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This page describes the URI space used by ProductDB. Each resource is allocated a URI in the productdb.org domain. The URI space is subdivided into areas using the path of the URI.

URI Pattern Identified Resource
/gtin/{id}A product, {id} is its 14 digit GTIN
/ean/{id}A product, {id} is its 13 digit EAN
/upc/{id}A product, {id} is its 12 digit UPC (barcode)
/asin/{id}A product, {id} is its 10 digit Amazon identifier
/isbn/{id}A product, {id} is its 13 or 10 digit ISBN
/brands/{id}A brand, {id} is a unique identifier
/groups/{id}A grouping of related products, e.g. a film that has been issued on various media.
/classifications/{provider}/{scheme}/{term}A concept in a taxonomy

Data about each resource is published using Linked Data principles. The URI for each resource issues an HTTP redirect with status code 303 to direct the request to a document containing data about the resource. The server performs content negotiation to determine the best document to redirect the request to. The following document formats are provided:

File extension Media Type Notes
.htmltext/html 
.rdfapplication/rdf+xml 
.jsonapplication/jsonSee RDF/JSON specification
.ttltext/turtleSee Turtle specification