Import from Feed

Overview

Import from Feed brings products into MicroPIM from a supplier or marketplace product feed. There are two ways to work with feeds, depending on whether you need a one-time import or an ongoing, scheduled sync.

• One-time import — the Import from Feed tab in the Import dialog.
• Recurring supplier feeds — a scheduled feed source in Automation, with a review-and-approve workflow. This is the recommended approach for supplier catalogs you refresh regularly.

Navigation

Sidebar: Import → Import (dialog) → Import from Feed tab URL: /admin/scrape-requests

For recurring feeds: Sidebar: Automation → /admin/automation

How to run a one-time feed import

To run a one-time feed import, paste the feed URL into the Import from Feed tab; MicroPIM queues it as a scrape request.

1. Open the Import dialog and select the Import from Feed tab.
2. Enter the feed URL.
3. Confirm the supplier agreement and start the import.
4. The request is queued and appears in the Import List.

Note

The one-time feed tab is best for feed or listing pages. For raw feed files (XML, CSV, JSON, XLSX) and anything you refresh on a schedule, set up a recurring feed source in Automation — it is purpose-built for feed files and includes an approval step.

Recurring supplier feeds (Automation)

Set up a feed source once and MicroPIM refreshes it on a schedule, staging new and changed products for your review before they touch your catalog.

Supported feed formats

Format	Notes
XML / RSS / Atom	Includes Google-style product feeds
CSV	Delimited product exports
JSON	Structured product data
XLSX	Excel workbooks

The format is auto-detected when the feed is fetched.

How to set up a recurring feed source

To set up a recurring feed, create a Feed-type source in Automation, validate the URL, and choose a refresh schedule — new items are staged for review before they reach your catalog.

1. In Automation, create a source with type Feed.
2. Enter the feed URL and, if required, the authentication type and credentials.
3. Use Discover Fields and Test Connection to validate the feed and map its fields.
4. Set a refresh frequency: hourly, daily, weekly, or a custom schedule.
5. On each run, incoming products are staged as feed products for review.

Review & approval

New feed items land in a pending state and are not written to your catalog until approved:

Status	Meaning
Pending	Newly discovered — awaiting review
Approved	Accepted into the catalog
Rejected	Excluded
Removed from feed	No longer present in the source feed

You can approve or reject items individually, approve all pending items at once, edit fields before approving, and view sync statistics.

Caution

For approved products, a feed sync can update only stock and cost price, and only when the corresponding options are enabled in Product Settings. Selling price is never changed by a feed import.

Fields

Field	Description
Feed URL	The address of the product feed
Authentication	Optional feed auth type and credentials
Frequency	Refresh schedule (hourly, daily, weekly, custom)
Field mappings	How feed fields map to MicroPIM fields
Status	Pending, approved, rejected, or removed from feed

Related

• Import Products — compare all import methods
• Automation — create and schedule recurring feed sources
• Product Settings — enable supplier stock and cost-price sync
• Import from File — one-time file upload instead of a live feed
• Import from Website — crawl a full catalog via sitemap
• History Import — track import progress and errors