Observed arrival · 2026-09-24
Cartroute puts retail search behind one API
Cartroute presents an API that lets AI agents search Amazon, Best Buy, and eBay for products, offers, prices, and price-history details.
- For
- Developers wiring shopping search into AI agents
- Worth noticing
- The page says searches are reused for up to six hours and out-of-stock offers are excluded.
Field notes
The public page documents a GET /api/v1/search endpoint, with curl, Python, and MCP setup examples; its listed tools also include product lookup, price history, coupon search, retailer and category listings, and account lookup. It says matching relies on brand and model number, keeps sizes and bundles separate, and refreshes retailer searches on demand while reusing them for up to six hours. The displayed inventory counters are 267 matched products and 542 offers across three US retailers.
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