Feeds

Create product data feeds from channels

A Feed is a stream of data - in our case product data from a channel - presented in a fixed format using e.g. JSON or XML syntax. Feeds are typically created to make it possible for an external service, like an app or a marketplace, to fetch up-to-date information at all times.

To create a feed use context menu and click Add feed.

A feed consists of:

• A query which retrieves the products you want to publish in the feed
• A context section where you specify what to pass to the query to limit the response, e.g. LanguageIds, CurrencyCodes, and ShopIds
• A Feed Provider which controls which data from the response you want to render and how

When you create a feed you will have access to three tabs:

• General
• Query
• Feed Provider

The General-tab is used to:

• Set the feed name
• Pass the context to the query:
  • Select which languages to include in the feed
  • Select which currencies
  • Select which channels to include in the query
• Pass a UserID value to the query

Typically, you want to select a channel which has a group structure which matches the service or marketplace you integrate with. The UserID is typically used when you use the price matrix to handle user-specific prices.

To make any of these selections matter you also need to select a query which has corresponding parameters - languageid, currencycode, and shopid - as well as expressions using them, see the queries documentation.

After saving, feed content is available from our dwapi endpoint by supplying the correct API url parameters, e.g.:

/dwapi/Feeds/GetFeedOutput?Id=2&languageId=LANG2&currencyId=DKK&shopId=SHOP3&UserId=bNm4W1Z9JkY%3D&LoadVariantInfoOnVariants=False

To save you from figuring out what to enter, the general tab features a section called API URL with a link to the endpoint and all the correct parameters applied: