etsy integration

Etsy knows you sold a candle. It doesn't know you're out of wax.

Etsy counts listings. It cannot count the 180 g of wax, the wick, the jar and the mailer that left your workshop when that listing sold. Masto Control connects to your shop and turns every paid order into real stock movements, right down to the raw materials.

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Masto Control sales channel settings showing a connected Etsy shop
the gap

Etsy's stock number is the last link in a chain it can't see

Etsy manages listings well. It was never meant to know what a listing is made of.

You run out of materials, not products

Nobody's shop stops because they ran out of finished candles. It stops because the fragrance oil is gone and the next delivery is a week away. That is the number worth watching, and Etsy does not hold it.

The price you see is not what you keep

A sale at 24 euro is not 24 euro. Take off the materials, the jar, the mailer and Etsy's cut, and the real figure is a different one. Averaged across a shop, that gap is the whole business.

One listing, several recipes

Soy or beeswax, 180 ml or 300 ml. On Etsy that is one listing with options. In your workshop it is different materials, different costs and different stock for each one.

when an order lands

What actually happens in the seconds after a sale

Etsy tells us the moment an order is paid. We also poll your shop every 15 minutes as a backstop, so a lost notification costs you nothing and no order is ever counted twice.

Then the chain runs by itself, in the order a workshop would do it by hand.

variants

Soy and beeswax are not the same candle

A listing with options is several sellable things wearing one title. Link each variant to its own product card and each carries its own recipe, its own cost and its own stock. The listing stays a single listing on Etsy, exactly as your buyers see it.

When stock is pushed back, only the linked variant is touched. Its siblings are written back untouched, because Etsy replaces a listing's whole inventory in one go and a careless integration would flatten the rest.

ONE LISTING ON ETSY
Vanilla candle, 180 ml
Wax type: Soy
soy wax, cotton wick, 180 ml jar
card A
Wax type: Beeswax
beeswax, wooden wick, 180 ml jar
card B
Two recipes, two costs, two stock levels, one thing your buyer clicks on.
honest limits

What this integration does not do

Worth knowing before you spend an afternoon on it rather than after.

Stock does not go back instantly

Orders reach us in seconds, but quantities are pushed to Etsy once a night, plus whenever you press Sync. If you sell the same few items on several platforms at once, know that before you rely on it.

It does not create your listings

You link listings that already exist, chosen from a dropdown of your shop. Title, description, price and photos can be pushed from a product card if you want them to be, but the listing itself is yours to make on Etsy.

It is not a shop manager

No messages, no reviews, no Etsy Ads, no emailing your buyers, and nothing that edits your shop settings. It reads orders and listings, and writes stock and listing content. That is the whole surface.

FAQ

Common questions

How quickly does Masto Control know about an Etsy sale?

Within seconds. Etsy notifies us the moment an order is paid. As a safety net we also check your shop every 15 minutes, so an order still arrives even if a notification is lost. Both routes are idempotent, so an order is never counted twice.

Does it update the stock number shown on Etsy?

Yes, if you turn it on. Quantities are pushed to Etsy once a night, and there is a Sync button for when you want it done now. It is not instant in both directions: orders come in within seconds, stock goes back nightly or on demand.

What about listings with options, like scent or size?

A listing with options is several sellable things, and for a maker each one is usually a different recipe. Link each variant to its own product card. Soy and beeswax versions of the same candle can then carry different materials, different costs and different stock, while staying one listing on Etsy.

Do I have to recreate my listings?

No. You connect your shop, then pick the listing from a dropdown of what is already there and link it to the product card it corresponds to. Masto Control does not create listings for you and never touches your shop settings.

Are my buyers' details stored?

No. Etsy's order data includes buyer name, email and address. None of it is kept: what is stored is the line items, quantities and totals needed to move stock and work out margin.

Can I connect more than one Etsy shop?

One Etsy shop per workspace. A shop connected to one workspace cannot be claimed by another, which is what stops two accounts quietly fighting over the same stock numbers.

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