example, using the "dp" ("detail page") URL format, the 4th paperback edition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, whose ISBN is 0-205-30902-X, would be found at:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/020530902X

Similar URLs can be constructed for Amazon web sites in other countries:

Canada: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/020530902X

China: http://www.amazon.cn/dp/020530902X

France: http://www.amazon.fr/dp/020530902X

Germany: http://www.amazon.de/dp/020530902X

Italy: http://www.amazon.it/dp/020530902X

Japan: http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/020530902X

Spain: http://www.amazon.es/dp/020530902X

United Kingdom: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/020530902X

However, not all sites carry all titles; for example, the ASIN B000J8VLEC only appears on Amazon.jp.

Also note that the Kindle edition of a book will not use its ISBN as the ASIN.