Six-hour freshness
Displayed cached Etsy listing content is refreshed or discarded within six hours.
DATA / PURPOSE
What Etsy data is used and why.
Data access is limited to the connected seller's requested listing-management functions and the minimum OAuth scopes needed for V1.
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Etsy user and shop identifiers | Associate the OAuth authorization with the correct application user and shop. |
| Shop name and relevant shop configuration | Display the connected shop and populate listing forms. |
| Listing content and state | Show the connected seller's active and draft listings and prepare a new draft. |
| Listing images | Upload or manage images selected by the seller. |
| Price, quantity, SKU and basic inventory | Display and apply the seller-confirmed standard inventory offering for a new draft. |
| Shipping and processing profiles | Let the seller select existing Etsy configuration required by a listing. |
| OAuth tokens | Authenticate authorized requests to Etsy's Open API. |
Use boundaries
Etsy data is used only to provide functions requested by the connected seller. It is not sold, used for advertising, obtained by scraping Etsy pages, licensed as content or used to build unrelated data products.
- No order or transaction data in V1
- No buyer email or shipping-address data
- No seller password or developer credentials
- No advertising or unrelated profiling
- No cross-marketplace data transfer
- No behavioral profiling or unrelated data-product development
Display freshness
The current Etsy API Terms limit how old displayed Etsy content may be compared with Etsy. Storage is also limited to what is reasonably necessary to provide the service.
24-hour freshness
Other displayed cached Etsy content is refreshed or discarded within 24 hours.
Storage and deletion
V1 keeps only the data needed for the seller's workspace and authorized Etsy operations. The Privacy Policy provides the applicable retention details.
| Category | V1 handling |
|---|---|
| OAuth access and refresh tokens | Encrypted server-side storage; removed from active storage after disconnect, revocation, account deletion or expiry. |
| Displayed Etsy listing cache | Refresh or discard within the six-hour display-freshness limit and sooner when reasonably required by the service. |
| Other displayed Etsy content | Refresh or discard within the 24-hour display-freshness limit and sooner when reasonably required by the service. |
| Application drafts and uploaded files | Retained until the seller deletes them or requests deletion of the application workspace. |
| Security and error logs | Limited to operational need; passwords, API secrets, OAuth tokens and full private listing payloads excluded from routine logs. |
Seller controls
The seller can decline OAuth authorization, disconnect inside the application, revoke access through Etsy and request applicable access or deletion. Disconnecting deletes stored OAuth tokens and stops future API calls but does not remove listings already submitted to Etsy.