Automated Supplier Stock Imports (FTPs)

It is possible for StoreFeeder to automatically update your supplier stock so that you can sell your supplier stock directly on channel so that you can either dropship the orders or order stock in and despatch after the supplier sends you the stock.

Using our API

You can use our API to update your stock, if you've not currently got access to our REST api please contact the support team and we can discuss this, there is an additional monthly fee associated with API access and you would need to have a developer work with you on your side to set this up.

Via FTP or URL

If you do not wish to update stock via our API we can also update stock automatically via FTP feeds or XML feeds. There is a fee associated with these feeds as there is custom development required our side and depending on the feed will depend on how much the development would cost. There is also a small monthly uplift for upkeep of the feeds and the extra processing required.

If you would like us to set up the feed we will require information about the location of the feed and the fields we need to use. 

Most supplier fields use the csv format but some feeds do use XML instead so we have specified what we need for each field depending on whether it's csv or xml

FTP Feed 

If the feed is done via FTP we will need the following information:

• FTP URL
• FTP Port
• FTP Username
• FTP Password
• Supplier to update
• Folder the file is in
• File Name
• How often the file is updated by the supplier
• Column that acts as the Supplier SKU (csv) / XML field that acts as supplier SKU (xml)
• Column that acts as the Inventory (csv) / XML field that acts as inventory (xml)
• *Optional* Column that acts as the cost price (csv) / XML field that acts as the cost price (xml)
• *Optional* Whether you want supplier stock removed from products no longer on the file

URL Feed

• URL of the Feed
• Supplier to update
• How often the feed is updated by the supplier
• Column that acts as the Supplier SKU (csv) / XML field that acts as supplier SKU (xml)
• Column that acts as the Inventory (csv) / XML field that acts as inventory (xml)
• Optional* Column that acts as thecost price (csv) / XML field that acts as the cost price (xml)