Product Feeds
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Feeds turn an export template into a live, public URL that always serves your latest product data. Instead of exporting a file and re-sending it, you give a partner, marketplace, or comparison site a feed link they can pull on their own schedule — and MicroPIM keeps it refreshed automatically.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”Sidebar: Export → Feeds
URL: /admin/feeds
What is a MicroPIM product feed?
Section titled “What is a MicroPIM product feed?”A feed publishes an export template as a public, auto-refreshing URL — so a partner pulls the latest product data on their own schedule instead of you re-exporting and re-sending files.
How feeds work
Section titled “How feeds work”- A feed is built on a required export template, which defines the fields, filters, and format.
- MicroPIM generates the feed file and hosts it at a public URL.
- The feed auto-refreshes on the schedule you choose, and you can force an immediate refresh at any time.
Public URL & access
Section titled “Public URL & access”- Each feed is served at a public address in the form:
https://<host>/feed/{organization}/{feed-name} - Feeds can be password protected. Protected feeds accept the password via HTTP Basic Auth or a
?token=query parameter; requests without valid credentials are rejected. - The served file is cached briefly for performance.
Refresh schedule
Section titled “Refresh schedule”| Interval | Description |
|---|---|
| Every minute | Highest freshness |
| Every 15 minutes | Frequent updates |
| Every 30 minutes | Regular updates |
| Every hour (default) | Standard cadence |
| Custom | Define your own cron schedule |
A feed is generated immediately when you create it, then refreshed on its interval.
Format
Section titled “Format”A feed’s format comes from its linked export template — CSV or a platform-specific format such as a Google Merchant Center feed. See Social & Marketplace Templates.
Fields
Section titled “Fields”| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Feed identifier (used in the public URL) |
| Template | The export template the feed is built on |
| Filters | Product selection criteria |
| Schedule | Refresh interval or custom cron |
| Password | Optional access password/token |
| Products | Number of products in the last generation |
| Last Generated | Timestamp of the last refresh |
| Status | Active or paused |
Feeds vs. Export Templates
Section titled “Feeds vs. Export Templates”| Export Template | Feed | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | One-time downloadable file | Live, auto-refreshing URL |
| Delivery | You download and share it | Partner pulls it from a public link |
| Schedule | Run on demand | Auto-refresh on a schedule |
| Access control | — | Optional password / token |
In short: a template defines what to export; a feed publishes that template as a living, partner-accessible link.
Actions
Section titled “Actions”- Create Feed — build a feed from an export template
- Edit — change the template, filters, schedule, or password
- Toggle Active — pause or resume generation
- Regenerate — force an immediate refresh
- Copy URL — copy the public feed link
- Delete — remove a feed
Related
Section titled “Related”- Export Templates — define the fields and filters a feed uses
- Social & Marketplace Templates — feed formats for Google, Facebook, and TikTok
- Export History — one-off export runs