How StoreSum uses the Etsy API

What StoreSum is

StoreSum is a seller workspace used by a small number of independent Etsy shop owners who have engaged us to help run their shops. A seller connects their own Etsy account by OAuth. From then on the application works only inside that seller's own shop: it brings their orders, listings and payment records into one place to be worked on, and writes back the changes the seller asks for — shipping and tracking, and listing updates.

Each seller's data is kept separate and is used only to serve that seller. Nothing is pooled across shops, sold, resold, or made available to anyone other than the seller it belongs to and the staff that seller has asked us to assign to their shop.

What StoreSum does with the API

Orders and fulfilment

Reads the seller's receipts and transactions so orders can be worked in one place, and writes shipping carrier and tracking back to Etsy when an order ships, so the buyer gets the notification Etsy would send.

Listing management

Creates and updates the seller's own listings — titles, tags, descriptions, images, inventory and prices — so drafts prepared in the dashboard reach the shop without retyping.

Payments, fees and payouts

Reads the seller's own payment ledger and payout records to reconcile what was earned against Etsy's fees, so profit figures come from the shop's real numbers rather than estimates.

Shipping profiles and shop settings

Reads and maintains the seller's shipping profiles, shop sections and policies, so a new listing inherits settings that are already correct.

Reviews on the seller's own shop

Reads reviews left on the seller's shop and listings so the seller can see and respond to feedback alongside the order it belongs to.

Permissions requested

The application asks for these OAuth scopes and no others. Each one is needed by a capability listed above; a seller can disconnect at any time from their own Etsy account settings.

• listings_r
• listings_w
• shops_r
• shops_w
• transactions_r
• transactions_w

Data handling

• Listing information shown to a seller is refreshed so that it is never more than six hours older than the same information on Etsy; other shop data is refreshed within twenty-four hours.
• We never ask for, store or transmit an Etsy account password. Access is by OAuth token only, and a seller can revoke it from Etsy at any time.
• Buyer details reach us only as part of the seller's own orders, are used only to fulfil those orders, and are not used for marketing.
• Nothing in the application diverts a sale away from Etsy or works around Etsy checkout. Orders are placed, paid and completed on Etsy.

Full detail in the Privacy Policy and the Application Terms.