How to Import and Export Items in Product Catalog

Comma-Separated Values (.csv) files allow data to be saved in a table structured format. This format can be created and edited both in a text editor and in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, or Numbers.

The Yandex Market Language (.yml) format is a Yandex-made file type to save online store data. This format is used to receive data about products and add them to the Yandex.Market database.

To import and export goods, click on the button with three dots on top.

In order to import correctly, check the import sample files before you start.

In addition to the input fields describing the parameters and properties of a product, such as its title, description, price, or additional options, there are system IDs that help to update or arrange products: Tilda UID, External ID, and Parent ID.

The Tilda UID is a unique product system ID that is needed to update product information within a single project. You can export your items to a CSV file, change the information, such as the number of items in stock, and upload the file back again to update it. If you ignore the Tilda UID, the products are not updated but uploaded as new items.

The External ID is the product ID used if you are importing product data from an external system. It serves as the main product ID if the Tilda UID is ignored.

The Parent ID is the ID that points to the Tilda UID of the main product if the product with the Parent ID is one of the main product's variants. If the Tilda UID is ignored or absent, the Parent ID has to match the main product's External ID.

Product variants are a unique combination of a product's properties (for example, a black T-shirt L-size) with separate information about the quantity in stock, image, and item number. Each product variant is added to the file in a separate row. By default, the variants' description in the CSV file table will be in the Editions column. You can label the variants as you like, provided the following three conditions are met:

• Match the Editions column with the Variants field when importing the product;

Additional options are modifications to the main item that can affect its price, such as packaging, assembly, or shipping services. If a product has variants, then additional options only need to be listed for the main item.

Characteristics refer to the properties of the product and all its variants—for example, its material, country of production, or brand—that can be listed in the following format: "Name: value."

If you need to add characteristics, you can create columns with names formatted like this: "Characteristics:name_characteristics." A separate column should be created for each characteristic.

Go to Facebook Catalog. The system will ask you to select your catalog type.

Select "Upload Product Info" and create a catalog.

Go to the Product Data Sources tab and click the Add Products button.

Select "Use Bulk Upload," then select the "Scheduled feed" upload option on the next screen.

Go to the Catalog Settings on Tilda → Additional. Select "Enable .csv file generation for Facebook Catalog", save your changes, and copy the Facebook feed link.

Go back to Facebook. On the next screen, paste the URL from Tilda's settings. You don't need to enter a username or password.

Name your feed and select the default currency for your store.

The products have been uploaded. You can now use your products in the Facebook catalog. If you can't see all your products, check if all the product images have been uploaded and if all their descriptions and additional text fields have been filled in.