Data Feeds (products)
- Barry Carr
- Former user (Deleted)
Here you will learn about auto-generated product data feeds.
Step-by-step guide
The product feed or product data feed is a file made up of a list of products and attributes of those products, organized so that each product can be displayed, advertised or compared in a unique way. The product feed is in XML format and contains the default attributes required by Google shopping, Facebook, Pinterest as well as a few others to import and successfully list your products within their ecosystem. You can read more about product feeds here: https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/7439882
And about their value here:
https://www.godatafeed.com/blog/product-feeds
Outlined below are 2 parameters that can be accepted:
firstProductOnly (optional)
excludeQtyFromTitle (optional)
URL Examples (with & without parameters added)
example: yourwebsiteaddress.com/products/feed.xml (list all products)
example: yourwebsiteaddress.com/products/feed.xml?firstProductOnly (list only the first product within the respective category)
example: yourwebsiteaddress.com/products/feed.xml?excludeQtyFromTitle (exclude the quantity of the product from the title attribute within the xml output)XML Feed Output Example (without parameters added)
<channel>
<title>Company product data feed</title>
<description>Company product data feed.</description>
<link>http://www.yourwebsiteurl.com/</link>
<item>
<g:id>BAN-2x2-1245874</g:id>
<g:title>2x2 Foot Banner - 1 qty</g:title>
<g:description><p>The flexibility of a banner makes it great medium for businesses.</p> <ul> <li>Top-quality</li> <li>fast turnaround times</li> <li>Two materials available</li></ul></g:description>
<g:link>http://www.yourwebsiteurl.com/store/product-view.html/1/1245874?dp=1</g:link>
<g:image_link>https://s3.amazonaws.com/autoprint/47362/images/branding/2145/categories/cat100.jpg</g:image_link>
<g:google_product_category>Business & Industrial > Advertising & Marketing</g:google_product_category>
<g:product_type>Business & Industrial > Advertising & Marketing > Banners</g:product_type>
<g:availability>in stock</g:availability>
<g:price>50.00 USD</g:price>
<g:shipping_weight>3 lb</g:shipping_weight>
<g:identifier_exists>no</g:identifier_exists>
<g:brand>company name</g:brand>
<g:product_detail>
<g:section_name>General</g:section_name>
<g:attribute_name>Product Dimensions</g:attribute_name>
<g:attribute_value>2x2</g:attribute_value>
</g:product_detail>
<g:product_detail>
<g:section_name>General</g:section_name>
<g:attribute_name>Product Category Name</g:attribute_name>
<g:attribute_value>Banners</g:attribute_value>
</g:product_detail>
<g:product_detail>
<g:section_name>General</g:section_name>
<g:attribute_name>Product Category Url</g:attribute_name>
<g:attribute_value>http://www.yourwebsiteurl.com/store/product-view.html/100-Banners</g:attribute_value>
</g:product_detail>
<g:product_detail>
<g:section_name>General</g:section_name>
<g:attribute_name>Product Starting Quantity</g:attribute_name>
<g:attribute_value>1</g:attribute_value>
</g:product_detail>
</item>
</channel>*NOTE if you load the page URL in a browser, the XML tags will be interpreted by the browser so the page will display differently.
