Overview
Takealot is South Africa's largest online marketplace (~31.9% of SA online shoppers). The Automize Takealot connector covers seller offers, sales, orders for marketplace sellers.
- Regions: South Africa.
- Plans: Marketplace seller account required (sellers.takealot.com).
Setting up the connection
Auth type: API Key.
- Takealot Seller Portal → API → create token.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Takealot. Paste key.
Find your credentials at https://sellers.takealot.com/.
Rate limits
Per-seller.
Data model
Marketplace primitives:
Seller ─┬─ Offers (your listings against Takealot's catalog)
├─ Sales (orders)
└─ Inventory levelsAvailable operations
5 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Get offer | General | Get offer details by identifier from Takealot. |
| Get offer count | General | Get total number of offers on Takealot. |
| Get sale | General | Get sale details by order ID from Takealot. |
| List offers | General | List all product offers on Takealot. |
| List sales | General | List sales/orders on Takealot. |
Operations
Get offer
Get offer details by identifier from Takealot.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Offer ID offer_id | Yes | text |
Get offer count
Get total number of offers on Takealot.
No input parameters.
Get sale
Get sale details by order ID from Takealot.
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Order ID order_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Returns full order + customer (anonymised) + shipping address.
List offers
List all product offers on Takealot.
No input parameters.
Tips
- Your active offers. Filter by status.
List sales
List sales/orders on Takealot.
No input parameters.
Tips
- Filter by date range, status.
FAQ
- vs running my own e-commerce?
- Takealot brings buyer traffic. Trade-off: marketplace commission + harder brand control vs your own store.