How to import my products into a Facebook catalog?

First prepare your catalog and choose the update method. You need the required catalog permissions. This procedure covers the main feed; for localization, see country and language feeds.

Check the URL to import

In My feeds, copy the on-the-fly URL or the XML file URL prepared by CRON for the required Language/Country/Currency combination. Do not use the CRON task URL as the Meta source. Test the URL: it must return XML without requiring a back-office login or showing an intermediate HTML page.

Add the source in Meta

  1. In Commerce Manager, select the catalog, then Catalog → Products or Data sources.
  2. Choose + Add → Data file.
  3. Select the format matching the file. The module generates XML with product attributes; review any field mappings Meta proposes.
  4. Select Use a URL or Google Sheets and paste the XML URL. Enter login details only if the URL actually requires them.
  5. Give the feed a meaningful name and check the fallback currency; file prices should already include the correct currency.
  6. Choose hourly, daily or weekly retrieval according to your needs and the options offered. For XML + CRON, schedule it after file generation.
  7. Start the upload and inspect its summary: item counts, file errors and issues preventing use of particular products.

Example: Weekly, Tuesday means one retrieval per week, not one per day. The selected time and timezone must agree with the generation task.

References: upload a data feed and scheduled retrievals. Return to Data sources to inspect recent results or change the schedule.

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