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Channel3 launches API for product data and affiliate monetization

Channel3, a startup founded by George and Alex, has launched an API designed to provide developers with a comprehensive database of internet products. The service addresses the difficulty of accessing clean, structured product data from various retailers, which is often protected by bot detection. Channel3 uses computer vision and LLMs to identify, normalize, and de-duplicate product listings across multiple vendors, offering a unified API for developers to integrate product recommendations and affiliate monetization into their applications. The platform supports text and image-based searches, provides product details like price and specifications, and aims to facilitate developer earnings through commissions. AI

IMPACT Enables developers to integrate product search and affiliate monetization into applications using AI-powered data processing.

RANK_REASON Product launch by a startup.

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Channel3 launches API for product data and affiliate monetization

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  1. HN — AI startup stories TIER_1 English(EN) · glawrence13 ·

    Launch HN: Channel3 (YC S25) – A database of every product on the internet