Overview

Amazon has launched a redesigned documentation hub for the Selling Partner API (SP‑API) in English, consolidating guides, reference data, and developer tools onto a single, easily bookmarked homepage. The new portal went live in early June 2024 and introduces a searchable index, interactive testing, and version‑specific changelogs. Sellers and developers who automate orders, inventory, pricing, or advertising should explore the site immediately to keep their integrations aligned with the latest specifications.

Key Points

• Unified Home Page — The landing dashboard presents tiles for API reference, tutorials, and service status, enabling a developer to open the Orders service index with a single click.
• Service‑Based Organization — All endpoint definitions, request‑response examples, and error‑code tables are grouped by functional area such as Orders, Listings, Payments, and Advertising, so a seller can locate the “GetOrder” operation without navigating unrelated sections.
• Embedded API Explorer — An in‑browser “Try it out” console lets users submit live calls, for example running a GET /orders/v0/orders request with their own access token to view a real JSON payload instantly.
• Versioning and Changelog — Each API release is tagged with a dated changelog; the May 2023 version added a buyerInfo object to the Order schema, while the October 12 2023 update to CreateFeedDocument introduced a mandatory contentMD5 header.
• Search‑Optimized Index — Keyword‑rich search returns precise sections within seconds, allowing a developer typing “pagination token” to land directly on the pagination guide for the Listings API.
• Feedback Widget — A floating “Submit Feedback” button captures comments on documentation clarity, enabling Amazon to prioritize fixes such as clarifying the required MarketplaceId field for the Fulfillment Inbound API.

How the New Documentation Site Works

1. Open the Dashboard — Visit the portal’s main URL; the home screen displays large tiles labeled “API Reference,” “Guides & Tutorials,” and “Status & Announcements,” and clicking the “API Reference” tile instantly loads the index for the Orders service.