Product info by SKU import

Discussion in 'eCommerce' started by andrejueu, Nov 25, 2013.

  1. #1
    So hello,

    Right now, there is some problem with importing products from vendors in my country, so I'm looking for best API to take SKU ant import all information about product - image, options, attributes, description.

    What is best free/paid web service for this?
     
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    Nigel Lew Notable Member

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    It would take me a few minutes to explain this stuff but for importing anything into magento you want this http://sourceforge.net/projects/magmi/ plus some extra plugins to deal with images etc. It works like a champ you just have to get the CSV sorted out correctly so the headers match what is going on in Magento.

    hope that helps,
    Nigel
     
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    I mean not import from CVS, that is other part, I just need information of product, because not all vendors give information, just SKU of product ant link to ice-cast (or something)
     
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    Off the top of my head you would have to take that up with your vendors. There is no other way to effectively get things from them if they dont have a data feed. Manually do it a product at a time is not a workable solution.
    Nigel
     
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    http://icecat.lt/en/menu/services/index.htm I think this is good place to start with information import :)

    I think, you dont understand me, I just gonna inport from vendor, ID,sku,qty and price, everything other from API's like icecat :)

    EDIT: Amazon's API - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1595624/amazon-products-api-looking-for-basic-overview-and-information/1693376#1693376, but question is best API for that kind of import.
     
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    Ok, I will have to read a few things over.

    But something to this effect may help. http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/icecat-live-5311.html

    It seems to me this is almost a "web services" function in magento but I am currently only using that to push orders to a 3rd party shipper. This should be entirely doable though. I am a tad swamped and the manual is 44 pages on this stuff so it will take me a while to flesh that out.

    Or this http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/mageconnector.html

    Nigel
     
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    Thanks for link. My import system, will work only with opencart 1.5 (or 2.0) and prestashop 1.5.X, maybe WooCommerce too, but magento is to powerful for my country needs :)
     
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