Overview
Makro Marketplace (Metro Marketplace, part of Massmart/Walmart) is SA's growing online marketplace. The Automize Makro Marketplace connector covers seller offers, orders, inventory, shipments, invoices.
- Regions: South Africa.
- Plans: Marketplace seller agreement.
Setting up the connection
- Makro Marketplace seller portal → API → credentials.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Makro Marketplace. Paste credentials.
Find your credentials at https://www.makro.co.za/.
Rate limits
Per-seller.
Data model
Marketplace primitives:
Seller ─┬─ Offers
├─ Orders ─── Shipments
├─ Invoices
└─ InventoryAvailable operations
10 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Check Authentication | Health | Validate signing credentials |
| Upload Credit Note | Invoices | Upload a credit note for a returned/refunded order |
| Upload Invoice | Invoices | Upload an invoice document for an order |
| Create Offers | Offers | Submit a batch of offers |
| List Offers | Offers | Retrieve all active offers for the shop |
| Update Inventory | Offers | Update stock level for an SKU |
| Cancel Order | Orders | Cancel an order |
| Get Order | Orders | Get a single order by ID |
| List Orders | Orders | List marketplace orders |
| Ship Order | Orders | Mark an order as shipped and attach tracking info |
Operations
Cancel Order
Cancel an order
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Id order_id | Yes | text |
Check Authentication
Validate signing credentials
No input parameters.
Create Offers
Submit a batch of offers
No input parameters.
Get Order
Get a single order by ID
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Id order_id | Yes | text |
List Offers
Retrieve all active offers for the shop
No input parameters.
Tips
- Your active offers.
List Orders
List marketplace orders
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by status.
Ship Order
Mark an order as shipped and attach tracking info
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Id order_id | Yes | text |
Update Inventory
Update stock level for an SKU
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sku sku | Yes | text |
Upload Credit Note
Upload a credit note for a returned/refunded order
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Id order_id | Yes | text |
Upload Invoice
Upload an invoice document for an order
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order Id order_id | Yes | text |
FAQ
- vs Takealot?
- Takealot dominant but Makro Marketplace growing fast post-Walmart integration. Both for diversification.