How to indicate the availability of my products on Snapchat?

The availability field is required in a Snapchat catalog. The module calculates it from quantities when generating the CSV, using two separate settings.

Choose which products are included in the CSV

In Feed management > Product exclusion rules, Do you want to export out of stock products? determines whether items with no stock are included. With No, only products or combinations with a strictly positive quantity can be exported, subject to the other export rules.

Choose the availability value

In Feed management > Feed data options, About product availability: offers two behaviors:

• Only indicate products as available IF they are actually in stock: the module writes in stock for a strictly positive quantity and out of stock for a zero or negative quantity.
• Always indicate products as available EVEN IF they are in fact out of stock: the module writes in stock for exported items, regardless of their quantity.

For products with combinations, the module uses each combination’s quantity. The “always available” option does not reinstate a combination excluded by the export rules.

Warning: choose a setting that reflects the actual availability of your items. Snapchat automatically excludes products marked out of stock from ad delivery.

Update stock changes

A previously generated CSV does not change when stock changes. Regenerate the file and update its source in Snapchat, as explained in the catalog update FAQ. Snapchat also supports scheduled feeds; fetching a feed does not by itself regenerate the file produced by the module.

See the Snapchat field specifications for supported availability values.