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The Challenge

Our client, an e-commerce business selling on Amazon, faced challenges in managing large volumes of product listings. Manually uploading products with detailed attributes like SKU, title, description, images, and pricing was time-consuming and prone to errors.

The goal was to automate product imports, ensure data consistency, and keep inventory and pricing updated in real-time, while fully complying with Amazon Seller Central guidelines.

Hurdles We Faced

• High Volume of Products: Hundreds to thousands of products needed to be uploaded regularly.
• Complex Data Requirements: Each product had multiple attributes, including variations, images, pricing, and inventory.
• Amazon API Restrictions: Uploads had to follow Amazon’s SP-API structure and validation rules.
• Error Handling: Incorrect feeds could result in listing errors or suppression, so robust monitoring was needed.

Our Step-by-Step Approach

1. Requirement Analysis:
   Identified key data points for each product: SKU, title, description, price, quantity, images, and variation attributes.
2. Data Cleaning & Standardization:
   Structured raw product data into a uniform format compatible with Amazon SP-API feed requirements.
3. SP-API Integration:
   Developed a custom Python solution to connect with Amazon Seller Central using SP-API. The solution handles authentication, feed submission, and status monitoring.
4. Automated Feed Generation:
   Created scripts to generate product feeds dynamically, including:
   • Parent and child SKUs for variations
   • Multiple images
   • Pricing and inventory updates
   • Product descriptions and bullet points
5. Error Handling & Monitoring:
   Implemented automatic monitoring of feed submissions and error logging, ensuring failed uploads are retried or flagged for review.
6. Scheduling & Automation:
   Set up scheduled imports, so product catalogs are updated in real time or at regular intervals without manual intervention.

Results & Impact

• Successfully automated hundreds of product uploads with complete variations, pricing, and inventory data.
• Eliminated manual entry errors and reduced the time for product uploads from days to minutes.
• Ensured compliance with Amazon Seller Central feed requirements, reducing listing suppression risks.
• Enabled the client to scale their Amazon business efficiently with automated product management.

Other Applications

This system can benefit businesses that:

• Run large Amazon catalogs with frequent updates.
• Manage multi-channel e-commerce operations needing synchronized inventory and pricing.
• Operate dropshipping models where product data needs to be updated in real-time.

Our Services & Expertise

At Ascendance Solutions, we specialize in:

• Amazon SP-API Integration for product, inventory, and pricing automation.
• Data Cleaning & Standardization for seamless platform compatibility.
• Automation & Scheduled Feeds to streamline product management.
• E-Commerce Scaling for Amazon and other marketplaces.

📧 Connect with us at connect@ascendancesolutions.com to discuss how we can help your Amazon business automate product imports and scale efficiently.