Managed API (Beta)

Real-time Amazon product search. No PA-API approval required. Free to start.

20 free searches per day, no credit card, your Amazon Associate tag. Run live Amazon product search on any WordPress site without AWS keys or Creators API credentials.

Your tag, always. No AWS keys. Server-to-server (we never see your visitors).

Three steps to your first live search

No Amazon API credentials. You bring an Amazon Associates account so commissions flow to you.

1

Install the plugin (free)

Drop it on any WordPress site from WordPress.org. No payment, no credit card.

2

Connect the Managed API

One click in the plugin admin. Paste your Amazon Associate tag. No AWS keys, no Creators OAuth, no waiting on Amazon.

3

Run your first search

Type a keyword. See real Amazon results render. Every link is tagged with your Associate ID.

PaapiPlugin Managed API (Beta) vs AAWP

How the two plugins compare on the points we can verify today.

Feature PaapiPlugin Managed API (Beta) AAWP
Free tier Yes. 20 searches a day, 600 a month. None. Paid from day one.
PA-API approval required to start No. Use our Managed API with just your Associate tag. No. AAWP has its own optional paid API layer, or you bring your own PA-API key.
Your Amazon Associate tag Always yours. Registered server-side once and injected on every product link at egress. Your own Associate tag.
Starting price $0 free. $39 per year Premium (Managed API bundled in, no separate SKU). From EUR 79 per year (1 site).
Bring your own Amazon credentials Yes. One toggle to Creators API or PA-API, with no PaapiPlugin monthly cap on that path. Yes. Bring your own PA-API key.
Built for WordPress Yes. Native WordPress plugin. Yes. Native WordPress plugin.
Money-back guarantee 7-day money-back guarantee. 30-day money-back guarantee.

AAWP details are from our competitor reference, last verified 2026-06-01, drawn from AAWP's public pricing and feature pages. AAWP does not publish a per-search quota for its API layer, so we do not state one here. We compare only the points both products document.

Managed API (Beta) vs your own Amazon credentials

Two ways to connect the same plugin to Amazon. Most affiliates start on the Managed API to ship in 30 seconds, then bring their own credentials once they qualify and want unmetered volume. Here is exactly what differs, so the choice is yours.

Managed API (Beta)

Start in 30 seconds

No Amazon API approval, no AWS keys. You bring only your Amazon Associate tag and an email. Best as your on-ramp while you grow into PA-API or Creators API eligibility.

Bring your own credentials

Unmetered, full fidelity

Connect your own Creators API (recommended) or PA-API v5 (legacy) credentials. No PaapiPlugin monthly cap, and every filter and sort option is available. Best once you outgrow the free quota.

Plans & search

Capability Managed API (Beta) Your own credentials (Creators API / PA-API)
Setup and credentials Associate tag and email only; provisioned for you You supply Creators API or PA-API v5 keys
Monthly searches 600 Free, 1200 Premium Your own Amazon quota, no PaapiPlugin cap
Daily searches 20 a day on Free No daily cap from PaapiPlugin
Condition, Merchant, In-Stock filters Hidden (data not in managed search) Available
Featured and Newest Arrivals sort Hidden Available
Price sort (Low to High, High to Low) Yes Yes
Brand, price, and deal filters Yes Yes
Pagination depth 5 pages (3 pages with filters) Up to Amazon's 10-page ceiling
Top Products grid beyond about 50 products Stays at about 50 Premium plus your own keys extends to the 10-page ceiling
Uptime guarantee None on Free. See the usage terms Your own direct Amazon connection

Product display & badges

Badge or display element Managed API (Beta) Your own credentials (Creators API / PA-API)
Title, image, price, star rating Yes Yes
Discount badge ("Save X%") Yes Yes
"Was $X" original price Yes Yes
Low-stock warning Yes Yes
Deal countdown timer No Yes
Deal badge types (Lightning, Limited-time, and more) Amazon's Choice only Full Amazon badge text
Prime shipping badge Prime-exclusive deals only All Prime-eligible items
Customer review stars and count No Yes (PA-API path)1
Bestseller rank ribbon (#1 to #100) Rarely (often unavailable) Yes
Condition (New, Used, Refurbished) No Yes
Merchant or seller name No Yes

Yes available No not available. A short phrase means it works with a limit, shown in the cell.

1 Customer reviews come through the PA-API path only. The recommended Creators API path does not return review data, so reviews are not available on every bring-your-own-credentials setup.

Both paths use your own Amazon Associate tag, both support brand, price, and deal filters, and you can switch between them with one toggle in the plugin admin at any time. Hidden filters and sorts are removed from the UI on the Managed API, not silently broken, so you always see exactly which options apply. The Managed API gets you live in 30 seconds with no Amazon approval; your own credentials return the richest product data. All Managed API and quota figures are code-verified against PaapiPlugin's source (agent-company/data/product-facts.md, 2026-06-04).

Frequently asked questions

Do I really not need Amazon PA-API approval to start?

That is right. The Managed API uses our infrastructure on the back end. You bring an Amazon Associates account so commissions flow to you; you do not bring AWS keys or Creators OAuth credentials.

Whose Amazon Associate tag earns the commissions?

Yours. Always yours. Your tag is registered server-side once and injected on every product link at egress. We do not capture commissions and we cannot serve your traffic under a different tag.

What if your service goes down?

Your WordPress site keeps running. Search results may come from your local plugin cache while we recover, and a one-click bring-your-own-credentials option is visible if you already hold PA-API or Creators API credentials. We do not offer an uptime SLA on the free tier.

What data do you collect?

Server-to-server only: keywords, ASINs, your Associate tag, your WordPress site URL, and your WP server IP. We never see end-visitor IPs or end-visitor data. Full detail on /privacy-policy/ under "Managed API data flows."

Can I move to my own Amazon credentials later?

Yes, one toggle in the plugin admin. The bring-your-own path has no monthly call quota on our side. Many customers use the Managed API to ship, then migrate to bring-your-own once they qualify for PA-API or Creators API.

Set up in 30 seconds. Stay free as long as you want.

20 searches a day, 600 a month. Your Amazon Associate tag. No credit card. When you outgrow it, $39 a year unlocks 1200 managed searches a month plus the full Premium feature set.