Ask Amazon: Amazon Approved Third Party Apps
Hello Sellers,
Welcome to our Ask Amazon focused on the Amazon Approved Third Party Apps in the Selling Partner Appstore.
Apps focus on automating previously time-consuming and tedious daily tasks like product research, filling out tax forms, or building customized reports. Check out all of the ways Amazon categorizes third party apps to help you find the best one for your business, here.
Today the product team will be answering questions about what the ‘Amazon Approval’ means and compliance with Amazon policies. Feel free to ask which Amazon Approved App might best suit your unique business need, they are happy to provide recommendations!
We’ll leave this topic open until tomorrow, August 18, at 5 pm PST. You can post any questions you have as a reply; we ask you to keep it to one question per reply. If a question you have has already been posted, give it a like and we’ll make sure to prioritize the most popular questions first. We have moderators closely watching this thread throughout the day, and they may merge posts with similar questions so we can answer them all in one place. In the meantime, our product assurance team is reviewing your questions and we’ll respond to them by 5 pm PST tomorrow (Aug. 18th).
**Edited to clarify hours available
27 replies
Wyatt_Amazon
Kicking this off with a few commonly asked questions we have already seen from sellers -
Amazon reviews all software and service partners upon registration and listing, as well as continuously monitors performance to ensure apps and services are compliant with Amazon policies.
Amazon prohibit Apps (Developers) from sharing Seller data with other Sellers. This is outlined in our Acceptable Use Policy and Data Protection Policy. We’re constantly monitoring Developers to ensure compliance with Amazon terms and we perform in-depth audits of selected Developers to ensure compliance. Apps only use public data and never use seller’s data.
Wyatt_Amazon
Before a Developer can list their application in the Amazon Selling Partner Appstore, Amazon reviews the Developer and their application to check if the Developer is providing useful functionality to sellers and that the Developer is committed to protecting data they may receive from Sellers. Unlike adding a secondary user, our program allows Sellers to grant access to Developers without creating a related account. While sellers are responsible for activities they’ve authorized on their account, because Developers are thoroughly reviewed against high standards, the risk of any enforcement is low as compared to a Seller deciding to grant secondary user access to a third party.
Seller_OChH0VD9utdxq
Shipstation is an approved app, but if I use it to buy shipping, amazon does not count that tracking or shipping as legit.
What gives there?
Seller_4ZXiTO1ItxYar
In Canada but selling in multi-marketplaces. However, looking for tax app that will provide reporting for the Canadian marketplace. I check the Canada box but the ones that come up don’t specify that they provide data for Canada. After reaching out to a few they indicated they do not handle Canada. A better filter might be good.
Seller_KcthN8lVw2lO2
Hi there, how can you explain tactical arbitrage description in regards to Amazon policy?
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/partnernetwork/dp/amzn1.sellerapps.app.cdc50abb-2ed1-4c01-94e3-024b5f933e46
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I would pay $1000 for an app that circumvents seller support, and gets me to the silo that fixes stuff.
Seller_8ucFDmPOayMsC
I recently opened a topic about third party apps. Funny that this thread appears afterwards. Are third party apps safe? I want to purchase a subscription for pricing automation because sellers are always beating mine. I basically have to watch my automation all day to make sure it is actually making me money or not.
Seller_8ucFDmPOayMsC
Here is my original thread: Pricing Automation Sucks On Amazon
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@Kelly_Amazon @Haydon_Amazon @Wyatt_Amazon I’m considering signing up for SellersFunding, which is an approved 3rd party app. They offer next day payouts, where they advance me a certain % of net sales from the previous day and charge a fee for doing so.
They are going to walk me through the process, but assuming I agree to their terms etc, is there any issue using a service like SellersFunding for daily payouts so that I can be paid sooner than 2 weeks?
I assume your team works with SellersFunding to help Amazon Sellers redirect their payouts to an account held by SellersFunding, but I wanted to confirm with Amazon to make sure this won’t cause any issues with my account and if this a common practice by other Amazon sellers.
Obviously, I am more cautious about this because I would need to redirect payments to a 3rd party, but if you have any information on how Amazon works with & approves financial companies like SellersFunding, I would be interested to know.
Thank you for your help!
