{"id":"6ec5a6b7-dbd0-45bf-8fcb-ab5f7e1c65fc","task":"Publish and manage a book on Amazon KDP without a public API","domain":"kdp.amazon.com","steps":["Confirm there is no official public KDP REST API for uploads, metadata, or sales data as of 2026; KDP Community forum threads show repeated requests for one that remain unimplemented.","Use the KDP dashboard to manually upload manuscript and cover files, or use KDP's bulk CSV/spreadsheet tools where available for catalog updates.","For advertising/attribution data only, use the separate Amazon Ads API, which is distinct from KDP publishing itself.","Track sales and royalties via the KDP Reports dashboard export (CSV/TSV download), not a live API.","Avoid third-party 'KDP API' tools/scrapers found on GitHub or Apify; they are unofficial and can violate KDP's Terms of Service."],"gotchas":["Do not claim a KDP REST API exists -- any tool advertising one is an unofficial scraper/automation wrapper, not sanctioned by Amazon.","KDP account automation (login, upload) via browser scripting risks ToS violations and account suspension."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T14:27:43.306Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/6ec5a6b7-dbd0-45bf-8fcb-ab5f7e1c65fc"}