Auto-sync of product catalogs to external platforms

Purpose

1.1. Automatically synchronize product catalog data—details, images, pricing, inventory, and attributes—for handicraft exporters to external B2B and B2C sales, marketing, and directory platforms without manual intervention.
1.2. Automate the distribution of new and updated artisan product lines, ensuring instant, accurate representation on global wholesale channels, trade platforms, digital catalogs, and marketplaces.
1.3. Facilitate automated, timely updating of inventory and attributes to increase exposure, reduce overselling risk, and amplify promotional reach for artisan goods in real-time.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated on product creation, update, or deletion in core catalog database.
2.2. Triggered manually by export manager for immediate updates.
2.3. Scheduled automation (e.g., daily/weekly syncs) for batch publishing.
2.4. Automatedly triggered upon approval status change (e.g., product marked “ready for export”).

Platform Variants

3.1. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Use Shopify Admin API.
• Automator: POST /admin/api/2023-01/products.json to create or update products.

3.2. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: WooCommerce REST API v3.
• Automator: POST/PUT /wp-json/wc/v3/products for auto-syncing items.

3.3. Amazon Seller Central
• Feature/Setting: SP-API Listings Items.
• Automator: PATCH /listings/2022-07-01/items for automated listing updates.

3.4. eBay
• Feature/Setting: Trading API (Add/ReviseItem).
• Automator: AddItem or ReviseItem calls for automated sales channel updating.

3.5. Etsy
• Feature/Setting: Etsy Open API v3 Listings.
• Automator: POST /v3/application/shops/{shop_id}/listings to automate new handicraft products.

3.6. Alibaba
• Feature/Setting: International Site Open Platform.
• Automator: POST /product.add, PUT /product.modify for bulk product automation.

3.7. Faire
• Feature/Setting: Partners API Catalog.
• Automator: POST /products & PATCH /products/{id} to automate catalog sync.

3.8. Facebook Shops
• Feature/Setting: Graph API Commerce Manager.
• Automator: POST /{catalog-id}/products for automated publishing of SKUs.

3.9. Instagram Shopping
• Feature/Setting: Instagram Graph API (Product Catalogs).
• Automator: POST /{catalog-id}/products for automated display.

3.10. Google Merchant Center
• Feature/Setting: Content API for Shopping.
• Automator: products.insert for new, products.patch for updates.

3.11. Pinterest
• Feature/Setting: Catalogs API.
• Automator: product_pin.create and product_pin.update for automating artisan pins.

3.12. Wix
• Feature/Setting: Wix Stores API.
• Automator: POST /stores/v1/products for automatic updates.

3.13. Squarespace
• Feature/Setting: Products API.
• Automator: POST /products or PATCH /products/{id}.

3.14. BigCommerce
• Feature/Setting: v3 Catalog API.
• Automator: POST/PUT /v3/catalog/products for automated catalog sync.

3.15. Notonthehighstreet
• Feature/Setting: Partner API.
• Automator: POST /products for auto-publishing curated handicraft goods.

3.16. Mirakl-powered B2B Marketplaces
• Feature/Setting: Mirakl Product API.
• Automator: POST /api/products with automated data mapping.

3.17. Magento (Adobe Commerce)
• Feature/Setting: REST Products API.
• Automator: POST/PUT /V1/products for automating artisan product adjustments.

3.18. Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Feature/Setting: OCAPI (Open Commerce API).
• Automator: PATCH /s/-/dw/data/vxx_yy/catalogs/{catalog_id}/products.

3.19. SAP Commerce Cloud
• Feature/Setting: OCC REST API v2.
• Automator: POST /products for automated synchronization.

3.20. TradeIndia
• Feature/Setting: Supplier API.
• Automator: POST /api/v1/products/add for bulk, automated publishing.

3.21. IndiaMART
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Product API.
• Automator: POST /product/add, scheduled automation options.

3.22. Zibbet
• Feature/Setting: Listings API.
• Automator: POST /listings for auto-publishing across connected channels.

3.23. Wayfair
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Integration API.
• Automator: POST /api/v1/products for streamlined product feed automation.

3.24. Handshake (Shopify Wholesale)
• Feature/Setting: Partner Data API.
• Automator: POST /products and mapped fields for automated B2B updates.

Benefits

4.1. Fully automated, error-free product listing for handicraft exporters across diverse sales and marketing ecosystems.
4.2. Enables real-time bulk updates, automating inventory and price changes instantly across platforms.
4.3. Eliminates tedious manual entry, freeing resources for innovation in artisan goods.
4.4. Amplifies product visibility, automating multi-channel marketing with increased reach.
4.5. Automates compliance (e.g., taxonomy, legal standards), reducing rejection rates and improving listing performance.
4.6. Boosts brand image and wholesaler confidence by always having up-to-date, automated catalogs.
4.7. Establishes an automatable foundation for future expansion into additional markets and marketplaces.