Shopify Import Methods | DropSynco Inventory Management Shopify App

Web Link (HTTP / HTTPS)

This upload method allows the DropSynco app to read your supplier feed through any web link (provided by your supplier). For example: https://my-feed-url.com.

Knowing that you should be able to access this url through any browser without login. If a login is required, you can either use the method “Web Link with Login” (recommended) or contact your supplier to remove login access.

Clicking on the "Next" button will confirm whether or not DropSynco can access and read through the provided url.

Web Link with Login (HTTP / HTTPS)

This method is similar to the Web Link (HTTP / HTTPS) upload method, but it allows the DropSynco Feed Task to access a web link protected with credentials.

Notice that credentials are encrypted/decrypted on the DropSynco server and sent to the feed server using basic authentication.

FTP / FTPS

The FTP(S) import method allows your DropSynco Feed Task to access an FTP or FTPS server endpoint provided by your supplier. For example: ftp.your-feed.com

In case the FTP server is protected by a password, please provide your credentials (also provided by your supplier).

Notice that passwords are always encrypted before being stored on the DropSynco server.

In case the feed product files are not located at the root directory of the server you can specify the directory path in the "Directory" field. For example: /my-sub-directory/files

Optional: In case you want to filter the files in the directory by file name (if the file name contains dates or specific keywords for example), use the field "File Pattern" where you can use a regular expression to filter only the files you're interested in. For example: my-files\.csv

Please visit the following site for a full reference of the regular expressions: Regular Expression reference

By clicking on the "Next" button the DropSynco app tries to connect to the FTP server and lists the files found on the server. In case any of the server details (hostname, port, credentials, directory, etc.) is not correct, a server connection error message will appear.

Shopify product import via FTP / FTPS server files

Select a file which then will be used as a template for the "Mapping" step (mapping file fields/columns to the Shopify properties).

Notice that the scheduled feed task will process the last file modified on your FTP server based on the FTP settings saved.

SFTP

SFTP import method is similar to FTP(S), but it allows you to add the SFTP server certificate provided by your supplier.

See the section above regarding the FTP/FTPS for more info about the fields "Directory" and "File Pattern".

Notice that the server certificate is always encrypted before being stored on the DropSynco server.

Google Drive shared link

Shopify product import via Google Drive shared files

You can use the Google Drive shared link import method in case your supplier is using Google Drive to share product listings with you.

To obtain a Google Sheets file link:

Right click on the file in Google Drive and select "Get Link". Alternatively, if the file is open, click on the "Share" button in the top-right corner
Then under "General Access" select "Anyone with the link"
Click on "Copy Link" button

Back on the Dropsynco App, paste the link in the field and click on "Next" button.

Google Drive API

The Google Drive API method allows you to import product files stored on Google Drive.

The folder where the files are stored must be shared with a Google service account, paste the Private Key of your service account (JSON format) in the "Service Account Key" field. For more information please refer to the Google Cloud Platform documentation.

Notice that passwords are always encrypted before being stored on the DropSynco server.

In case the feed product files are not located at the root directory of the server you can specify the directory path in the "Directory" field. For example: /my-sub-directory/files

Optional: In case you want to filter the files in the directory by file name (if the file name contains dates or specific keywords for example), use the field "File Pattern" where you can use a regular expression to filter only the files you're interested in. For example: my-files\.csv

Please visit the following site for a full reference of the regular expressions: Regular Expression reference

By clicking on the "Next" button the DropSynco app tries to connect to the Google Drive API server and lists the files found on the server. In case any of the server details (hostname, port, credentials, directory, etc.) is not correct, a server connection error message will appear.

Shopify product import via Google Drive API server files

Select a file which then will be used as a template for the "Mapping"step (mapping file fields/columns to the Shopify properties).

Notice that the scheduled feed task will process the last file modified on Google Drive based on the Google Drive API settings saved.

Dropbox shared link

Shopify product import via Dropbox shared files

You can use the Dropbox shared link import method in case your supplier is using Dropbox to share product listings with you.

To obtain a Dropbox shared file link:

Open the file in Dropbox
Click on the share button in the top-right corner
Click on parameters to see advanced shared options
Under access, select "Anyone with the link" and click on save
Then click on "copy the link"

Back on the Dropsynco App, paste the link in the field and click on "Next" button.

Dropbox API

The Dropbox API upload method allows you to import product files stored on Dropbox.

The folder where the files are stored must be shared with your Dropbox app. Please paste the Token of your Dropbox app in the "Token" field. For more information please refer to the Dropbox documentation.

The Dropbox API process of selecting the file to import is similar to the Google Drive API process. For more information please read the Google Drive API upload method section.

Onedrive shared link

Shopify product import via Onedrive shared files

You can use the OneDrive shared link import method in case your supplier is using One Drive to share product listings with you.

To obtain a OneDrive shared file link:

Open the file in OneDrive
Click on the share button in the top-right corner
Under "Copy Link" section, if you don’t see "Anyone with the link", click on sentence at the left aside from the people icon
This will open the "Link settings" popup in which you can apply "Anyone with the link" and click "Apply"
Then you can click on "Copy" to copy the link

Back on the Dropsynco App, paste the link in the field and click on "Next" button.

Direct Upload

Direct upload method will import products from a file located directly on your computer or device.

This is the simplest upload method, recommended to discover the DropSynco feed task creation process for the first time or to run simple tests.

Bling V2

This template method allows the DropSynco app to connect to the Bling V2 products inventory in case your supplier is using Bling.

The only field requested for this upload method is the API Key which should have been provided to you by your supplier.

Your supplier must grant the product read permissions to your API Key. For further information please visit the official. Bling API documentation.

Tiny V2

This template method allows the DropSynco app to connect to the Tiny V2 products inventory in case your supplier is using Tiny.

The only field requested for this upload method is the Token which should have been provided to you by your supplier.

To use Tiny's API services, it is necessary to use a token. For further information please visit the official. Tiny API documentation.

Shopify sync (one of your stores) multi-store inventories and locations

Unlike the other import methods described on this page, the "Shopify (store synchronization)" offers you the possibility to sync two different Shopify store inventories and locations.

To learn more about Shopify multi-store sync feature we invite you to read our documentation.

Shopify sync (supplier's store)

This upload method allows the DropSynco app to read the products listed in a Shopify store through its website link. For example: https://my-shopify-url.com.

Since a store can have multiple locations and the stock available might differ for each location, the stock field is not disclosed by Shopify. DropSynco app sets the stock to 100 in case the product is available and to 0 in case it's not.

Clicking on the "Next" button will confirm whether or not DropSynco can access and read through the provided url.