Mercado Libre Account Integration


Overview

MercadoLibre, Inc. is an Argentine company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, incorporated in the United States, that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions, including mercadolibre.com. As of 2021, MercadoLibre, Inc. had approximately 139.5 million unique active users. Sellercloud can establish an API connection with Mercado Libre via plugin integration. You’ll need to request your Seller ID and Oauth Token from Mercado Libre.

It is recommended to have a company designated for this integration where the company settings and relevant scheduled tasks should be set up.

Prerequisite

There are three plugins you will need to be installed on your server in order to integrate:

  • Mercado Libre Order Import
  • Mercado Libre Documents Import Order Export
  • Mercado Libre Product Export

Reach out to the Sellercloud Support team to have the plugins installed on your server.

If you would like a dedicated representative to complete the testing for your account and ensure that the setup is configured accordingly, we recommend opting in for Premium Support.

Integrate with Mercado Libre

In order to execute the plugins for Order Import and Inventory, and Invoice Import, you’ll need to create the following company settings in Sellercloud under the company where the task will be configured. You can find more information on Company Settings here

SETTING NAME DESCRIPTION
CUSTOM COMPANY SETTINGS
Mercado Libre seller id The unique seller ID. Provided by the channel
Mercado-LibreOAuthTokenId OAuth token, provided by the channel
CUSTOM PRODUCT COLUMNS
MercadoLibreSKU If populated, the MercadoLibreSKU will be used instead of the default Sellercloud SKU when mapping products. The MercadoLibreSKU needs to match the value of the Item ID on the Mercado Libre listing.
CUSTOM ORDER COLUMNS
MercadoLibre_ShipmentId This will be populated with the ID of the shipment as it is in Mercado Libre

Reach out to the Sellercloud Support team to create the custom columns on your server.


Automate Order Download and Inventory Upload

The initial task configuration must be performed.

Create a Scheduled Task for Order Import

  1. Click Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Manage Scheduled Tasks.
  2. Click on the green plus icon in the bottom right corner to open the Task Creation pop-up.
  3. Fill in:
    1. Task Type: Import Orders
    2. Task Name
    3. Company: the company you created for this integration.
    4. Start Time.
    5. Click CREATE.
  4. The following message appears at the bottom of your screen: “Scheduled task created successfully. Click Here to configure the task details.” – click the link.
  5. Click the Edit button on the top right.
  6. In the Details section:
    1. Under Create Orders for Company, select the company where your Mercado Libre settings are.
    2. Click the Plugin menu and select Mercado Libre Order Import.
    3. Click the Configure Plugin Settings gear icon. Then enter your SellerId and OAuthTokenId. Click Get Token to enter the OAuth Token.
      The Get Token action is available only if the Client Setting Enable Plugin Configurations is enabled.

  7. In the Import Options section, set Import From to None.
  8. In the Frequency section, specify the task frequency. For optimal performance, select a range between thirty minutes and one hour.
  9. In the General section, click the Enable toggle button.
  10. Click Save on the top right.

Create a Scheduled Task for Inventory Export

  1. Navigate to Settings > Scheduled Tasks > Manage Scheduled Tasks.
  2. Click the green plus icon: Create New Scheduled Task.
  3. Complete as follows:
    1. Click Task Type and select Export Products.
    2. Set the Task Name.
    3. Select the Company.
    4. Select the Start Time.
    5. Click CREATE.
  4. The following message appears at the bottom of your screen: “Scheduled task created successfully. Click Here to configure the task details.” – click the link.
  5. Click the Edit button on the top right.
  6. In the Details section:
    1. Click the User ID menu and select your ID.
    2. Click the Saved Search menu and select the saved search you created earlier.
    3. Click the Export Via menu and select Mercado Libre Product Export.
    4. Click the Configure Plugin Settings gear icon. Then enter your SellerId and OAuthTokenId. Click Get Token to enter the OAuth Token.
  7. In the Export Options section, set Export To to None.
  8. In the Frequency section, specify the task frequency. For optimal performance, select a range between thirty minutes and one hour.
  9. In the General section, click the Enable toggle button.
  10. Click Save on the top right.


Overview

MercadoLibre, Inc. is an Argentine company headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay, incorporated in the United States that operates online marketplaces dedicated to e-commerce and online auctions, including mercadolibre.com. As of 2021, MercadoLibre, Inc. had approximately 139.5 million unique active users. Sellercloud can establish an API connection with Mercado Libre via plugin integration. You’ll need to request your Seller ID and Oauth Token from Mercado Libre.

It is recommended to have a company designated for this integration where the company settings and relevant scheduled tasks should be set up.

Prerequisite

There are three plugins you will need to be installed on your server in order to integrate:

  • Mercado Libre Order Import
  • Mercado Libre Documents Import Order Export
  • Mercado Libre Product Export

Reach out to the Sellercloud Support team to have the plugins installed on your server.

If you would like a dedicated representative to complete the testing for your account and ensure that the setup is configured accordingly, we recommend opting in for Premium Support.

Integrate with Mercado Libre

In order to execute the plugins for Order Import and Inventory and Invoice Import, you’ll need to create the following company settings in Sellercloud under the company, where the task will be configured. You can find more information on Company Settings here

SETTING NAME DESCRIPTION
ORDER RELATED COMPANY SETTINGS
Mercado Libre seller id The unique seller ID. Provided by the channel
Mercado-LibreOAuthTokenId OAuth token, provided by the channel
CUSTOM PRODUCT COLUMNS
MercadoLibreSKU If populated, the MercadoLibreSKU will be used instead of the default Sellercloud SKU when mapping products. The MercadoLibreSKU needs to match the value of the Item ID on the Mercado Libre listing.
CUSTOM ORDER COLUMNS
MercadoLibre_ShipmentId This will be populated with the ID of the shipment as it is in Mercado Libre

Reach out to the Sellercloud Support team to create the custom columns on your server.


Automate Order Download and Inventory Upload

The initial task configuration must be performed and is currently only available in Sellercloud’s Alpha interface.

Create a Scheduled Task for Order Import

  1. Click Settings > Select your company > Toolbox > Scheduled Tasks.
  2. The New Task Type drop-down menu shows all tasks available for scheduling. Choose Import Orders > Go.
  3. Enter a start time. The start time includes a calendar date and time. You can select both values from the Calendar and Time View pop-ups.
  4. Under Create Orders for Company select the company under which your Mercado Libre integration is.
  5. Under Order Processor Plugin/Profile select Mercado Libre Order Import
  6. Click Get Token** from the scheduled task configuration page. It will populate the token from the custom setting, mentioned above.
    **The Get Token action will only be available if Client setting Enable Plugin Configurations  is enabled.
  7. For Export To select None, since the connection is hardcoded in the plugin and it will be done automatically.
  8. Press Save

 

Create a Scheduled Task for Inventory Export

  1. Click Settings > Select your company > Toolbox > Scheduled Tasks.
  2. The New Task Type drop-down menu shows all tasks available for scheduling. Choose Export Products > Go.
  3. Enter a start time. The start time includes a calendar date and time. You can select both values from the Calendar and Time View pop-ups.
  4. Select Mercado Libre Product Export plugin under Export Via:
  5. Select a User ID and a pre-created Saved Search under that user, which filters the desired products for export
  6. Press Save

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