Flipkart – connecting integration

Flipkart is one of India’s leading e-commerce platforms, offering a vast array of products from electronics, fashion to home essentials and whatnot. Founded in 2007, Flipkart has revolutionized online shopping with its extensive customer base and competitive pricing. With over 140 million registered users, it empowers sellers to reach a massive audience.

Integrating your Flipkart account with BaseLinker enables seamless management of orders, stock, offers, and prices. This guide will walk you through the steps to configure your Flipkart account in BaseLinker, covering essential synchronization features.

How to connect Flipkart integration?

1. Log in to your BaseLinker account.
2. Navigate to the Integrations on the left vertical menu.
3. Click on +Add Integration button.
4. Select Flipkart from the list of available integrations (in Marketplace section).
5. Enter an account name (e.g., your store name) for internal reference.
6. Click Save button.
7. You will be redirected to the Flipkart authentication page.
8. Enter your Flipkart credentials and complete the authentication process.

Where to find your Location ID

Users need to add the Location ID as a mandatory field to connect Flipkart to BaseLinker. The location ID can be found by these steps:

1. Go to your Flipkart Seller Account.
2. Click on Inventory tab.
3. In the URL you can find the location ID. For example the URL is https://seller.flipkart.com/index.htm|#dashboard/unifiedInventoryNew?ffType=NON_FBF&location=LOCc7017007e80453d8c755713da1f4745&state=low_stock.

The location ID here is the text:

LOCc701700e7e8b453d8c755713da1f4745

Integration possibilities

After saving your API credentials, you can configure various synchronization preferences.

• Configure listing settings – to import and list your current offers on Flipkart directly within BaseLinker. This feature helps manage your product listings efficiently.
• Stock synchronization – enable stock synchronization to keep your inventory levels consistent across Flipkart and other integrated platforms. This helps prevent overselling and stock discrepancies.
• Price synchronization – enable price synchronization to update your product prices on Flipkart automatically. This ensures that your pricing strategy is consistent and up-to-date across all sales channels.
• Order synchronization – enable downloading orders to automatically import orders from Flipkart to BaseLinker. This ensures all your orders are managed in one place, simplifying the order processing workflow.