# Amazon Ads API vs Apple Ads Platform API (slim)

> Amazon Ads scores 59 (C) to Apple Ads Platform's 53.8 (D) for ad reporting. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon Ads API scores 59 (C) on agent readiness against Apple Ads Platform API's 53.8 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Apple Ads Platform API leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do ad reporting.

- Amazon Ads API: C 59, rank #563 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amazon-ads-api.min.md
- Apple Ads Platform API: D 53.8, rank #699 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apple-ads.min.md
- Amazon Ads API, good for Agents managing sponsored ads and Amazon DSP for an advertiser or agency that already has API approval, and teams that want a vendor-run MCP server. Ahead on Reliability, 45 against 35; Schema & documentation, 76 against 69; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 65 against 48; Transparency & trust, 73 against 66.
- Apple Ads Platform API, good for An agent that manages or reports on App Store search campaigns, or Apple Maps campaigns, for an advertiser whose administrator can grant an API role. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 69 against 62; Security & auth, 68 against 60.

| Category | Amazon Ads API | Apple Ads Platform API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 35 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 76 | 69 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 62 | 69 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 60 | 68 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 48 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon Ads API | Apple Ads Platform API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Amazon | Apple |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://advertising-api.amazon.com` | `https://api.ads.apple.com/v1` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Amazon Advertising API Licence Agreement. The Postman collections and samples in amzn/ads-advanced-tools-docs are MIT-0 | Proprietary service under the Apple Advertising Services Terms of Service. The client libraries are MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-05 | 2026-08-14 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-06-30 | couldn't be read |
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