The Zanders Connection
Our Zanders integration runs against the same WooCommerce data model as the rest of MFS Exchange — meaning Zanders inventory shows up alongside your local stock and your other distributor feeds as one unified catalog. That same catalog is what gets pushed out to your GunBroker listings, so the products you sell on every channel pull from a single source of truth.
- Full catalog sync — product data, attributes, images, and categories pulled from the Zanders feed.
- Near-real-time inventory — stock levels reflect Zanders' availability on a ~20-minute sync cycle, with configurable buffers to prevent overselling between syncs.
- Live pricing with markup rules — percentage or fixed markup, MAP enforcement, and per-product overrides.
- Dropship routing — Zanders-fulfilled orders are flagged and routed to Zanders automatically; mixed-cart orders split correctly between firearms and accessories accounts.
- Distributor-aware routing — every Zanders product is tagged so reporting, shipping, and GunBroker logic all know it's distributor stock.
- GunBroker syndication — list Zanders inventory directly to GunBroker with auto-detection of distributor vs. local stock.
One Catalog. Every Channel.
When a customer buys a Zanders-stocked product on your site, your POS knows. When a counter sale moves your local copy of an item, Zanders' feed handles the next one. When you list to GunBroker, you can choose to syndicate local stock, Zanders stock, or both. The point of the unified data model is that you stop thinking about which silo each unit lives in — the system handles it.
What We Need To Wire Zanders Up
Zanders is wired up through three separate accounts inside FFL Cockpit — one for firearms, one for accessories, and one for ship-to-store. Each has its own API username and password. Here is exactly what we need from you and what you'll need to confirm with your Zanders sales rep.
What we need from you
API username and password for all three Zanders accounts. Usernames are typically email addresses (often ending in @gzanders.org). Passwords look like a long UUID-style string.
Primary dropship account for firearm orders.
api_userapi_password
Primary dropship account for non-firearm products.
api_userapi_password
Account used for transferring inventory into your own stock.
api_userapi_password
What you need to do at Zanders
If you don't already have these credentials, reach out to your Zanders sales rep. Two things to confirm:
- Drop shipping is enabled on your account. If it isn't yet, the credentials they send won't work for the integration — ask them to enable it first.
- You need API credentials for all three accounts: firearms, accessories, and ship-to-store.
Included With MFS Exchange
The Zanders integration is included at no additional cost from us. Your FFL Cockpit subscription is bundled into the $300/mo platform fee — you don't pay separately for the feed, for the integration, or for the unlimited distributor connections that come with it. The only Zanders-side cost is the one-time setup fee noted above.