use strict; use XML::Rules; my $string = qq~ B01KI4JSQY ~; my $parser = XML::Rules->new( rules => { ASIN => [ '/ItemLookupResponse/Items/Item' => sub { print "ASIN: $_[1]->{_content}\n"; }, sub { print "ASIN at an unexpected place\n"; } ] }, xmlns => { 'http://webservices.amazon.com/AWSECommerceService/2013-08-01' => '' } ); $parser->parse($string);