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How to connect Amazon & QuickBooks to Link My Books

Full instructions for connecting Amazon and QuickBooks accounts to Link My Books

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Written by Daniel Little
Updated over a week ago

Step-by-step guide with screenshots

Select Amazon as the channel you'd like to connect

(You can connect multiple sales channels, just one at a time)

Screenshot of the 'Link My Books' onboarding interface showing the 'Select Seller Account' step. The screen welcomes the user, John, and prompts to connect a sales channel by choosing one of four platforms: Amazon, eBay, Shopify, or Etsy. A progress tracker on the left shows four steps: Sign Up (completed), Select Seller Account (current step), Connect Sales Channel, and Connect Bookkeeping Account

Step 1: Name the account & select the Amazon region

Give your new sales channel account a name and select the Amazon region you want to connect to:

Screenshot of the 'Link My Books' setup process at the 'Connect Sales Channel' step. The user is prompted to connect an Amazon account by selecting a region from a dropdown menu. 'Myfirststore' is entered as the account name. The dropdown options include Amazon Europe, Amazon North America, Amazon Australia, and Amazon Japan. The progress tracker on the left shows previous steps 'Sign Up' and 'Select Seller Account' as completed

๐Ÿ‘‰ Good to know

We support all Amazon regions. Each region consists of multiple Amazon marketplaces. When you connect your Link My Books account to an Amazon region you connect it to all of the marketplaces in that region at once.

Step 2: Approve connection on Amazon

Once you click "Connect to Amazon" on Link My Books you will be redirected to Amazon to authorise the connection:

Screenshot of the Amazon Seller Central authorisation page for 'Link My Books'. The page lists the types of data access being requested, including Selling Partner Insights, Amazon Fulfilment, Pricing, Finance and Accounting, Product Listing, Inventory and Order Tracking, and Tax Invoicing. At the bottom, there is a checkbox to authorize access, labeled 'I direct Amazon to provide Link My Books access...', and two buttons: 'Cancel' and a highlighted 'Confirm' button

Step 3: Connect your bookkeeping platform

Once you authorise the connection you will be returned to Link My Books and see this screen:
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Screenshot of the 'Link My Books' setup interface at the final step, 'Connect Bookkeeping Account'. A green notification at the top right confirms successful connection of the Amazon account. The user is prompted to connect either a Xero or QuickBooks account. On the left, the progress tracker shows completed steps: Sign Up, Select Seller Account, and Connect Sales Channel.

The connection approval will look something like this on QuickBooks' end:

Screenshot from QuickBooks showing the setup screen for connecting to 'Link My Books'. The user, Daniel, is prompted to search for and select a company from a dropdown menu labeled 'Search for a company'. A red arrow points to the dropdown. Options include 'No, thanks' and 'Next' at the bottom of the screen

Once QuickBooks is connected you will see this screen:

Screenshot from Link My Books displaying a success message. The message confirms that the userโ€™s account has been successfully connected. It explains that importing data may take from 10 minutes to a couple of hours depending on the account size. A blue button labeled 'Take Me There' is shown below the message

Your next step will be to complete the accounts & taxes setup wizard, which is covered in this help article.

Notes for users with multiple sales channels to connect

The process for connecting your first sales channel account and any others after that is exactly the same. The only difference is how you start the process.

To add an additional account simply click the dropdown menu at the top right of your current Link My Books account and select Add new account as shown below.
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Dropdown menu from the Link My Books interface showing a list of connected e-commerce accounts. The selected account is 'Amazon Europe'. The list includes various test accounts for Amazon (JP, US, AU, EU), eBay, and Shopify. Options at the bottom include 'Add New Account', 'Billing', and 'Logout'

For more details on how to connect additional sales channels see the How to connect additional sales channels help document.

If you have any questions about this article or feedback on how we could make it better please reach out to the support team via the blue chat icon on the bottom right of the page or via email to [email protected].

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