Honestly im about to lose my mind with how bloated my amazon ideas lists have become. I have like five different lists for my upcoming cross-country move from Chicago to Seattle next month and trying to organize everything in their app is a total nightmare. It's so laggy and you cant even sort things properly or see total costs easily. I really need to get all these items into my Notion dashboard so i can actually track my budget for the move. I'm trying to stick to under $2k for all new furniture and kitchen supplies but managing it on amazon is impossible.
I spent like two hours yesterday looking for a solution and I saw some people talking about using browser extensions like Amazon Wishlist Importer but the reviews are all over the place and some say it doesnt even work for private lists anymore. Then i saw a thread about a python script on github but im not a coder so i have no clue how to run that stuff. Everything seems to be for public registries like weddings or baby showers but mine are just private shopping lists. Is there actually a legit way to just export the names and prices to a CSV or another app without me having to manually copy-paste 150 different items?
TLDR: Use a browser extension like Data Miner or Wishy to scrape the data directly from your screen into a CSV. Amazon basically traps your data on purpose, but you can bypass the private list issue by using a tool that runs in your browser while youre logged in. Ive used Data Miner for similar inventory tasks and it works great. It uses recipes to identify the data fields like price and product name. Since you have 150 items, this is way better than copy-pasting.
Unfortunately extensions usually fail on private lists. Use Share Product for a cleaner export.
Omg I am literally dealing with the exact same thing right now!! Trying to kit out my new studio and my lists are basically a graveyard of half-baked ideas and random chairs. It is so frustrating how Amazon makes it nearly impossible to just see a simple total cost! Especially when you're trying to be smart about your budget, like that 2k limit is totally doable but not if you cant see what you're spending. Here is how I've been trying to survive the move and keep my sanity:
Oh man I totally get the struggle with those lists!! Moving to Seattle is going to be so amazing, you are gonna love it there!!
To add to the point above: the main issue is that Amazon changes their code constantly to block scrapers, so reliability is always hit or miss. In my experience managing large data sets for home projects, I've found that standard extensions often break because they can't handle the infinite scroll or the private authentication tokens properly. Here is what usually works for me when I need a clean data set: