Step 2: Create a Solution Provider Portal Account

Before you develop applications that integrate with the Selling Partner API (SP-API), create a Solution Provider Portal account. For details about the Solution Provider Portal, refer to Solution Provider Portal.

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Tips for success

• Have your business registration number ready.
• Scan your identity proof (government-issued ID or passport and recent bank or credit card statement) so that you can upload it to the form, and have it on hand to show to the Amazon associate during the identity-verification call.
• Use a device with a video camera so that you can do the required identity-verification call with the Amazon associate.

Prerequisites

• An Amazon.com account.
• The items in Step 1: Prepare for Registration.

Steps to create a Solution Provider Portal account

To create a Solution Provider Portal account, take the following steps:

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Warning

Only create a Solution Provider Portal account if you are a developer.

1. Sign in to Solution Provider Portal with your Amazon credentials.
   If the display shows Not Authorized, you don't already have a Solution Provider Portal account, so continue with this procedure.

2. Choose Register.

3. On the Solution Provider Portal Account Setup page, choose Acknowledge & Continue.

4. On the Program Enrollment page, choose the box, select your Amazon account number, and then choose Enroll and Finish.

5. On the Solution Type Setup page:

   1. Select one or more of the following options:
      • Build applications that use SP APIs
      • Offer services
   2. Choose Apply.
      The rest of this procedure assumes that you selected Build applications that use SP APIs.

6. On the Solution Provider Portal page:

   1. Select Verify your identity.
   2. Choose Get Started.

7. Gather your government-issued ID or passport, recent bank or credit card statement, and business license (if applicable), and then choose Next.

8. On the Business Information page:

   1. Select your business location.
   2. Select your business type.
   3. Enter your business name.
   4. Read the confirmation text and if you agree, select the confirmation checkbox.
   5. Choose Next.

9. On the second Business Information page:

   1. Enter your company registration number.
   2. Enter your registered business address.
   3. Select a method to receive a PIN (SMS or a call) and type the characters that you see in the security box.
   4. Enter your phone number.
   5. Select your call verification language.
   6. Choose Send SMS or Call now.
   7. After you receive the PIN using your chosen method, enter the PIN, and then choose Next.

10. On the Primary Contact Person Information page:

    1. Enter your name.
    2. Select your country of citizenship.
    3. Select your country of birth.
    4. Select your proof of identity choice.
    5. Enter your address.
    6. Choose Next.

11. On the second Primary Contact Person Information page:

    1. Upload your proof of identity.
    2. Upload your proof of address.
    3. Click Next.
       The Solution Provider Portal returns to the Select Account page.

12. On the Select Account page:

    1. Select the account that you just created.
    2. Choose Select Account.

13. In the Identity verification box, choose Continue.

14. On the Identity Verification page:

    1. Select your language.
    2. Get your photo ID.
    3. Acknowledge the checkboxes.
    4. Choose Join video call.

15. Complete the video call with the Amazon employee.
    After Amazon verifies your identity, the Solution Provider Portal displays Verification successful at the top of the page.

Next steps

Proceed to Step 3: Create a Developer Profile.