Amazon xml feed with mws api using PHP Client Library

Question

Hello I am new to Amazon API, I want to list my products using MWS API product feed from my own HTML application.I have downloaded Developer Resources from here

https://developer.amazonservices.com/api.html?group=bde&section=feeds&version=latest

1.Edited ".config.inc.php" from \src\MarketplaceWebService\Samples

2.Changed AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY and MERCHANT_ID

3.Edited SubmitFeedSample.php file and followed instructions and removed comments accordingly and changed method to _POST_PRODUCT_DATA_

4.Followed the tutorial present in "Selling on Amazon Guide to XML" to Generate this XML

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<AmazonEnvelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="amzn-envelope.xsd">
<Header>
<DocumentVersion>1.01</DocumentVersion>
<MerchantIdentifier>mymerchantid</MerchantIdentifier>
</Header>
<MessageType>Product</MessageType>
<PurgeAndReplace>true</PurgeAndReplace>
<Message>
<MessageID>1</MessageID>
<OperationType>Update</OperationType>
<Product>
<SKU>720656549</SKU>
<DescriptionData>
<Title>GIRLS S/S PRINTED COTTON AND PLITED FROCK WITH CONTRAST FRONT BELT AND BOW</Title>
<Brand>mybrand</Brand>
<Description>The Girls Racer Back Neck Tie up Tunic from Oye is the perfect choice to dress your little girl while heading out for the day.It is made of soft and pliable material, which ensures to keep her fresh and comfortable throughout the day.Pair this dress with cute ballerinas and matching hair accessories to complete the casual look.</Description>
<BulletPoint>Made in India</BulletPoint>
<BulletPoint>500 thread count</BulletPoint>
<BulletPoint>plain weave (percale)</BulletPoint>
<BulletPoint>100% Egyptian cotton</BulletPoint>
<Manufacturer>mybrand</Manufacturer>
<SearchTerms>clothes</SearchTerms>
<SearchTerms>baby girl</SearchTerms>
<ItemType>Girls</ItemType>
<IsGiftWrapAvailable>false</IsGiftWrapAvailable>
<IsGiftMessageAvailable>false</IsGiftMessageAvailable>
</DescriptionData>
<ProductData>
<Home>
<Parentage>variation-parent</Parentage>
<VariationData>
<VariationTheme>Size-Color</VariationTheme>
</VariationData>
<Material>cotton</Material>
<ThreadCount>500</ThreadCount>
</Home>
</ProductData>
</Product>
</Message>
<Message>
</AmazonEnvelope>

5.Tested this XML in MWS Scratchpad and the result is

 Response (200)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<SubmitFeedResponse xmlns="http://mws.amazonaws.com/doc/2009-01-01/">
<SubmitFeedResult>
  <FeedSubmissionInfo>
    <FeedSubmissionId>50081******</FeedSubmissionId>
    <FeedType>_POST_PRODUCT_DATA_</FeedType>
    <SubmittedDate>*********</SubmittedDate>
    <FeedProcessingStatus>_SUBMITTED_</FeedProcessingStatus>
  </FeedSubmissionInfo>
</SubmitFeedResult>
<ResponseMetadata>
  <RequestId>*****************</RequestId>
</ResponseMetadata>
</SubmitFeedResponse>

6.Added this XML code in "SubmitFeedSample.php" on $feed variable(line 99)

7.Uploaded all files of "PHP Client Library" on my hostgator server

8.Browsed to the file in firefox

9.In firefox it shows "FeedProcessingStatus SUBMITTED" in service response.

But after doing all this I am unable to see product in my "Manage Inventory" on seller central account.

and last thing how to use "_POST_PRODUCT_IMAGE_DATA_" and its xml(as shown in XML guide) in SubmitFeedSample.php simultaneously with "_POST_PRODUCT_DATA_"

Please help as their are no simple tutorials or videos to demonstrate the exact process.

if this helps https://sellercentral.amazon.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2913&start=0&tstart=0&sortBy=date — Keyur Padalia, Aug 21 '15 at 10:45
Hi there i found this XSDs examples on git if that helps https://github.com/dmichael/amazon-mws/tree/master/examples/xsd — Keyur Padalia, Aug 21 '15 at 15:42
@keyur many of those XSD files are too old and will not be valid. and or might not be valid for the specific merchant account. Get the XSD files directly inside the seller central account. — cartalot, May 14 '16 at 03:03

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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You need to do two things:

Check if the feeds you submitted actually get processed successfully
As a minimum, you need to send 3 feeds: product data, pricing and stock quantities. After those three feeds are processed, the items will show up in Seller Central. More details here: Correct Amazon MWS flow for item with existing ASIN

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Aug 22 '15 at 14:43

Hazzit

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 20 '17 at 13:19

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I m also new to amazon API and using the following schema. And It's working fine.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
        <AmazonEnvelope xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="amzn-envelope.xsd">
        <Header>
        <DocumentVersion>1.01</DocumentVersion>
        <MerchantIdentifier>YOUR_MERCHANT_ID</MerchantIdentifier>
        </Header>
        <MessageType>Product</MessageType>
        <PurgeAndReplace>false</PurgeAndReplace><Message>
                <MessageID>1</MessageID>
                <OperationType>Update</OperationType>
                <Product>
                <SKU>25075-9x12</SKU>
                <StandardProductID>
                <Type>ASIN</Type>
                <Value>B01MCR4YC5</Value>
                </StandardProductID>
                <ProductTaxCode>A_GEN_NOTAX</ProductTaxCode>
                <DescriptionData>
                <Title>Anam Black Large Rug</Title>
                <Brand>Alliyah Rugs</Brand>
                <Description>
The Alliyah Collection offers high quality, value and integrity that seems to been lost in recent times by most manufactures. The Anam Black Large Rug is made of first grade New-Zealand blend wool which is Hand washed, Hand carved and Hand finished. The entire collection is 100% Handmade.</Description>
                <ItemType>New</ItemType>
                </DescriptionData>
                </Product>
                </Message></AmazonEnvelope>

answered Mar 20 '17 at 13:19

Musaddiq Khan

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But is your product getting added to your inventory and not as a draft? – Shashank Gupta Feb 26 '20 at 11:18
Yes, adding to inventory. – Musaddiq Khan Feb 27 '20 at 16:32
I am using almost same XML file. But my product always gets saved as draft. Do you know what might be the problem? – Shashank Gupta Feb 27 '20 at 18:40
I did this few years ago and recently not having access to that system. But I did face this issue. It's was adding a record at all and after some fixing it starts working. Do you have enough rights to add the record? – Musaddiq Khan Mar 04 '20 at 11:11
You are using scratchpad? – Musaddiq Khan Mar 04 '20 at 11:12
No I am using Client libraries(Java) provided by Amazon. The product gets added in the draft. [Here is the detail](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60500381/how-to-add-product-directly-to-the-inventory-using-submitfeed-amazon-mws-api). – Shashank Gupta Mar 04 '20 at 11:50
Sorry, my above comment is not clear and I'm not able to edit that. So writing again here. I did this few years ago and recently not having access to that system. But I did not face this issue. It's was not adding record at all and after some fixing it starts working. Do you have enough rights to add the record? Please use https://mws.amazonservices.com/scratchpad/index.html to test your feed. It's environment independent . – Musaddiq Khan Mar 05 '20 at 10:58

Amazon xml feed with mws api using PHP Client Library

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