A Model Context Protocol (MCP) service for Amazon Product Advertising API integration. This project uses the Python SDK officially provided at
MCP Amazon Api MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) service for Amazon Product Advertising API integration. This project uses the Python SDK officially provided at Product Advertising API 5.0.
Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
You will need 6 environment variables: PAAPI_ACCESS_KEY, PAAPI_SECRET_KEY, PAAPI_PARTNER_TAG, PAAPI_HOST, PAAPI_REGION, PAAPI_MARKETPLACE. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"amazon-paapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-amazon-paapi"
],
"env": {
"PAAPI_ACCESS_KEY": "your-access-key",
"PAAPI_SECRET_KEY": "your-secret-key",
"PAAPI_PARTNER_TAG": "your-partner-tag",
"PAAPI_HOST": "webservices.amazon.de", // select EU or US servers and region
"PAAPI_REGION": "eu-west-1",
"PAAPI_MARKETPLACE": "www.amazon.de" // set your preferred marketplace
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PAAPI_ACCESS_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PAAPI_SECRET_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PAAPI_PARTNER_TAG | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| PAAPI_HOST | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Optional |
| PAAPI_REGION | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| PAAPI_MARKETPLACE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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