Overview

Amazon Seller Central offers a vacation mode feature that lets sellers temporarily pause their accounts when they need time away from their business. Whether you're taking a personal break, dealing with inventory shortages, or handling operational disruptions, vacation mode hides your listings from customers without permanently removing them. Understanding how to properly enable and disable this feature can help sellers avoid negative customer experiences and protect their account health metrics.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Listings become inactive - When vacation mode is enabled, your active listings are temporarily deactivated and hidden from Amazon shoppers, meaning no new orders will come in during your absence.
• Existing orders still apply - Any orders placed before you activated vacation mode must still be fulfilled within the expected shipping window. Vacation mode does not cancel pending orders.
• Account remains intact - Your seller account, listing data, and product information are preserved. Nothing is deleted; listings are simply set to an inactive status.
• Region and store selection - Sellers operating in multiple regions or stores can choose which specific marketplaces to pause, rather than deactivating everything at once.
• Reactivation is manual - Listings do not automatically reactivate after a set period. You must return to your account settings and manually turn vacation mode off when you're ready to resume selling.

How to Enable Vacation Mode

To activate vacation mode, log into your Seller Central account and navigate to your account settings. From the settings menu, look for the vacation or listing status options. You will see the ability to select specific regions and stores where you want to pause activity. Check the box next to each marketplace you wish to deactivate, then confirm your selection to hide your listings. The process takes effect relatively quickly, though it may take a short time for all listings to fully disappear from search results across Amazon's platform.

How to Disable Vacation Mode

When you're ready to return to selling, go back to the same settings area in Seller Central. Select the regions and stores you want to reactivate, and confirm the change to bring your listings back online. Keep in mind that reactivated listings may take some time to become fully visible and indexed in Amazon search results again. It's a good practice to check your inventory levels and update any pricing before reactivating, so customers see accurate information as soon as your listings go live.