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Getting started with Etsy EDI
XEDI connects Etsy alongside your EDI trading partners, which matters most when a maker selling direct wins a stockist and suddenly has two very different sets of obligations.
One managed platform, no custom code
XEDI maps Etsy to your trading partners and validates every document, so data flows straight into the systems your teams already use.
Etsy is not EDI, and a first stockist is a different world
Selling on Etsy means selling to individuals, one order at a time, on terms the platform sets. There is no purchase order, no trading agreement and no EDI. Orders come from Etsy's own interfaces, which is the right way to handle them.
Winning a stockist changes that completely. A retailer sends a purchase order, expects an acknowledgement, expects the delivery labelled and described in a specific way, and expects an invoice that matches. None of it resembles a marketplace sale, and it usually arrives with a deadline attached.
The hard part is not the selling, it is the obligations
Makers moving into wholesale are rarely undone by the trade itself. They are undone by compliance: a barcode that is not registered, a pallet label in the wrong format, a despatch note that does not match the delivery, an invoice missing a reference nobody mentioned.
That is the part we take on entirely. The stockist's requirements are already held by us, the documents are produced to their format, and nobody in your business has to become an EDI specialist because a shop said yes.
What your team sees day to day
You get an EDI mailbox and a portal that works like an inbox. A stockist's order arrives there and is worked in one place, while Etsy sales continue exactly as they do now.
That order becomes the despatch advice, amended if you are sending more or less than ordered, with SSCC labels for the pallets, and becomes the invoice on delivery, whose arrival is confirmed in the dashboard.
Most businesses at this stage run the portal alone and never need an integration. Where Etsy is connected, it keeps stock consistent so a good week direct does not leave a stockist short.
Documents you can exchange
- Marketplace orders retrieved from Etsy
- Despatch and tracking confirmations returned to Etsy
- Stock kept consistent between Etsy and wholesale commitments
- Stockist and retailer EDI orders
- Invoices where your stockists require them
Built for Etsy teams
Whoever owns Etsy in your business, XEDI keeps EDI accurate and hands-off.
- Makers and small producers
- Brands that began on Etsy
- Founders handling their own fulfilment
- Operations managers at growing craft businesses
- Businesses winning a first stockist
Etsy EDI document types
The EDI documents belong to your stockists. Etsy orders are retrieved from the marketplace.
| Document | What it carries | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplace orders | Direct sales retrieved from Etsy, kept visible alongside wholesale rather than in a separate tab. | Etsy to you |
| Despatch confirmations | Shipping and tracking returned to Etsy so the buyer is updated. | You to Etsy |
| Stockist purchase orders | A retailer's demand with its delivery window, terms and identifiers, arriving in the portal. | Stockist to you |
| Order acknowledgements | Your confirmation of what will be supplied, in the form the stockist requires. | You to stockist |
| Despatch advice | What you are actually sending, with pallet labels the stockist's goods-in scans. | You to stockist |
| Invoices | Raised against the delivery with the references the stockist needs to pay it. | You to stockist |
How to connect Etsy with EDI using XEDI
Most of this is about meeting a stockist's requirements without becoming an expert in them. The sequence below is what onboarding looks like from your side.
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We scope how you sell on Etsy and what you have committed to any stockists.
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We connect Etsy alongside your wholesale partner connections.
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We map Etsy listings to the same products a stockist orders against.
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We prove both flows together so a wholesale commitment is not consumed by direct sales.
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You get both sides visible in one place, and we handle the wholesale requirements entirely.
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Everything about Etsy EDI
Common requirements
- Etsy shop and API access
- How direct orders are fulfilled today
- Product identity between Etsy and wholesale
- How much stock is held back for stockists
- The stockists you supply
What we need from you to build it
Only what we cannot hold for you. Your stockist's requirements are entirely ours, including labels and formats.
- Etsy shop access
- Shop and API access, so direct sales can be seen alongside wholesale demand.
- How you fulfil today
- Who picks and ships, since a stockist delivery is a different exercise from a single parcel.
- Product identity
- How an Etsy listing relates to the product a stockist orders, including pack sizes they buy in.
- Stock held for stockists
- How much is protected for a wholesale commitment, so a strong direct week does not leave you short.
- The stockists you supply
- Who has said yes and who you are pitching. Their requirements are already held by us.
Why suppliers choose XEDI for Etsy
- A first stockist does not require you to learn EDI, buy software or hire anyone.
- Their requirements, labels and formats are held and applied by us rather than interpreted by you.
- Direct sales and wholesale commitments draw on one visible stock position.
- Most makers never need an integration at all, and we will say so rather than sell one.
- If a stockist raises a problem, it comes to us, which matters when there is no operations team.
Does Etsy support EDI?
No. Etsy is a consumer marketplace with no purchase orders or trading terms. EDI enters your business when a retailer or stockist starts buying from you, and that is what this handles.
A shop wants to stock us and mentioned EDI. What now?
Their requirements are almost certainly already held by us, since we connect to an extensive list of retailers. You would work their orders in the portal, and the documents and labels they expect are produced for you.
Do we need to buy an inventory system first?
No. Plenty of businesses supply stockists from the portal alone. An integration is only worth adding when re-keying becomes the bottleneck.
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