Amazon: using MWS Scratchpad to troubleshoot issues and get processing reports

 What is Amazon MWS (Marketplace Web Service) Scratchpad?

Sending or submitting a feed

1. Go to Amazon Scratchpad
2. Setup the following:
   • API Section: Feeds
   • Operation: SubmitFeed
   • SellerId: A3B7249B...
   • MWSAuthToken: leave blank
   • AWSAccessKeyId: AKIAIIKUXOB4D...
   • Secret Key: P/y9e7l7OD+HLNO4...
   • Never check the PurgeAndReplace box
   • FeedType: Use this link to find the Enumeration value for the appropriate feed.xml file you are uploading
   • MarketplaceIdList.Id.1: Find MarketplaceId in the feed details in your GoDataFeed account or from Amazon documentation "Amazon MWS endpoints and MarketplaceId values"
3. The response may take a while to load
4. Search the page for the desired sku
5. If needed, copy and paste the entire page into a notepad to make it easier to read

 Getting a feed submission processing report

You can use Amazon Scratchpad to get a report for failed SKUs. Follow the below steps:

1. Go to Amazon Scratchpad
2. Setup the following:
   • API Section: Feeds
   • Operation: GetFeedSubmissionResult
   • SellerId: A3B7249...
   • MWSAuthToken: leave blank
   • AWSAccessKeyId: AKIAIIKUXOB4DMQZPFHQ
   • Secret Key: P/y9e7l7OD+HLNO4KBIuk...
   • FeedSubmissionId: Paste either BatchId or ReportId
     • BatchId can be found in the Failed listings tab in Seller Central
     • ReportId can be found in the feed processing report table found in your GoDataFeed account
3. The response may take a while to load
4. Search the page for the desired sku
5. If needed, copy and paste the entire page into a notepad to make it easier to read