Connect a Yahoo! Store

Yahoo! Stores can connect to Stamps.com as an order source. When connected, you can manage all your shipping using Stamps.com.

Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • A Yahoo account

  • Your Yahoo Store ID & Partner Store Contract Token

  • Connecting a store requires your Stamps.com account to be on either the E-commerce or one of our Legacy plans.

How to Connect Yahoo!

To connect your Yahoo! store to Stamps.com:

Online

  1. Go to the ORDERS tab.

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  2. Click the Settings icon The Settings icon..

    The Orders Settings window will open.

  3. Select the Stores tab and click Add .

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  4. Select the Yahoo! tile to open the Connect Your Yahoo! Store window.

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  5. Enter your Store ID, Partner Store Contract Token, and First Order ID to Import into the Connect Your Yahoo! Store window.

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  6. Click Connect.

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  7. Give your Yahoo! Store a personalized Nickname and click Save.

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Your Yahoo! Store is now connected.

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Customize your Yahoo! Store with our advanced Settings features. Learn more about How to Edit Your Store Settings.

PC Software

  1. Go to Orders.

    Stamps PC shows the Orders tab marked.

  2. Click Manage Data Sources and click Add Source.

    Stamps PC shows Manage Data Source dropdown with Add Source marked.

  3. Select Yahoo Instant Payment Notification then click Next.

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  4. Enter your Store ID, Partner Store Contract Token, and First Order ID to Import into the Connect Your Yahoo! Store window.

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  5. Click Connect to open the Profile Options window.

  6. Set your shipping label preferences for:

  7. Click Done when finished.

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  8. Click Done again to close the Manage Profiles pop-up window.

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Your Yahoo! store is now connected and ready to retrieve your orders. Your Yahoo! Profile will appear in the Profile Tree in Orders.

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Reauthorize Your Yahoo! Store

Reauthorizing your Yahoo! connection can be useful when permissions need to be reestablished between Stamps.com and your Yahoo! store, such as when you receive an error when importing orders.

If your Yahoo! Stores stops importing orders, you may need to refresh or reauthorize the store connection. The Yahoo! Store API Token needs to be renewed at least every 5 years.

Reauthorizing your connection will not affect your store settings, Service Mappings, or orders that have already been imported.

To reauthorize your Yahoo! store:

Online

  1. Go to the ORDERS tab and click the Settings icon The Settings icon..

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  2. Expand Orders and click on Stores.

    The settings modal with the Orders section expanded and Stores marked.

  3. Select the store to reauthorize, then click Reconnect.

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  4. Open your web browser, go to http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/servicecheck.php, and log in.

  5. Click Store under Control Panels.

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  6. Select Real-Time Links in the Order Settings section.

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  7. Click the API Settings link.

  8. Locate the Partner for your Stamps.com connection. Then, click the renew link in the Renew column.

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  9. Select a future date for your partner token. Then, click Renew Token.

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    Renewing a partner token generates a new token for use with your store. By default, the new token expiry date will be one year from the current date. You may also choose to set your own token expiry date, which can be up to five years from the current date.

  10. Click the Show/Hide Token link and copy the token.

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  11. Switch back to Stamps.com. Verify that the Store ID field has the correct value. It should be ypa-002565315397. Then, paste the token from the previous step into the Partner Store Contract Token field. Click Connect.

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  12. Click Done.

You are now reconnected to your Yahoo! store.

PC Software

  1. Go to Orders. Then, click Manage Data Sources and select Edit Source.

    shows manage data sources selected with edit source highlighted

  2. Select the store to reauthorize, then click the Edit button.

    STORE_SEL_Store_BTN_Edit_PC.png

  3. Click the X to close the General Settings screen.

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  4. Click the Reconnect... button.

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  5. Open your web browser, go to http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/servicecheck.php, and log in.

  6. Click Store under Control Panels.

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  7. Select Real-Time Links in the Order Settings section.

    STORE_Reauth_Yahoo_LNK_RealTimeLinks_MRK.png

  8. Click the API Settings link.

  9. Locate the Partner for your Stamps.com connection. Then, click the renew link in the Renew column.

    STORE_Reauth_Yahoo_LNK_Renew_MRK.png

  10. Select a future date for your partner token. Then, click Renew Token.

    STORE_Reauth_Yahoo_RenewTokenDate_MRK.png

    Renewing a partner token generates a new token for use with your store. By default, the new token expiry date will be one year from the current date. You may also choose to set your own token expiry date, which can be up to five years from the current date.

  11. Click the Show/Hide Token link and copy the token.

    STORE_Reauth_Yahoo_LNK_ShowHideToken_MRK.png

  12. Switch back to Stamps.com. Verify that the Store ID field has the correct value. It should be ypa-002565315397. Then, paste the token from the previous step into the Partner Store Contract Token field. Click Connect.

    STORE_Reauth_Yahoo_ID_Token_Connect_MRK.png

  13. Click Done.

You are now reconnected to your Yahoo! store.

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