October 2023 API and documentation updates

Three Amazon Business APIs have been enhanced with new features and one guide has been updated since the last release.

Amazon Business APIs no longer require the use of AWS IAM or AWS Signature Version 4

Starting November 1, 2023, Amazon Business APIs no longer require the use of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) or AWS Signature Version 4. This means developers don’t need to register for IAM resources or sign an Amazon Business API request with AWS Signature Version 4.

Amazon Business App Center now includes ratings and reviews

On September 12, we launched Ratings and Reviews feature on Amazon Business App Center. This will help app developers and partners like you to gather valuable customer feedback on app’s overall customer experience, well-used functionalities, and desired features. This feature helps businesses decide which app to connect and use based on the ratings and reviews.

August 2023 - API and documentation updates

Product Search API has been enhanced with two features. Refer to 2023 August release notes.
The content on Amazon Business Developer Hub is now available in Japanese language. Two guides, Product Search API customer experience guidelines and Integrated Quoting workflow, have been updated. Refer to Documentation updates.

Important! EU and NA Marketplace - Rotate your LWA client secret for all apps every 180 days

By October 31, Amazon Business Developers, must rotate their applications (apps) Login With Amazon (LWA) credentials (client secret). Rotation of the LWA client secret is required every 180 days thereafter. Your LWA client secret will stop working after 180 days, causing the app to lose access to Amazon Business APIs. This includes the inability to make successful API calls, which may directly impact any customers who authorized your app.

June 2023 - API and documentation updates

We launched the Amazon Business Ordering API in EU and FE regions and enhanced our Reporting API. Refer to June 2023 release notes.
We added an onboarding guide for Integrated Quoting Workflow, updated one App Center guide and three API onboarding guides. Refer to Documentation updates.

April 2023 - API and documentation updates

We launched our Ordering API in Amazon Business US and CA. We enhanced our Product Search API, Reporting API, and UserManagement API since the last release. Refer to April 2023 release notes.
We added an onboarding guide for Ordering API and updated one App Center guide. Refer to Documentation updates.

February 2023 - API and documentation updates

Two Amazon Business APIs now support NA region. Refer to February 2023 release notes. A use case for Document API and a new guide for Amazon Business App Center are added to our documentation site. The site now has a dark mode feature. Refer to Documentation updates.

December 2022 - API and documentation updates

We enhanced two features and added a new field in Product Search API. The Document API has a new feature, and now supports Amazon Business JP marketplace. The enum values in Reporting API now has descriptions. Refer to December 2022 release notes.
We added RSS feed capability on the documentation site, two onboarding guides for Amazon Business App Center, customer experience guidelines, and API onboarding guides in JP language. The release notes are now on the landing page. Refer to Documentation updates.

September 2022 - API and documentation updates

We enhanced the Product Search, Reporting, and Reconciliation APIs with new fields and two bug fixes since the last release. We also changed the onboarding process for Product Search API, making it consistent with all other Amazon Business APIs. Refer to September 2022 release notes.