What this audit checks
Authentication & access
- OAuth2 refresh token valid and not expired against oauth.aliexpress.com/token
- Required scopes present (aliexpress.products, aliexpress.orders, aliexpress.logistics)
- Seller ID resolves and /api/seller/account returns ACTIVE status
Account health & policy compliance
- Store status not FROZEN or CLOSED on /api/seller/account
- Detailed seller ratings (match / communication / shipping) all at or above 4.5
- Store level not downgraded vs prior period (TIER/GOLD/PLATINUM band)
Listing quality & suppression
- No listings in REJECTED or AUDITING state on /api/products/list (IP, restricted goods, image quality)
- Required-attribute completeness at or above 90% across active listings
- Listings with FX pricing drift over 5% from USD anchor flagged for re-pricing
- Ship-to country coverage matches target markets (no gaps vs ship_to_countries)
Buy Box / featured-offer
- Featured-offer (search-placement) win rate at or above competitive band for top-revenue listings
- ONLINE listings priced uncompetitively vs cross-border peers on same SKU
- Store-level tier supports buyer-trust premium needed to hold featured placement
Order defect & feedback
- Shipping-time accuracy (promised vs actual Cainiao delivery) at or above 80%
- Open disputes have no unresponded items older than 3 days (auto-rule for buyer at 5d)
- Share of disputes JUDGED for BUYER over trailing 30d below defect band
- No orders past ship_deadline on /api/orders/list (Cainiao SLA risk)
Cross-channel inventory & pricing parity
- ONLINE AliExpress listings for SKUs that are out of stock on BigCommerce / Shopify
- Retail price coherence vs Alibaba B2B per-unit price on shared SKU
- Catalogue drift (title or price diff over 10%) vs BigCommerce source on shared SKU
Severity thresholds
| Signal | Warn | Critical |
|---|---|---|
buy_box_win_rate | - | < 0.40 |
defect_rate | - | > 0.04 |
feedback_score | - | < 4.3 |
listing_suppressed_pct | - | > 0.05 |
account_health_score | - | < 60 |
Data sources
GET https://gw.api.aliexpress.com/api/seller/account- Seller account standing, store level, detailed seller ratingsGET https://gw.api.aliexpress.com/api/products/list- Listing status, suppression, attributes, pricing, ship-to coverageGET https://gw.api.aliexpress.com/api/orders/list- Order status, ship deadlines, currency, buyer countryGET https://gw.api.aliexpress.com/api/disputes/list- Open disputes, response age, judged-for outcome, refund exposure