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Pricing files
Price file (product feed) to various price comparison services such as Prisjakt, Pricerunner, Ciao, Kelkoo and Prisvis.What is a price file?
To list your products on external sites, such as price comparison sites, you need a product file (or product feed) that you upload to the external site. These price files can vary a bit but are usually text files (CSV) or XML files. If it is a product feed, you usually enter a URL to the products.
The file/feed contains product information: product name, description, link to product images, price, etc.
To access a price file/feed for Google Shopping, Facebook Catalog, and Instagram, an additional service, "Product feed for Google Shopping and Facebook Catalog" is required and can be purchased in the store under "My subscription".
Which price files do you support?
At the moment we have ready-made solutions for Prisjakt, Pricerunner, Ciao, Kelkoo, and Prisvis. We also have a feed for Google Shopping and Facebook Shopping.
Activate price files in the store
Go to Settings -> External links -> Price comparison system.
In the "Price comparison sites" box, activate the product feed(s) you want to use by clicking the "ON" button.
This will display a URL to the product feed. This URL is then entered into the price comparison system.
In the "Settings" box on the right, there are some choices to make.
Allow external parties to download price-lists
To make the feeds available, "Yes" must be selected. In the case of "No" the feeds are hidden.
General delivery time (if a product is not in stock) *
Enter a text with a general delivery time for products that are not in stock. For example "2-5 days"
The delivery method to be included
In order for shipping to be included in the flow, a selection must be made. The list shows all the delivery methods of the shop as well as "Cheapest". Depending on the possible weight ranges of the delivery methods, the shipping fee can be dynamic. Please note that delivery methods with a weight limit may cause products outside their range not to appear in the price file.
Other language or currency in the price file
The URL displayed in the price file is based on the store's base language and the currency associated with that language. You can change the URL to show a different language, currency, etc. by adding different parameters to the URL.
Parameters
lang=xx - Swedish (1), English (2), Norsk (3), Deutsch (4), Dansk (5), Suomi (6)
currency=xx - SEK (14), EUR (1), GBP (3), DKK (41), NOK (118)
p (type of price file) - Ciao (6), Gula Priserna (4), Kelkoo (2), Pricerunner (3), Prisjakt (1), Prisvis (5), Spara30 (7)
id=xxxx (store ID number)
country (for delivery)
shipmentMethod (delivery method)
http://shop.textalk.se/pricefile/pricefile.php?id=xxxx&p=x&lang=xx¤cy=xx
Example of price file for Prisjakt, language: Danish, currency: DKK
http://shop.textalk.se/pricefile/pricefile.php?id=xxxx&p=5&lang=5¤cy=41
Cache on price files
The price file has a cache period of 5 hours. When the time has expired, the price file is regenerated on the first call.
To list your products on external sites, such as price comparison sites, you need a product file (or product feed) that you upload to the external site. These price files can vary a bit but are usually text files (CSV) or XML files. If it is a product feed, you usually enter a URL to the products.
The file/feed contains product information: product name, description, link to product images, price, etc.
To access a price file/feed for Google Shopping, Facebook Catalog, and Instagram, an additional service, "Product feed for Google Shopping and Facebook Catalog" is required and can be purchased in the store under "My subscription".
Which price files do you support?
At the moment we have ready-made solutions for Prisjakt, Pricerunner, Ciao, Kelkoo, and Prisvis. We also have a feed for Google Shopping and Facebook Shopping.
Activate price files in the store
Go to Settings -> External links -> Price comparison system.
In the "Price comparison sites" box, activate the product feed(s) you want to use by clicking the "ON" button.
This will display a URL to the product feed. This URL is then entered into the price comparison system.
In the "Settings" box on the right, there are some choices to make.
Allow external parties to download price-lists
To make the feeds available, "Yes" must be selected. In the case of "No" the feeds are hidden.
General delivery time (if a product is not in stock) *
Enter a text with a general delivery time for products that are not in stock. For example "2-5 days"
The delivery method to be included
In order for shipping to be included in the flow, a selection must be made. The list shows all the delivery methods of the shop as well as "Cheapest". Depending on the possible weight ranges of the delivery methods, the shipping fee can be dynamic. Please note that delivery methods with a weight limit may cause products outside their range not to appear in the price file.
Other language or currency in the price file
The URL displayed in the price file is based on the store's base language and the currency associated with that language. You can change the URL to show a different language, currency, etc. by adding different parameters to the URL.
Parameters
lang=xx - Swedish (1), English (2), Norsk (3), Deutsch (4), Dansk (5), Suomi (6)
currency=xx - SEK (14), EUR (1), GBP (3), DKK (41), NOK (118)
p (type of price file) - Ciao (6), Gula Priserna (4), Kelkoo (2), Pricerunner (3), Prisjakt (1), Prisvis (5), Spara30 (7)
id=xxxx (store ID number)
country (for delivery)
shipmentMethod (delivery method)
http://shop.textalk.se/pricefile/pricefile.php?id=xxxx&p=x&lang=xx¤cy=xx
Example of price file for Prisjakt, language: Danish, currency: DKK
http://shop.textalk.se/pricefile/pricefile.php?id=xxxx&p=5&lang=5¤cy=41
Cache on price files
The price file has a cache period of 5 hours. When the time has expired, the price file is regenerated on the first call.