This tutorial shows how to scrape Amazon Hot New Releases category pages into CSV with the Amazon Hot New Releases Scraper by Category template for UScraper. You will check the source page, import the JSON workflow, replace category URLs, set the export path, validate the first rows, and handle common Amazon page issues before scaling.
Before you start
Prerequisites for scraping Amazon Hot New Releases
Start from Amazon's official Hot New Releases page and drill into the category you actually need. The bundled UScraper workflow uses two Video Games category URLs as a working example: page 1 and page 2 are listed explicitly in the Navigate block, then the Loop Continue block advances through those configured inputs.
Before you run anything, review Amazon's current Conditions of Use, Amazon's robots.txt, your internal data policy, and any marketplace-specific rules that apply to your use case.
Treat this as an operational tutorial, not legal advice. Do not bypass CAPTCHA, login walls, paywalls, account controls, technical blocks, or other access restrictions.
Workflow shape
What the Amazon New Releases scraper does
The template is a category ranking scraper, not a full product-detail crawler. It collects what Amazon renders on Hot New Releases list cards. That makes it useful for launch scouting, category monitoring, product research, and quick marketplace snapshots, but it should not be treated as a complete product catalog.
The JSON workflow is the authoritative sample because the bundle does not include a CSV file. Its core path is simple: Set Window Size -> Navigate -> Wait for Page Load -> Sleep -> Wait for Element -> Structured Export -> Loop Continue. Structured Export uses div[id^="gridItemRoot"] as the row selector and writes each configured page into the same CSV in append mode.
{
"fileName": "amazon_hot_new_releases_scraper_by_category.csv",
"rowSelector": "div[id^=\"gridItemRoot\"]",
"fileMode": "append",
"columns": [
"original_url",
"category",
"position",
"asin",
"name",
"url",
"brand",
"stars",
"ratings",
"reviews_link",
"platform",
"price",
"picture",
"error"
]
}
| Export area | Columns | Validation check |
|---|---|---|
| Source context | original_url, category | Confirm each row points back to the Hot New Releases category URL that produced it. |
| Ranking identity | position, asin, name, url, brand | Compare visible rank badges, product titles, and /dp/ ASINs against the browser. |
| Marketplace signals | stars, ratings, reviews_link, platform, price | Expect blanks when Amazon does not render a value for that card, region, or category. |
| Media and health | picture, error | Open a few image URLs and investigate access-check or empty-row symptoms before scaling. |
Runbook
How to scrape Amazon category new releases to CSV
Choose the source category
Open Amazon Hot New Releases and copy the category URLs you are approved to review. Keep different marketplaces, categories, and list types in separate runs.
Import the UScraper template
Open Amazon Hot New Releases Scraper by Category, download the JSON, and import it into UScraper.
Replace Navigate URLs
In the Navigate block, replace the example Video Games pg=1 and pg=2 URLs with the exact category pagination URLs for your research scope.
Set the export path
In Structured Export, confirm amazon_hot_new_releases_scraper_by_category.csv, headers, append mode, and the local save folder for this batch.
Run one validation pass
Compare a handful of rows against the browser: category, rank, ASIN, title, product URL, rating, review count, platform, price, picture, and error.
Continue only after QA
Expand the URL list after the first page looks right. Stop if Amazon returns CAPTCHA, sign-in gates, robot checks, regional redirects, or repeated blank pages.
API choice
Amazon New Releases API alternative: PA-API vs scraping
If your query is really Amazon new releases API alternative, decide whether you need an application integration or a supervised CSV. Amazon's Product Advertising API documentation and SearchItems documentation are the official starting points for affiliate-oriented product data access. API routes are better when you have approval, credentials, engineering time, and a product that needs structured responses.
The UScraper template is different. It is a no-code browser workflow for visible Hot New Releases category pages. Use it when an analyst needs to inspect the flow, adjust selectors, choose a local save path, and export a spreadsheet for review.
| Option | Better fit | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Official Amazon API path | Approved affiliate or product integration with programmatic responses | Requires eligibility, credentials, code, and policy compliance |
| Managed scraper API | Developer pipeline with retries, infrastructure, and JSON delivery | Usually metered by requests or credits and routed through a provider |
| UScraper local template | Supervised category research and CSV export from selected pages | Best for controlled batches, not unattended high-volume crawling |
Troubleshooting
Common issues when scraping Amazon New Releases
| Symptom | Likely cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| No product rows export | CAPTCHA, robot check, sign-in gate, region redirect, or selector drift | Stop the run, inspect the browser, and do not bypass access controls. |
asin is blank | The card did not expose a /dp/ product link | Keep the row for audit, then verify whether the visible card layout changed. |
| Price is missing | Amazon did not render a visible price for that card | Do not require price for every category; validate with a few manual samples. |
| Ratings look shifted | Rating text, review links, or locale formatting changed | Compare several rows against the rendered page before using the export. |
| Duplicate ASINs appear | Multiple category pages can surface the same item | Dedupe downstream by asin, url, or asin + category, depending on the report. |
| Page 2 repeats page 1 | The wrong pagination URL was pasted or a redirect occurred | Reopen both URLs manually and confirm the browser address before rerunning. |
The simplest QA rule is still the strongest: validate one page while the browser is open, then scale the URL list.
FAQ
Amazon Hot New Releases scraper FAQ
Amazon Hot New Releases pages may be visible in a browser, but automated collection can still be limited by Amazon Conditions of Use, robots directives, anti-abuse systems, intellectual property rights, privacy law, and local rules. Do not bypass CAPTCHA, sign-in gates, account controls, or other access restrictions, and get legal review before commercial reuse.
Next step
Download the Amazon Hot New Releases scraper
Use the Amazon Hot New Releases Scraper by Category template as the download path, then keep this tutorial open while you validate the first CSV. For adjacent marketplace workflows, browse all UScraper templates or read more tutorials on the UScraper blog.