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Amazon Integration

Connect Amazon Seller Central, Amazon Ads, and Amazon Vendor Central to bring your Amazon sales and advertising data into Triple Whale.

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Overview


Connect your Amazon accounts to view Amazon performance alongside your other sales and advertising channels.

Triple Whale supports three separate Amazon connections:

  • Amazon Seller Central connects sales data for products you sell directly to customers on Amazon.

  • Amazon Ads connects advertising performance data.

  • Amazon Vendor Central connects data for products you sell wholesale to Amazon, which Amazon then resells to customers.

Connect the accounts that match your business. To bring in both sales and advertising data, connect Amazon Ads and the relevant Seller Central or Vendor Central account.

Vendor Central also supports revenue modeling in Compass. For details, see Amazon Vendor Central in MMM.

Before you begin


Make sure you can sign in to the Amazon accounts you want to connect and authorize access to their data.

During setup, select the regional integration that matches your Amazon account. You can then choose the available marketplaces or accounts you want to connect.

Each connection below has its own walkthrough and written instructions.

Connect Amazon Seller Central


Use this connection if you sell products directly to customers through Amazon Seller Central.

Connection steps

  1. In Triple Whale, open Data > Integrations.

  2. Search for Amazon.

  3. Find the Amazon Sales integration for your region, then click Connect.

  4. Sign in to the Amazon Seller Central account you want to connect.

  5. Review the requested access and authorize Triple Whale.

  6. When you return to Triple Whale, select the marketplaces you want to import.

  7. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the connection.

Connect Amazon Ads separately if you also want to import advertising performance.

Connect Amazon Ads


Use this connection to bring your Amazon advertising performance into Triple Whale.

Amazon Ads connects your advertising account. Connect Seller Central or Vendor Central separately for sales data.

Video walkthrough

Connection steps

  1. In Triple Whale, open Data > Integrations.

  2. Search for Amazon.

  3. Under Advertising, find Amazon Ads for your region, then click Connect.

  4. If Amazon asks you to sign in, use the account with access to your advertising accounts.

  5. On Amazon’s authorization screen, review the requested access, then click Allow.

  6. Back in Triple Whale, select the advertising accounts you want to connect.

  7. Click Connect. The button shows the number of selected accounts, such as Connect (1).

  8. Check for the confirmation message showing that your regional Amazon Ads connection succeeded.

For example, the North America connection displays Amazon Ads - NA connected.

Connect Amazon Vendor Central


Use this connection if you sell products wholesale to Amazon through Vendor Central.

Video walkthrough

Connection steps

  1. In Triple Whale, open Data > Integrations.

  2. Search for Amazon.

  3. Find the Amazon Vendor integration for your region, then click Connect.

  4. Sign in to the Amazon Vendor Central account you want to connect.

  5. Complete Amazon’s authorization prompts.

  6. When you return to Triple Whale, select the Vendor Central accounts you want to connect.

  7. Click Connect.

  8. Open the connection details to check the account’s status.

If the account shows Backfill, Triple Whale is importing historical data.

If you do not see the Amazon Vendor integration, contact Triple Whale Support to check availability for your account.

View your Amazon data


Where you view your Amazon data depends on the accounts you connect.

Seller Central and Amazon Ads in Summary

After connecting Seller Central and Amazon Ads, open the Summary dashboard to view your Amazon metrics.

Open Summary to review the Amazon Sales, Amazon Ads, and Amazon Stats sections. Watch the walkthrough below to see where these sections appear and how to open Cost Settings.

The Amazon sections include:

  • Amazon Sales: Product Sales, Orders, Taxes, Items Sold, Estimated Fees, Refunds, and canceled-order metrics.

  • Amazon Ads: Ad Spend, ROAS, CPC, Clicks, Purchases, TACoS, and Conversion Value.

  • Amazon Stats: Net Sales, Net Profit, ROAS, MER, CPA, Expenses, Sessions, Page Views, and Units/Session %.

You can also include Amazon data alongside your primary sales platform, such as Shopify or BigCommerce, when reviewing supported blended metrics.

The Include Amazon Sales & Ads setting updates specific Summary metrics. See the FAQ below for the included and excluded metrics.

Vendor Central in Compass

If you have access to Compass and connect Amazon Vendor Central, its revenue is automatically included in your next marketing mix model run.

You can view Vendor Central revenue in:

  • The Modeled Revenue chart.

  • Revenue KPI reporting.

  • The Retail Halo Effect table.

Compass uses ordered_revenue, which reflects purchases by Amazon’s end customers at Amazon’s retail price. It does not represent your wholesale payouts or profit.

Use this revenue signal to understand how media spend relates to consumer demand. Do not compare it directly with your Amazon payouts or margin.

For a detailed explanation, see Amazon Vendor Central in MMM.

Amazon cost settings


Review your Amazon cost of goods sold (COGs) and handling fees to help track profitability.

Upload product costs

  1. Open Settings > Cost Settings.

  2. Select Amazon COGs.

  3. Select the Amazon marketplace you want to update.

  4. Click Upload COGs.

  5. Download the CSV template.

  6. Enter your product costs in the template.

  7. Upload the completed CSV to Triple Whale.

You can also edit COGs and handling fees for individual products directly in Triple Whale.

Review these costs before using profitability metrics to make decisions. The Summary walkthrough shows where to open Cost Settings, but does not demonstrate uploading or editing costs.

For metric definitions and calculations, see the Amazon Data Dictionary.

Frequently Asked Questions


Which metrics change when I enable Include Amazon Sales & Ads?


The following metrics in the main Stats section update to include Amazon data:

  • Net Profit.

  • Blended ROAS.

  • MER.

  • Net Margin.

  • Blended Ad Spend.

  • Blended CPA.

  • BA-ROAS.

  • POAS.

The following metrics do not update:

  • RPS.

  • Returns %.

  • NCPA.

  • Cash Turnover.

  • NC-ROAS.

Check this setting before comparing combined business metrics across reports or periods.

How much historical Seller Central data is imported?


Triple Whale imports 365 days of historical Seller Central data. The initial import may take time to complete.

This window applies to Seller Central, not Vendor Central.

How much historical Amazon Ads data is imported?


Amazon’s API limits the Amazon Ads import to 60 days of historical data.

This window applies to Amazon Ads, not Seller Central or Vendor Central.

Which Amazon advertising campaign types are imported?


Triple Whale imports Sponsored Products, Sponsored Display, and Sponsored Brands campaigns.

Does Triple Whale offer Pixel attribution for Amazon orders?


The Triple Whale Pixel tracks activity on supported ecommerce websites. Amazon does not support installing the Triple Whale Pixel on its marketplace.

Amazon orders therefore do not receive website Pixel attribution. Amazon advertising reporting and Compass modeling are separate from Pixel attribution.

Can I see Amazon profit by SKU or ASIN?


You can view overall Amazon profitability in Triple Whale.

What is the difference between Product Sales and Sales?


Product Sales is the value of ordered products, calculated from the price of the ordered items and the number of units sold.

Sales is what the customer paid for the order, including shipping, taxes, and discounts.

Check the definition of the exact metric you are reviewing before comparing these values.

Does Amazon Sales deduct refunds?


Refunds are not deducted from Amazon Sales data. Revenue from canceled orders is deducted.

The Refunds metric reports refunded sales separately.

How often is Amazon data imported?


Amazon data refreshes once per hour, or when you refresh the Summary dashboard.

How are Amazon estimated fees calculated?


Amazon associates an estimated fee with each product. When that product is purchased, Triple Whale reports the estimated fee.

The fee is not final until Amazon charges it. Triple Whale does not import the final fees charged to your Amazon account.

How is Amazon data converted to my business currency?


Values from the Amazon, Amazon Sales (NA), and Amazon Ads (NA) connections are converted to your business’s default currency.

Converted values are approximate.

Are agency-managed Amazon accounts supported?


The Amazon Ads integration supports seller and vendor account types associated with the Sponsored Ads APIs.

Accounts classified by Amazon as agency are not supported and are filtered out of the available-account list.

What are Sessions, Page Views, and Units/Session %?


  • Sessions: Visits to your Amazon product pages.

  • Page Views: Total views of your Amazon product pages.

  • Units/Session %: Units ordered divided by sessions, multiplied by 100.

These metrics help you review traffic and purchasing activity on your Amazon product pages.

What does the Refunds metric track?


Refunds shows the refunded sales amount for the selected period, based on the refund date.

This differs from whether a particular sales metric deducts refunds from its total.

Why is data missing for some Sponsored Brands campaigns?


Amazon Sponsored Brands campaigns created before August 2023 may be classified as legacy campaigns and may not report through the current API.

Confirm whether this limitation applies to your campaigns before making changes. See Amazon’s campaign-copying guidance for details.

Why might Amazon new-customer metrics be incomplete?


New-customer identification is available for Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) orders, but not Fulfilled by Merchant (FBM) orders.

Metrics such as NCPA and NC-ROAS may therefore not reflect your complete Amazon order volume.

Do I need additional setup to include Vendor Central in Compass?


If you have access to Compass and Vendor Central is connected, no additional MMM setup is required. Vendor Central revenue is included on the next model run.

Compass uses consumer ordered_revenue, not your wholesale payouts or profit.

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