Amazon Product Advertising API
POST /paapi5/* endpoint removal
Stopped workingSubscribe to Amazon Product Advertising APIShare
On May 15, 2026, Amazon Product Advertising API removed support for POST /paapi5/* endpoints. Calls made to these endpoints fail since that date. Applications that continue to send these requests receive an HTTP 403 Forbidden response with an AccessDeniedException.
Calls it hits
POST /paapi5/*
What to use instead of these calls
Migrate to the Creators API following Amazon's migration guide.
In Amazon Product Advertising API's words
Applications that continue to call PA-API 5 receive an HTTP 403 Forbidden response with an AccessDeniedException
Facts
- API
- Amazon Product Advertising API
webservices.amazon.com - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Takes effect
- May 15, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Amazon Product Advertising API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to POST /paapi5/* on Amazon Product Advertising API stopped working on May 15, 2026.
What happens to calls after May 15, 2026?
They have failed since May 15, 2026.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
You fixed this one by hand.
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