How far back does data in Amazon Marketing Cloud go?

In short: It depends on the dataset. On November 11, 2025 Amazon extended the ad traffic lookback in some markets, including Germany, from 13 to 25 months. Amazon Retail Purchases holds five years of purchase history. Check the window of your instance yourself before you compare time periods.

The windows at a glance

DatasetWindow
Ad traffic13 months; 25 months in some markets since 2025-11-11
Amazon Retail Purchases5 years (60 months), launched 2025-05-23
Prime Video Insights13 months

When joining datasets with different windows Amazon warns of wrong conclusions. Align the time periods.

Sources: Amazon Ads: Expanded ad traffic lookback window · Amazon Ads API: Amazon Retail Purchases · Amazon Ads API: Prime Video Insights (retrieved 2026-10-09)

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