Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

SearchFacets

Returns available facet values for filtering listings, such as categories, pricing models, fulfillment option types, publishers, and customer ratings. Each facet value includes a count of matching listings.

Request Syntax


POST /2026-02-05/searchFacets HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "facetTypes": [ "string" ],
   "filters": [ 
      { 
         "filterType": "string",
         "filterValues": [ "string" ]
      }
   ],
   "nextToken": "string",
   "searchText": "string"
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

facetTypes

A list of specific facet types to retrieve. If empty or null, all available facets are returned.

Type: Array of strings

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 30 items.

Required: No

filters

Filters to apply before retrieving facets. Multiple filters are combined with AND logic. Multiple values within the same filter are combined with OR logic.

Type: Array of SearchFilter objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 30 items.

Required: No

nextToken

If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 8192.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9+/=]+

Required: No

searchText

The search query text to filter listings before retrieving facets.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.

Pattern: .*[^ ]*.*

Required: No

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json

{
   "listingFacets": { 
      "string" : [ 
         { 
            "count": number,
            "displayName": "string",
            "parent": "string",
            "value": "string"
         }
      ]
   },
   "nextToken": "string",
   "totalResults": number
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

listingFacets

A map of facet types to their corresponding facet values. Each facet value includes a display name, internal value, and count of matching listings.

Type: String to array of ListingFacet objects map

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 100 items.

totalResults

The total number of listings matching the search criteria.

Type: Long

Valid Range: Minimum value of 0.

nextToken

If nextToken is returned, there are more results available. Make the call again using the returned token to retrieve the next page.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 8192.

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9+/=]+

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Error Types.

AccessDeniedException

You don't have sufficient access to perform this action.

HTTP Status Code: 403

InternalServerException

Unexpected error during processing of the request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 429

ValidationException

The input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the service.

reason: The reason that the input fails to satisfy the constraints specified by the service.

HTTP Status Code: 400