The api set provides a REST based interface for Best Buy retailers entire product catalog which is updated regularly and access to information like pricing, availability, specifications, descriptions and images for nearly a million current and historical products.<\/p>\n
Products can be searched using some 70 different product attributes like: productid, name, type, sku id, regular price etc. There is a search function using keyword which is in beta state.<\/p>\n
It also has a bias function where the user can specify how important or unimportant a particular search attribute is to him\/her by attaching certain weight to the search results.<\/p>\n
The api can also be used to search the availability of stores within the specified distance with a particular product in stock. It also includes Napster’s product catalog.<\/p>\n
Another important feature which can be used by Shopster is the review api which allows retrieval of review information like reviewer, rating, date submitted, and review commentary.<\/p>\n
Disadvantages:
\n* only access to best buy company info- not necessarily a disadvantage.
\n* popular only in US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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