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Connect Monta to Katana

Map Monta warehouses to locations, import products by SKU, view read-only stock, and track inbounds as transfers.

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Written by Argo Ohvril

What the Katana–Monta integration does

Monta is an e-commerce logistics platform that combines fulfillment services with MontaWMS warehouse-management software and MontaPortal. It manages inventory, orders, returns, warehouse operations, shipping, and integrations with webshops, marketplaces, ERP systems, and carriers.

By connecting Katana with Monta, you can:

  • Map Monta warehouses to Katana locations: Each Monta warehouse is linked to its own dedicated Katana location, and only mapped warehouses sync.

  • Import products by SKU: Monta products match existing Katana products by SKU, unknown SKUs create new products, and SKU aliases bridge mismatched SKUs.

  • See Monta stock levels in Katana: Monta's stock numbers appear as read-only external inventory at each warehouse's mapped location.

  • Track inbound shipments as stock transfers: Each Monta inbound shipment becomes a Katana stock transfer that updates as goods are received.

sync diagram showing data flowing one way from Monta into Katana: Monta warehouses mapped to Katana locations, Monta products imported into Katana products by SKU, Monta stock levels shown as read-only external inventory at mapped Katana locations, and Monta inbound shipments becoming Katana stock transfers

Before you start

  • An active Monta account.

  • Your Monta API Username and API Password. Your Monta representative provides these.

  • A Katana account with permission to manage integrations.

Connect Monta to Katana

  1. In Katana, open the Integrations page and find the Monta tile.

  2. Click Connect.

  3. In the connection form, enter your API Username and API Password, then confirm.

    the Katana Monta connection form showing two empty input fields labeled API Username and API Password, with a confirm button below them

  4. After Monta approves the connection, the configuration screen opens on the Location tab. The integration status shows Connected with Sync inactive, and an Activate sync button appears in the header. Map each Monta warehouse to a Katana location. Use Add to Katana to create a dedicated location automatically.

    the Monta integration configuration screen in Katana on the Location tab, listing Monta warehouses each with an Add to Katana option for mapping to a dedicated Katana location, with the status Connected and Sync inactive and an Activate sync button in the header

  5. Click Activate sync to start syncing data with Monta. Nothing syncs until you click this button.

How your daily workflow looks

  1. Monta keeps track of the physical stock in your mapped warehouses.

  2. Products from Monta are imported into Katana by SKU. Products with new SKUs are created automatically.

  3. When Monta registers an inbound shipment, it appears in Katana as a stock transfer to the warehouse's mapped location.

  4. As Monta receives the goods, the stock transfer's received quantities and status update in Katana.

  5. Monta's stock levels update as read-only external inventory at each mapped location. Reconciliation adjusts Katana's in-stock to match Monta's on-hand quantities.

  6. You plan purchasing and production in Katana based on up-to-date stock.

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