What are Amazon MWS Keys – 2023 Guide for FBA Sellers
You wouldn’t pay an accountant to do your taxes and then not give them your W2, right? Well, the same holds true for your Amazon MWS keys.
As an Amazon seller using Jungle Scout, there are tools included with your subscription that will help you run your business effectively and efficiently — but only if you enter your Amazon MWS keys.
To get the most out of your subscription, and to ensure you have access to all of the tools to help your Amazon business succeed, you need to add your keys to Jungle Scout.
What is Amazon MWS?
Amazon MWS (Marketplace Web Services) is a set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) provided by Amazon that enables third-party sellers to integrate systems and tools with Amazon’s platform to automate various processes related to managing their Amazon sales.
Using Amazon MWS, sellers can access and manage their Amazon Seller accounts through seller tools such as Jungle Scout, allowing them to manage inventory, sales data, and product listings.
The main application of Amazon MWS for sellers is by accessing your Amazon MWS keys to sync a seller software with your Seller Central account.
What are Amazon MWS Keys?
Amazon MWS keys (MWS stands for Marketplace Web Services) consist of two numbers:
Every Amazon seller has access to these numbers as they allow you to export your sales data.
As for their importance with respect to Jungle Scout, entering your MWS keys enables Jungle Scout to sync with your Seller Central account, giving certain features the ability to track your inventory, update your product listings, and more.
Plus, adding your keys to a seller-centric platform like Jungle Scout is standard practice, completely safe, and okayed by Amazon. (They understand that it benefits sellers.)
What are the benefits of using MWS keys?
While a Jungle Scout subscription enables you to use features like the Product Database, Product Tracker, and Supplier Database without entering your MWS keys, you’ll only be able to use all of Jungle Scout’s features if you add them.
Syncing your Seller Central account with Jungle Scout will unlock access to Sales Analytics, Inventory Manager, Listing Builder, and the new Home Dashboard.
Entering your MWS keys and unlocking those features will allow you to:
How to add your MWS keys to Jungle Scout
Adding your Amazon MWS keys to Jungle Scout can be confusing, which is why we’ve created a video to walk you through the setup process (note: if you don’t sell on amazon.com, please check the MWS keys’ URL to make sure it matches your chosen Amazon marketplace).
However, if you prefer written instructions over video, we have that information for you too! Our Help Desk article — Adding and Syncing your Amazon Seller Central & Jungle Scout Accounts — shows you how to enter your keys one step at a time.
How to keep your product data up-to-date
To ensure you’re working with the most up-to-date data in Jungle Scout, users can now request a resync for one product at a time from a new button within Product Settings.
Previously, there was only one-time sync for any products that were imported into Jungle Scout via a seller’s MWS keys. Any product data that may have been changed in Seller Central would not update in Jungle Scout, until now.
To resync your products in Jungle Scout, simply navigate to your Product Settings: Manage Products > Product Cost & Settings.
Then find a product you would like to resync. Jungle Scout will also let you know the sync status and if a product needs to be resynced. Click on the arrows in a circle to resync. It will take anywhere from 3 to 30 minutes to resync.
Here is the information that gets updated when your product is resynced:
- Product Settings Page
- Listing details
- Length
- Width
- Height
- Unit of the length, width, and height
- Product dimension tier (defined by Amazon)
- Weight
- Price
Amazon MWS Keys: FAQs
So, now that you know how much you’ll gain from adding your Amazon MWS keys to Jungle Scout, don’t wait! Start taking advantage of your FULL subscription now: