Walmart integration

Learn how to connect Walmart to Inventory Planner

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Written by Jill
Updated over a week ago

Overview of the Walmart integration

Sync to Inventory Planner

Inventory Planner pulls all product information and sales orders from your Walmart account.

Forecast customer demand

Set forecasting methods in Inventory Planner to forecast demand for your products, variants, warehouses, bundles, vendors/suppliers, or assemblies.

  • Customizable forecasting methods to prevent you from over- or under-stocking

  • Create forecasts for multiple inventory locations or warehouses

  • Forecast lost revenue and lost profit due to delayed replenishment to help you prioritize your purchasing decisions

  • Single source of truth for overstocked items

Optimize inventory purchasing

Use data-driven replenishment recommendations in Inventory Planner to reorder the right inventory at the right time, creating purchase orders directly in Inventory Planner.

  • Stop spending days or weeks manually tracking your purchase orders

  • Adjust easily to supplier requirements

  • Respond quickly to supply chain disruptions

  • Stop overpaying for inventory at the last minute

Report on your inventory

Run various inventory reports to understand how your inventory is performing.

  • Increase visibility on product performance and profitability

  • Reduce opportunity costs of keeping excess inventory

  • Reduce opportunity costs of inventory shortages

  • Gain back time from creating manual reports

Connecting Walmart and Inventory Planner

Inventory Planner uses the Walmart Marketplace API to access your products and sales orders. More detail and screenshots are available on the Walmart portal.

To connect the two platforms, follow these steps:

Step 1: Log in to the Walmart Developer Portal

Go to the Walmart Developer Portal, then click My Account and log in with your seller account.

Step 2: Add New Key

Under API keys, click “Add New Key For A Solution Provider.”

Step 3: Select “Inventory Planner” Solution Provider

On the “New Delegated Access Key” pop-up, choose Inventory Planner as the solution provider.

Step 4: Grant “Full Access” permissions

For each permission, select "Full Access", then hit "Submit".

Step 5: Use Keys

Copy the Client ID and Client Secret, then log into Inventory Planner. Go to Account > Settings > Connections & warehouses, then click "+ New Connection" at the bottom of the page.

Choose the Walmart connector, then fill in the Client ID and Client Secret you saved earlier, as well as choosing which marketplace you're selling on.

Once you've filled in the form, click "Connect".

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this integration work with the Walmart Fulfillment Service?

The current integration does work with the Walmart Fulfillment Service. Please sign up for our Early Adopter Program to provide feedback on the Walmart integration and syncing Walmart Fulfillment Services to your Inventory Planner account.

What Walmart Marketplaces are supported?

The Inventory Planner + Walmart integration works for sellers in the US and Mexico. If you're selling in Walmart Canada, please sign up for our Early Adopter Program to work with our team.

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