EDI & API Integration with Amazon

Automate the exchange of orders, invoices, ASNs, inventory, product catalog data, shipping, and logistics information with Amazon through a single B2B integration platform.

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Automate your Amazon operations with a centralized B2B integration platform

Are you an Amazon Vendor or Seller looking to integrate your ERP, WMS, or internal systems with Amazon? Simplify and scale your operations by automating the exchange of commercial, logistics, and financial data through EDI or API connectivity.

A centralized integration platform allows you to seamlessly connect Amazon with your business systems, enabling fully automated transaction management, both with Amazon and your end customers.

This centralized integration approach helps eliminate manual tasks, improves operational visibility, and ensures data accuracy and consistency across all Amazon-related workflows.

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Key processes you can automate include:

  • Purchase order reception
  • Order confirmation and response
  • Inventory synchronization
  • Product catalog updates
  • Advance shipping notices (ASN) creation
  • Shipping confirmations
  • Routing requests and transport instructions
  • Invoice exchange
  • Tracking updates and logistics status visibility
  • Integration with ERP, WMS, TMS, PIM, and other business systems

Automate all your business processes with Amazon from a single, centralized B2B platform

For Amazon Vendors, integration goes beyond purchase orders and invoicing. Advanced EDI integration enables the automation of Vendor Central logistics workflows, including ASN management, shipping notices, routing requests, transport instructions, and freight-related communications.

This is particularly important for Amazon WePay the Freight and Collect Freight models, where Amazon coordinates the pickup of goods directly from the supplier’s warehouse. To comply with Amazon’s logistics requirements, vendors must provide accurate shipment data, including pickup availability dates, pallet and package details, weight, volume, pickup locations, and shipment identifiers.

This is particularly important for Amazon WePay the Freight and Collect Freight models, where Amazon coordinates the pickup of goods directly from the supplier’s warehouse. To comply with Amazon’s logistics requirements, vendors must provide accurate shipment data, including pickup availability dates, pallet and package details, weight, volume, pickup locations, and shipment identifiers.

1

Amazon sends a purchase order to the supplier through Vendor Central.

2

The supplier confirms the order directly from their ERP system.

3

The supplier prepares the goods in the warehouse for shipment.

4

The ERP, WMS, or TMS automatically sends a routing request with pickup and shipment details.

5

Amazon returns the routing instructions, including carrier assignment and pickup information.

6

The supplier generates the ASN (Advance Shipping Notice) with pallet, package, and shipment data.

7

Amazon or the assigned carrier collects the goods from the supplier’s warehouse.

8

The supplier sends the electronic invoice to Amazon.

By automating this Amazon Vendor Central logistics workflow, businesses eliminate manual data entry in the Vendor Central portal and ensure consistent, accurate logistics information across the warehouse, ERP, and Amazon systems. 

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EDICOM connects Amazon Seller Central and Vendor Central with the world’s leading ERP and enterprise management platforms, used by multinational companies.

The EDICOM integration platform transforms your internal data formats into the standards required by Amazon, eliminating the need for your ERP to manage complex marketplace, EDI, or API-specific technical requirements directly.

 

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Amazon Seller Central vs Vendor Central

There are two types of seller profiles on Amazon: the Amazon Seller, which sells products directly to consumers, and the Amazon Vendor, which sells products to Amazon. It's important to know which type of profile you have so that you can use Amazon's eCommerce platforms effectively.

Amazon Seller

A Seller sells their products directly to consumers (B2C).

Amazon Vendor

A Vendor is a supplier that sells products directly to Amazon, and Amazon resells to customers on their platform (B2B).

Amazon Seller Central

This classification allows companies to sell their products to Amazon customers. In this case, the company has more control over aspects like pricing. As for other aspects like shipping and returns, the company can either facilitate these processes themselves or have Amazon do them.

Amazon Vendor Central

Under this classification, a company acts as Amazon's supplier and sells its products to Amazon. This means that Amazon is responsible for selling, promoting, and delivering the products to the customer. The products are labeled as "Sold by Amazon" on the website.

Amazon Seller Central Features

  • Open to all companies.
  • Reduced payment times.
  • Full control over item promotion and your product inventory.
  • Achieve higher margins by controlling the selling price.
  • Most brands use Seller Central.

Amazon Vendor Central Features

  • To access the Amazon Vendor Central platform, you need to receive an invitation from Amazon.
  • Standard payment terms.
  • Less control over pricing and product promotion strategies.

Connectivity for Amazon Sellers

Amazon sellers can only use Amazon’s SP-API to transfer messages to and from the Amazon platform.

The Amazon Selling Partner API (SP-API) is a set of API-based automation functionalities for Amazon Selling Partners. It is an evolution of the Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS) APIs. The SP-API provides real-time synchronization of product information such as prices, stock and catalog data.

Connectivity for Amazon Vendors

EDI/SP API - Vendors can connect to Amazon Vendor Central using EDI, or using Amazon's Selling Partner API (SP API). This makes it easier for vendors to manage their inventory and keep track of their sales.

Amazon supports two standards for EDI messages, EDIFACT and X12.

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Frequently asked questions about Amazon EDI & API integration
 

Yes. Amazon Vendor Central can be integrated using EDI standards such as ANSI X12 and EDIFACT. This enables suppliers to automate the exchange of purchase orders, order acknowledgements, ASNs, invoices, routing requests, and other logistics-related documents with Amazon.

Yes. Amazon Seller Central is typically integrated using Amazon’s Selling Partner API (SP-API), which allows businesses to automate orders, inventory synchronization, product catalog updates, pricing, shipment confirmations, tracking information, and operational reporting.

EDI integration is mainly used for structured B2B document exchange, especially in Amazon Vendor Central environments. API integration is more commonly used for Amazon Seller Central workflows that require real-time synchronization through Amazon SP-API. The most suitable integration model depends on the Amazon program, operational workflows, and technical requirements of each company.

Amazon WePay the Freight, also known as Collect Freight, is a Vendor Central logistics model in which Amazon manages the transportation and pickup of goods directly from the supplier’s warehouse to Amazon’s logistics network. Suppliers must provide accurate shipment and logistics information to ensure smooth coordination and compliance.

With WePay or Collect Freight, Amazon coordinates and manages transportation from the supplier’s facilities. With TheyPay or Prepaid Freight, the supplier is responsible for organizing and covering transportation costs to Amazon’s logistics facilities, according to the agreed commercial terms.

A routing request is the process through which the supplier notifies Amazon that goods are ready for pickup. It includes logistics details such as pickup availability dates, loading location, package count, weight, volume, pallet information, and other shipment-related data required for Amazon to assign transportation.

Key EDI messages typically include purchase orders, order confirmations, routing requests, routing instructions, ASNs, and invoices.

In ANSI X12 environments, the most common messages include:

  • 850 – Purchase Order 
  • 855 – Purchase Order Acknowledgement 
  • 753 – Routing Request 
  • 754 – Routing Instructions 
  • 856 – Advance Shipping Notice (ASN) 
  • 810 – Invoice 

In EDIFACT environments, common message types include:

  • ORDERS 
  • ORDRSP 
  • IFTMBF 
  • IFTMBC 
  • DESADV 
  • INVOIC

EDICOM can integrate Amazon with ERP, WMS, TMS, PIM, e-commerce platforms, OMS, and other management systems. The platform transforms, validates, and synchronizes data according to Amazon’s EDI and API specifications.

The ASN (Advance Shipping Notice) provides Amazon with detailed shipment information before goods arrive at the fulfillment center, including packaging structure, pallet details, and logistics identifiers. Accurate ASN data improves receiving processes, reduces operational issues, enhances shipment traceability, and helps prevent Vendor Central compliance penalties.

Yes. EDICOM can integrate Amazon Vendor Central with your ERP, WMS, TMS, PIM, or other internal systems, transforming business data into the formats required by Amazon and automating document exchange through EDI and API connectivity.

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