Amazon Marketplace - Configure for Automated Fulfillment

Karl Falconer · Updated

DropStream connects to Amazon through the Selling Partner API (SP-API) to import your merchant-fulfilled orders and send shipment confirmations and inventory back to Amazon. Authorization is handled by signing in to Amazon — there are no API keys to gather. This page is the setup map for the Amazon Marketplace integration.

What you’ll need

  • An Amazon Seller Central account with permission to authorize apps.
  • The marketplace the store sells in (Amazon authorizes access per-marketplace, so each marketplace is a separate DropStream connection).
  • A DropStream account. Fulfillment providers (3PLs) connect the store and have the merchant authorize Amazon; self-managing merchants do both.

Set up Amazon Marketplace

  1. Configure product SKUs — make sure the SKUs in Amazon match the SKUs in your warehouse management system.
  2. Gather shipping methods — map Amazon’s shipping options to your fulfillment center’s shipping codes.
  3. Connect your store — in DropStream, choose the marketplace and authorize Amazon (3PLs send the merchant a secure link to authorize their own account).
  4. Review order status — DropStream imports orders that are Unshipped or Partially Shipped with the Fulfillment Channel set to MFN (merchant-fulfilled).

Good to know

  • Accepted carrier names for shipment confirmations — when DropStream sends a shipment confirmation to Amazon, the carrier name must be one of Amazon’s accepted values.
  • Support for Seller Fulfilled Prime — DropStream accepts Amazon’s SFP tags and maps them to your warehouse management system.
  • Inventory tracking is enabled by default — no extra steps are required to sync inventory levels back to Amazon.
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