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DL-AUD-05 · Audit / Amazon SP-API

Amazon SP-API health check

Call volume, fees, throttling, credentials and the endpoints Amazon is about to retire, checked in your code and logs. You get a ranked fix list before a deprecation or an invoice surprises you.

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Signs your SP-API integration needs a health check

  1. 1.

    API fees growing faster than orders

  2. 2.

    Throttling errors that come and go without a pattern

  3. 3.

    Deprecation emails from Amazon that nobody has acted on

  4. 4.

    Login with Amazon credentials nobody knows how to rotate

The application code and its API logs are reviewed together; the check produces a leaner call plan against current SP-API versions, a list of deprecated endpoints to replace, a credential rotation plan and a ranked fix list.codecallscall planreplacerotateYOUR APPintegration codeAPI LOGSvolume / errorsHEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionsSP-APIcurrent versionsDEPRECATED CALLSretirement datesLWA CREDENTIALSrotationFIX LISTranked
  1. 01YOUR APPintegration codeHEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionscode
  2. 02API LOGSvolume / errorsHEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionscalls
  3. 03HEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionsSP-APIcurrent versionscall plan
  4. 04HEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionsDEPRECATED CALLSretirement datesreplace
  5. 05HEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionsLWA CREDENTIALSrotationrotate
  6. 06HEALTH CHECKcalls / limits / versionsFIX LISTranked
Fig. 01Health check of an SP-API integrationThe application code and its API logs are reviewed together; the check produces a leaner call plan against current SP-API versions, a list of deprecated endpoints to replace, a credential rotation plan and a ranked fix list.Scale NTS

What the engagement covers.

  1. 01

    Calls and fees

    Every call pattern measured: what repeats, what polls, what could be a report or a notification.

  2. 02

    Rate limits

    Throttling traced to its cause, with queueing, batching and backoff fixes.

  3. 03

    Deprecations

    Endpoints and versions Amazon has scheduled for retirement, mapped to your code.

  4. 04

    Credentials

    Login with Amazon secret rotation and token handling checked.

  5. 05

    Fix list

    Findings ranked by cost, risk and the date Amazon sets.

How it runs.

  1. P01

    Access

    Read access to the code and to API logs or metrics.

  2. P02

    Measure

    Calls, errors and cost per endpoint over a normal week.

  3. P03

    Map

    Deprecations and credential expiry matched to the code they affect.

  4. P04

    Rank

    Fixes ordered by cost, risk and deadline.

  5. P05

    Hand over

    A walkthrough and a fix list your team can work from.

What you get.

ItemDeliverableQty

  1. 01Call-volume and fee breakdown by endpoint1
  2. 02Throttling causes with fixes1
  3. 03Deprecation map with dates and affected code1
  4. 04Ranked fix list with effort estimates1

Stack06

  • Amazon SP-API
  • Notifications API
  • Reports API
  • Login with Amazon
  • Amazon SQS
  • AWS Lambda

Related projects.

  1. DL-001Amazon SP-API optimization for an agencyVaso Group · USA01Audit02Stabilize
  2. DL-018Architecture audit of a catalogue-mirroring Amazon repricerName withheld · US South01Audit
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Questions engineers ask us.

Q01Why check an integration that works?

Because Amazon changes underneath it. Endpoints are retired, credentials expire and call fees grow with volume; a health check finds these before they become an outage or an invoice.

Q02How do you reduce call volume?

Typically by replacing repeated polling with notifications, bulk reports and caching. For one agency, GET volume fell by over 85%.

Q03Do you change anything in our Amazon account?

No. The health check reads code and logs. Fixes come afterwards, and only with your approval.

Q04Can you fix the findings too?

Yes, if you want us to. The fix list is written so your own team can work from it as well.

Related services.

Check it before Amazon changes it

Tell us what the integration does and roughly how many calls it makes. We reply with a scope.

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