eBay Seller Center Data Connector User Guide

eBay Seller Center Data Connector User Guide

As an eBay seller, you need quick access to your sales data and performance metrics to make informed decisions. This guide will walk you through connecting your eBay Seller Center account to Power My Analytics, enabling you to automate data collection and create insightful reports. By the end, you'll be able to effortlessly analyze your eBay sales data and optimize your selling strategy.



Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have:
  1. An active eBay seller account
  2. View orders and Download order report permissions for your eBay account

    The settings page to add a user in your eBay Seller account configuration.

Adding eBay Seller Center as a Data Source

  1. Log in to your Power My Analytics account.
  2. Navigate to your Hub and select Sources from the menu.
  3. Click + New Data Source.
  4. Choose eBay Seller Center from the gallery of available sources.
  5. Sign in to your eBay account when prompted.

Creating a Looker Studio Report

Follow these steps to create a Looker Studio report using your eBay Seller Center data:
  1. After adding eBay Seller Center as a data source, go to Reports > Looker Studio in your PMA hub
  2. Click on eBay Seller Center under Create Looker Studio Report (this will open the official Looker Studio application in a new window)
  3. Google Looker Studio Configuration:
    1. Step 1:
      1. Name your data source (e.g., "eBay Seller Center - Your Organization")
      2. Select your Power My Analytics hub from the dropdown
      3. Optional: Leave "Use report template for new reports" checked to use the PMA demo template
      4. Click Next
    2. Step 2:
      1. User Account: Choose your Constant Contact account (for real data) or "Sample Account" (for sample data)
      2. Click Next
    3. Step 3:
      1. Choose the currency to use in your reports
      1. Click Connect in the top right to finalize the data source configuration
    4. Step 4:
      1. Click Create Report in the top right
For a quick start, use our pre-built eBay Seller Center demo template.

Key Reports and Fields

eBay Seller Center data in Power My Analytics offers a wide range of metrics and dimensions. Here are some popular metrics you can use in your reports:
  • Key Performance Metrics: Order Total, Order ID, Orders, Items, Product Revenue, Tax
  • Order Metrics: Product Revenue, Orders, Order Total
  • Listing Metrics: Items, Start Price, Current Price, Quantity Available, Watchers, Questions, Bids
For a complete list of available fields, refer to the Schema Explorer.

Limitations and Important Considerations

  1. Backfilling: Backfilling is limited to 90 days of historical data. Power My Analytics will begin daily collection of data from the day a report is created.

Unavailable Data

  1. Traffic data: All data in the tables traffic_day and traffic_listing is currently unavailable
  2. Fees
  3. Realtime data
  4. Custom fields

Troubleshooting

See our article Basic Troubleshooting for information on issues that may affect the eBay Seller Center connector.

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