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This guide takes you from a new account to your first saved product. Plan on about 15 minutes. You need an Amazon seller account and the Chrome browser.
1

Create your account

Go to sourcedock.io/signup. The page is called Create your seller account.
  1. Type your First name and Last name.
  2. Type your Email.
  3. Type a Password of at least 12 characters. Spaces are fine, so a short phrase works well.
  4. Click Sign up.
Or click Continue with Google. Then you skip the email check in the next step.After Sign up, you see a page called Check your email. SourceDock sends a link to the address you typed.
2

Verify your email

Open the email and click the link. A page called Verifying seller email checks it. When it works, you see Email verified and a Continue to log in button.No email? On the Check your email page, click Resend verification email. You can resend once a minute.Link old or already used? The page says the link is invalid or expired. Type your email and click Send new verification link.
The link only proves the email is yours. It does not log you in. You log in next.
3

Log in

The login page is called Welcome back, seller. Type your email and password. Tick Keep me signed in if this is your own computer. Click Log in. Forgot your password? Click Forgot password? under the password box.You land on the Command desk. If your email is not verified yet, a bar at the top says Verify your email. Checkout and the Amazon connection stay locked until you verify.
4

Pick a plan

A bar at the top of the desk says Choose a plan to get started. Click See plans. Or click your avatar and pick Billing & pricing.Each plan card shows its price and the line Free for 7 days, then the monthly price. Click Start Free Trial on a card. A window called Subscribe opens. Stripe runs the payment form inside it. SourceDock never sees your card details. Finish the form.You do not need a card to start the trial. Add one before the trial ends to keep your plan. If you do not, the trial stops and nothing is charged.SourceDock then shows Activating your subscription for a few seconds. The desk opens with your plan on.Not sure which plan? See Plans and billing. Pro is marked Most Popular and includes Capital Recovery.
Have an access code? Type it in the Have an access code? box on the Billing page and click Redeem.
5

Connect your Amazon seller account

On the desk, the next moves list shows Connect your Amazon seller account. Click it. Or click your avatar and pick Connections.Click Connect Your First Account. The button changes to Redirecting… and Amazon’s own consent screen opens. Log in to Seller Central if Amazon asks. Then approve the request.SourceDock asks for read access only. It reads restrictions, catalog, pricing, and fees. On Pro and Flagship it also reads settlement data, the record of what Amazon paid you. SourceDock never changes listings or prices. It never sends messages.Amazon sends you back to Connections. A message says Amazon account connected. The API status tile shows Token healthy. If it shows something else, see Connections.
6

Install the SourceDockIQ Chrome extension

The extension adds ASINs to your Vault while you browse Amazon. It also records the restriction results you see in Seller Central. It is optional, but it saves a lot of typing.On the Command desk, a notice says Install the SourceDockIQ extension. Click Install. The Chrome Web Store opens. Add the extension to Chrome.Go back to SourceDock and refresh the page. The notice now says SourceDockIQ extension detected but not connected. Click Connect. When the notice goes away, the extension is linked to your account.You can also open the store listing here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hbngnifeckpnidfdmhooginhbeeecngkFor more, see Chrome extension.
7

Run your first scan

Click Scanner in the bar at the bottom of the screen. The Gate Scanner tells you what you are allowed to sell before you buy it.
  1. Paste ASINs into the big box, one per line. Amazon links work too. You can also drop a CSV file onto the box.
  2. The counter above the box shows how many ASINs are ready and how many your plan allows per scan.
  3. Click Scan. The button shows the count, like Scan 12 ASINs.
Results stream in as Amazon answers. Each ASIN gets a verdict: Approved, Needs approval, or Blocked. Results stay cached for 4 hours, so a repeat scan is fast.The Paste and Clear buttons sit next to Scan. The From Vault switch at the top scans products you already saved.If the hint under the box says Connect an Amazon seller account to scan, go back to step 5.For what each verdict means, see Gate Scanner.
8

Save your first prospect

A prospect is a product you may want to buy. The Vault is where you keep them.Click Vault in the bottom bar. In the add bar at the top, type or paste one ASIN. Press Enter, or click Add →. A panel called Add to Vault slides in. It says: paste an ASIN, SourceDock fetches the rest, you confirm the buy cost.Type what you would pay for one unit. Click Add to Vault. The product appears in your list with its title, price, fees, and profit.
Press the a key on the Vault page to jump to the add bar.
You can also save from the extension while on Amazon, or click Save to Vault on a Scout find.For prices, tags, and filters, see Vault.

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What to do next

  • Turn on two-factor codes on the Account page. The Next step card there reminds you.
  • Record your first buy on Purchases.
  • Import your past Amazon orders. Once Amazon is connected, the desk lists Import your past Amazon orders as a next move.