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Discogs is an online database and marketplace for music collectors and enthusiasts who want to track their collections, explore discographies, and connect with other music fans. Their platform is a comprehensive resource for cataloging and discovering music in various formats, including vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, and digital releases. Discogs’ shippers are merchants who use the Discogs marketplace to manage and fulfill orders for music items.

Discogs Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with Discogs.

  • Discogs API token

    You can generate the API token from your Discogs account in Settings > Developer.

Order Import Requirements:

  • Must include a Ship To address.

Connect a Discogs Store to ShipStation

To connect your Discogs store to ShipStation:

  1. Log in to your Discogs account to locate or generate your Discogs API Token.

    Go to Profile > Settings > Developers. From here you can copy your Discogs API Token or click Generate to make a new one. Making a new API token may disrupt pre-exisitng store connections.

  2. Open a new tab or browser window and log in to your ShipStation account.

  3. Go to Account Settings.

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  4. Select Selling Channels from the sidebar, then choose Store Setup.

    Settings page selections, with outline marking the Selling Channels Store Setup option.

  5. Click Connect a Store or Marketplace.

    Store Setup Settings, box highlights Connect a Store or Marketplace button.

  6. Select the Discogs tile.

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  7. Copy and paste your Discogs API token into the Token field of the Set Up Store Connection popup and click Connect.

  8. Click Test Connection, then Connect if the test is successful.

After you've completed the connection steps, the store's Settings page will open. You can adjust your store-specific settings like branding and customer notifications, if you wish. Or click Save to close.

Available Features for Discogs

The ShipStation integration with Discogs supports the following standard features:

Key: Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. = Supported; Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No. = Not Supported; Grey dash icon. Not applicable. = Does Not Apply

Feature

Supported?

Custom Statuses

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Customer Emails

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Customer Phone Numbers

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Requested Service

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Payment Method

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Discounts

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Identifies Gift Orders

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Internal Notes

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Notes from Buyer

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Order Weight

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Item Weight

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. *

Item Images

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Item Options

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. *

Item Warehouse Location

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

* See Additional Details about Discogs to learn more about this feature.

Order Status Mapping

ShipStation Status

Discogs Status

Awaiting Payment

N/A

Awaiting Payment

Payment Received

Shipped

Shipped

Cancelled

Cancelled - Per Buyer’s Request,

Cancelled - Item Unavailable,

Cancelled - Non-Paying Buyer

On Hold

N/A

Data Sent with Shipment Notification

This table indicates which data ShipStation sends to Discogs with the marketplace shipment notification:

Field

Sent to Marketplace?

Status Update

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Tracking Number

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Service

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Carrier Fee

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Note to Buyer

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Item Information

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Status UpdateTracking NumberCarrierServiceCarrier Fee

The shipment update ShipStation sends to the selling channel will include any Notes to Buyer set on the order in ShipStation.

Item Information

Additional Features for Discogs

The ShipStation integration with Discogs allows for the following additional features:

Feature

Description

Item Options

  • Media Condition

  • Sleeve Condition

If a store allows custom statuses, this means you define that statuses your orders use in your selling channel. In most cases, if you have custom statuses you'll need to define which ShipStation statuses each custom order status corresponds to.

ShipStation will import the customer's email address with the order data and can send shipment confirmation and delivery emails to that email address (configured in your Store settings).

ShipStation will import the customer phone number with the order data.

ShipStation will import the shipping method chosen by the customer during their store checkout.

ShipStation will import the payment method used to pay for the order.

ShipStation will import discount and coupon information for the order.

ShipStation can determine if an order is a gift from the order data sent by the store.

ShipStation will import internal notes or order activity from the store into the ShipStation Internal Notes field.

ShipStation will import notes provided by the customer when they made their purchase.

ShipStation will import the total order weight from the store.

ShipStation will import the weight for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import an image URL for each line item in the order. These images will appear as thumbnails in your Order Details and can be included in email notifications and packing slips.

ShipStation will import item options (such as color or size) for each line item in the order. This data will appear in your Order Details and can be included in customer emails and packing slips.

ShipStation will import a product stock location for each line item in the order.

Status UpdateTracking NumberCarrierServiceCarrier Fee

The shipment update ShipStation sends to the selling channel will include any Notes to Buyer set on the order in ShipStation.

Item Information

Discogs Integration Notes

  • A Discogs store can only have one currency at a time. The seller may change it, but then all of their inventory will change currencies. Currency is locked for Discogs orders.

  • Discogs does support Pickup for orders, but not through ShipStation.

  • Discogs does not currently support Custom Field Mapping.

  • All weights for Discogs are in grams.

If a store allows custom statuses, this means you define that statuses your orders use in your selling channel. In most cases, if you have custom statuses you'll need to define which ShipStation statuses each custom order status corresponds to.

ShipStation will import the customer's email address with the order data and can send shipment confirmation and delivery emails to that email address (configured in your Store settings).

ShipStation will import the customer phone number with the order data.

ShipStation will import the shipping method chosen by the customer during their store checkout.

ShipStation will import the payment method used to pay for the order.

ShipStation will import discount and coupon information for the order.

ShipStation can determine if an order is a gift from the order data sent by the store.

ShipStation will import internal notes or order activity from the store into the ShipStation Internal Notes field.

ShipStation will import notes provided by the customer when they made their purchase.

ShipStation will import the total order weight from the store.

ShipStation will import the weight for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import an image URL for each line item in the order. These images will appear as thumbnails in your Order Details and can be included in email notifications and packing slips.

ShipStation will import item options (such as color or size) for each line item in the order. This data will appear in your Order Details and can be included in customer emails and packing slips.

ShipStation will import a product stock location for each line item in the order.

Status UpdateTracking NumberCarrierServiceCarrier Fee

The shipment update ShipStation sends to the selling channel will include any Notes to Buyer set on the order in ShipStation.

Item Information