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Want to upload a file with your product information? Follow these steps!
Important: Think of your data file as "knowledge" to educate the AI on your products. Here are a few tips to get quality content from your data!
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Import new products into a catalog
- From the homepage, click Import Products.
- Select Import from CSV/Excel or Import from PDF as your Catalog Type.
- Upload your file.
Important file requirements:
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File type must be .csv, xslsx, or .pdf & under 100 MB
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File name must avoid special characters
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If importing a CSV or Excel spreadsheet: Product Titles are the only mandatory field, but bring in as much data as you'd like to produce detailed content!
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- Confirm which CSV column contains your file headers, so we can properly map Describely's fields to your data.
- PDF Uploads Only: Describely will attempt to identify the products in your file and their respective data!
Review the Extracted Text, and enter any additional instructions to help the AI bring in the details you need, structured how you need it.
NOTE: In the next step, the extracted products and their data points will be mapped to your product catalog so you can include them in content. - Choose Imported as New as the import method.
- Select an existing catalog to bring your products into, or create and name a new one.
- The AI will attempt to match your CSV columns with Describely's internal fields. Review and make any changes if needed.
Importing product images? Be sure to include live, publicly hosted URLs (either one URL per column or multiple URLs separated by commas).
10. On the bottom right, click Import Products. Voila!
Note: By default, products imported through a file will be in a "Draft" status.
Stuck? Check out our FAQ on importing product data here. We're here to help at support@describely.ai.
Add data for existing products
Did you know you can import new products via CSV or PDF, even when using a store connector? Try it to create or enrich content for new products!
To add data for existing products, you have 2 options based on your needs:
1. Merge existing products where possible
NOTE: This is the best option to avoid duplicates.Need to revert to a previous content version? Use option 1 to merge in your original import file! This easily resets your catalog back to its original state without requiring additional credits.
Follow these steps to add new data for existing products:
- On the top right of your catalog, click Add Product.
- Select Import From CSV or Excel. For PDFs, see step 5 above.
- Select Import from CSV/Excel and upload your file.
Important file requirements:
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File type must be .csv, xslsx, or .pdf & under 100 MB
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File name must avoid special characters
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If importing a CSV or Excel spreadsheet: Product Titles are the only mandatory field, but bring in as much data as you'd like to produce detailed content!
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- Confirm which CSV column contains your file headers, so we can properly map Describely's fields to your data.
- Choose how you'd like to import product data (we recommend merging to avoid duplicates).
Note: You can merge data for products with the same Title OR SKU. - IMPORTANT: If you've already started generating content, select the "Replace ONLY empty existing fields with new values" checkbox to avoid overwriting your work!
- Select an existing catalog to bring your products into, or create and name a new one.
- The AI will attempt to match your CSV columns with Describely's internal fields. Review and make any changes if needed.
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Any other custom columns you'd like included in content can be mapped to custom fields one at a time (by clicking Select Field > Add as a custom field) OR all at once using the checkbox at the bottom of the mapping screen.
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On the bottom right, click Import Products. Voila!
Stuck? Check out our FAQ on importing product data here. We're here to help at support@describely.ai.