Aether

Structured product data for AI agents

Aether gives AI agents clean, queryable access to product and pricing data from UK retailers - so they can help people find better deals, faster.

When an AI agent needs to compare prices or find a product, it shouldn't have to scrape inconsistent retail websites. Aether is an API layer that normalises product data from multiple merchants into a single, predictable format. Every response is structured for machine consumption, every purchase link is tracked, and every price is timestamped so agents know exactly how fresh the data is.

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How it works

Three steps from query to purchase.

1

Agent queries

An AI agent sends a structured request to the Aether API. It can search by product name, filter by category, set a price range, or request a cross-merchant comparison for a specific product.

GET /v1/products?q=sony-wh1000xm5&sort=price_asc
2

Aether responds

Aether pulls normalised data from integrated retailer feeds and returns clean JSON. Every product entry includes current price, stock status, merchant name, and a direct purchase link. No parsing required — the data is ready for an agent to use immediately.

{
  "name": "Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones",
  "price": { "amount": 249.00, "currency": "GBP" },
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "merchant": { "name": "Example Retailer" },
  "purchase_url": "https://api.aethergraph.io/r/aeth-ex-41822"
}
3

User gets the result

The agent presents the options to its user — clear prices from real retailers, ranked by whatever matters most. When the user clicks through to buy, the link routes through Aether’s affiliate tracking. The user gets the product at the same price they’d find anywhere else. The retailer gets the sale. Aether earns a commission.

What Aether covers

Starting with consumer electronics from major UK retailers. Categories and merchant integrations are being expanded.

Categories

  • Headphones and earbuds
  • Webcams
  • Monitors
  • Keyboards and peripherals
  • Smartphones
  • Laptops
  • Tablets

Integrated merchants

Aether is building integrations with leading UK electronics retailers through affiliate network partnerships. Merchant details will be listed here as integrations go live.

Why agents need this

People are comparison shopping more aggressively than ever. They want the best price, the right product, and they want to know it's actually in stock - before they click through to a retailer. AI agents are increasingly the ones doing that research on their behalf.

But the product data landscape is fragmented. Every retailer structures their catalogue differently. Prices are formatted inconsistently. Availability data is buried in page markup or behind JavaScript rendering. For an agent trying to answer a simple question like "where's the cheapest place to buy this specific pair of headphones?", the current state of retail data is a mess.

Aether cleans that up. It normalises product data across merchants into a single schema, exposes it through a straightforward REST API, and gives agents exactly what they need to answer commercial queries accurately and quickly.

Built for developers

Aether is an API-first service. There's no consumer-facing search engine or comparison website - the interface is the API itself. Integration options include direct REST API access and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server definition, so agents built on platforms like Claude can discover and connect to Aether automatically.

The API supports product search with filtering, cross-merchant price comparison by GTIN, category browsing, and merchant discovery. Full documentation, endpoint references, and example requests are available in the developer docs.

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Affiliate disclosure

Aether earns commission when a purchase is made through its tracked links. Product data is sourced from affiliate network feeds, and every outbound purchase URL includes affiliate tracking parameters. This is how the service sustains itself - there are no fees charged to end users, and commission does not affect the prices shown.

Commission structures do not influence how products are ranked or which results are returned. Sorting is determined by the query parameters set by the requesting agent - not by commission rate or merchant preference.

For full details, see the Affiliate Disclosure page.