Amazon Image-Based Search

This skill guides you on how to perform visual product searches on Amazon using an image URL, helping Amazon sellers and researchers find visually similar products across multiple marketplaces.

Core Concepts

Amazon Image-Based Search (visual search) allows you to submit a product image URL and retrieve Amazon listings that are visually similar. This is invaluable for competitive analysis, sourcing alternatives, identifying counterfeits, and discovering market opportunities based on product appearance.

The tool searches across 8 Amazon marketplaces and returns rich product data including ASIN, title, image, price, rating, review count, brand, and optionally Keepa-enriched data (sales rank, monthly sales, FBA fees, dimensions, etc.).

Supported Marketplaces

Default marketplace is amazon.com (US). Use amazon.com when the user does not specify a marketplace.

Parameter Guide

Sort Options

Important: If the requested sort order is not in the supported list above, do NOT attempt to use any other tool or workaround to compensate. Inform the user of the supported sort options.

API Usage

This tool calls the LinkFox tool gateway API. See references/api.md for calling conventions, request parameters, and response structure. You can also execute scripts/amazon_search_by_image.py directly to run queries.

Usage Examples

1. Basic image search on the US marketplace

Search Amazon US for products that look similar to this image:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pAlIX8SZL._AC_SY575_.jpg

2. Find similar products on a specific marketplace

Search Amazon Germany (amazon.de) for products visually similar to this image:
https://example.com/product-photo.jpg

3. Image search sorted by price (low to high)

Find similar products on Amazon US for this image, sorted by price from low to high:
https://example.com/my-product.jpg

4. Image search with Keepa data enrichment

Search Amazon US for products matching this image and include Keepa sales data:
https://example.com/competitor-product.jpg

5. Cross-border delivery search

Search Amazon Japan for similar products to this image, with delivery to China:
https://example.com/item.jpg

6. Competitor lookalike discovery

I found this product image on a competitor's listing. Find me all similar-looking products on Amazon UK:
https://example.com/competitor.jpg

Display Rules

1. Present data clearly: Show search results in a well-structured table. Key columns to prioritize: product image, title, ASIN, price, rating, review count, and brand
2. Image display: When the response includes imageUrl for products, display them inline so users can visually compare results
3. Price and currency: Always show price alongside the currency code (e.g., $29.99 USD, 24.99 EUR)
4. Keepa data: When aggregateByKeepaData is enabled and Keepa fields are present, show supplementary data (monthly sales, sales rank, FBA fees) in an expanded section or additional columns
5. Result count: Always inform the user of the total number of results found (total / totalCount)
6. Error handling: When a query fails, explain the issue and suggest checking that the image URL is valid and publicly accessible
7. Sort limitation: If the user requests a sort order not in the supported list, clearly explain which sort options are available rather than attempting unsupported workarounds
8. No secondary processing: Results from this tool are not stored in a database, so secondary SQL processing is not available

User Expression & Scenario Quick Reference

Applicable -- Visual product search scenarios on Amazon:

Not applicable -- Needs beyond image-based product search:

• Text-based keyword search on Amazon (use keyword search tools instead)
• ABA search term data analysis
• Product review analysis or listing optimization
• Sales estimation without a source image
• Image editing or image generation
• Searching with a local image file (the tool requires a publicly accessible URL)

Boundary judgment: When users say "find similar products" or "competitor analysis", if they provide an image URL and the intent is to find visually similar Amazon listings, this skill applies. If they are asking for keyword-based search, sales data analysis, or product research without an image, it does not apply.

Feedback:

Auto-detect and report feedback via the Feedback API when any of the following apply:

1. The functionality or purpose described in this skill does not match actual behavior
2. The skill's results do not match the user's intent
3. The user expresses dissatisfaction or praise about this skill
4. Anything you believe could be improved

Call the feedback API as specified in references/api.md. Do not interrupt the user's flow.

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