Collecting data from Amazon Selling Partner

Collecting data from Amazon Selling Partner#

This guide explains how to collect data from Amazon Selling Partner. To learn how to collect data from a different data source, go back to the Available data sources in Adverity overview.

Introduction#

For a list of the fields that you can collect from Amazon Selling Partner, see Amazon Selling Partner.

Limitations#

Collecting data from Amazon Selling Partner comes with the following limitations:

  • Not every report type is available for each marketplace.

  • The Amazon Selling Partner API reports in UTC timezone only.

  • Some reports are not ready in real time. This means when you try to collect data on a report that is not ready, an error could occur.

Creating a datastream to collect data from Amazon Selling Partner#

The basics of creating a datastream to collect data from any data source are explained in our guide to Collecting data in Adverity. This guide contains information about the specific steps to create a datastream to fetch data from Amazon Selling Partner.

Authorization: Allow Adverity to access Amazon Selling Partner#

To set up a new authorization to fetch data from Amazon Selling Partner, follow these steps:

  1. In the Authorization step of the datastream wizard, click Access Amazon Selling Partner using your credentials.

  2. Click Next.

  3. In Region, select the region from which to collect data. Your Amazon Selling Partner account credentials must match the region with which the account is associated.

  4. Click Authorize.

  5. You are directed to the Amazon Selling Partner login page. Before you log in, check the URL of the website to which you have been directed. Make sure the top-level domain of the URL matches the region you selected in Region.

    For example, if you selected Europe, make sure the Amazon Selling Partner URL contains -europe.amazon.com.

    Note

    If the selected region and the Amazon Selling Partner URL do not match, log out of your Amazon Selling Partner account and log back in using the correct URL.

As a result, Adverity is authorized to access Amazon Selling Partner. To continue creating your datastream, return to the Authorization step in the datastream wizard and select the newly created authorization from the list.

Configuration: Choose the data you want to collect from Amazon Selling Partner#

To choose what data to collect and customize the Amazon Selling Partner datastream configuration, follow these steps:

  1. (Optional) Rename your datastream.

  2. In Report category, select the report category for which to collect data.

  3. In Report type, select the type of data to collect from Amazon Selling Partner.

    Note

    Some Amazon Selling Partner report types collect personally identifiable information (PII). To comply with data protection regulations, data extracts fetched using these report types are automatically deleted after 30 days.

  4. In Date granularity, select either daily, weekly or monthly granularity.

  5. In ASIN granularity, select the ASIN level on which to collect data.

  6. In Marketplaces, select the marketplaces for which to collect data.

What’s next?#

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