Connecting software, where enabled.
WHAT IT IS
Access allowing your own software to read or manage your marketplace activity.
Whether it is available depends on the settings in force.
WHO IT SUITS
Sellers managing substantial portfolios Anyone integrating with their own systems
WHAT IT DOES NOT CHANGE
The rules, the fees, or how sales complete.
WHAT TO TREAT AN ACCESS KEY AS
A password.
Anyone holding it can act as you.
WHAT TO DO
Store it securely Never place it in a public repository or a page Regenerate it if it may have been exposed
WHAT TO LIMIT
What the key can do, where the option exists.
WHAT TO MONITOR
Activity you did not initiate.
WHAT TO DO IF SOMETHING LOOKS WRONG
Regenerate the key immediately and open a ticket.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Use programmatic access to create listings faster than you can support them.
Rate limits exist, and unsupported listings produce failed sales.
