
API Feature Request: Add Genre/Category Exclusion Parameter for Search
I'm a developer using your API for a in-house video game quote system at a retail store. We use the /api/products
endpoint to search for video games, but we're running into an issue with certain searches returning overwhelming numbers of trading cards.
For example, searching "pokemon" returns 400+ trading card results but very few video games, making it difficult for our employees to find Pokemon video games. We currently filter these out client-side, but this means we often get "no results" even though Pokemon video games exist in your database.
Feature Request: Could you add an optional parameter to exclude specific genres or categories from search results? Something like:
exclude_genre=Pokemon Card,YuGiOh Card
- or
category=video_games
This would allow API users to get more relevant results without client-side filtering, and would particularly help with searches where trading cards overwhelm the results (Pokemon, YuGiOh, Magic, etc.).
Use Case: Retail stores using the API to price video games need to exclude trading cards, while card shops might want to exclude video games. This parameter would benefit both user types.
Thank you for considering this enhancement.
Best regards,
Josh
Customer support service by UserEcho
You can do that now with search by adding keywords. For example "pokemon" brings up tons of results. "pokemon games" will be only video games. The "games" portion limits the results to only that category. You can do the same thing with the genre. "pokemon systems" or "pokemon games controllers" will show only results for that genre.