Listings APIs

Listings APIs are a set of modernized Selling Partner APIs provided by Amazon. These APIs are designed to help sellers and third parties, such as Catalog Service Providers (CSPs), create programmatic integrations for listing selection in Amazon stores. They offer various functionalities to automate listing workflows, making it easier for sellers to manage their product listings on Amazon.

Here are some key points about Listings APIs:

**1. Purpose:** Listings APIs are meant to automate various listing-related tasks, reducing catalog management efforts, minimizing listing errors, and improving overall business performance on Amazon.

**2. Automation Options:** Sellers can use Listings APIs for automation in two ways:

- **Direct Integration:** Sellers can develop their own integration using the APIs, but this requires technical expertise and resources.

- **Catalog Service Providers (CSPs):** Sellers can leverage solutions provided by third-party CSPs available in the Amazon Partner Network, which can be found in the Selling Partner Appstore.

**3. Capabilities:** Listings APIs offer several capabilities and functionalities, including:

- Retrieving Amazon product type definitions.

- Creating, editing, and deleting Amazon listings (SKUs) and associated product details.

- Retrieving information about items (ASINs) in the Amazon catalog.

- Checking for listing restrictions that might prevent creating listings.

- Subscribing to various notifications related to listing issues and product type definitions.

**4. Categories and Geographic Stores:** Listings APIs are available for Hardlines and Softlines categories across all geographic Amazon stores (except India) worldwide, excluding Consumables, Books & Media categories. Support for these categories is planned for 2024.

**5. Considerations for Direct Integration:** When directly integrating with Listings APIs, consider the following:

- Development efforts remain in-house.

- Data flows directly from the seller to Amazon.

- Customization based on the seller's business needs is possible.

- Longer setup time and upfront investment are required.

- Maintenance and operation of the integration are the seller's responsibility.

**6. Documentation:** Technical documentation for Listings APIs can be found on the Selling Partner API website. Here are some relevant links:

- [Selling Partner API website](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api)

- [Key Steps to Onboard with Selling Partner APIs](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/getting-started-with-the-selling-partner-api.html)

- [Product Type Definitions API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/product-type-definitions-api.html)

- [Listings Items API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/listings-items-api.html)

- [Catalog Items API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/catalog-items-api.html)

- [Listings Restrictions API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/listings-restrictions-api.html)

- [Notifications API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/notifications-api.html)

- [Feeds API](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/selling-partner-api-docs/feeds-api.html)

**7. Support:** For technical support related to developer profile registration, onboarding, or API integration, sellers can create a case with Developer Support. For issues related to catalog submissions and errors encountered during submissions, additional resources can be found for support.

Sellers and third parties can use Listings APIs to streamline their listing workflows on Amazon, ultimately improving their selling experience on the platform.