To register a new product feed, navigate within your CJ account to Campaigns > Ad Assets> Product Feeds. If this is your first product feed, you will see an introduction page. If you have already registered other feeds, you'll see them here. Click Register Feed to access the feed registration form. Complete all fields and click Register Feed to be taken back to the Feeds page.

Details

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Parameter

Description

Required

Product Feed Name

Name of your product feed link. Visible to publishers when they subscribe to a product feed export.

Required

Note: Not editable after the feed is created. Choose a name that clearly identifies the catalog.

Email(s) For Notifications – Registered Users

Email addresses for registered users who will receive both import notification emails and (if applicable) CJ SFTP credentials. Select available user addresses from the drop-down menu.

Required

Email(s) For Notifications – Non-registered Users

Email addresses for users not registered on the account who will receive only import notification emails. Include your CJ team, or anyone from your third-party feed vendor who needs import information. Separate multiple addresses with commas.

Optional

Send Notifications When Imports Not Received

Receive a reminder email after going a set number of days without submitting a product feed. All email addresses on the feed registration will receive these notices.

Optional

Archive URL

The URL where users are directed if they click a product link from this feed after it has been archived.

Required

Note: Must start with http:// or https://. Not editable after the feed is created.

Mode

Feeds in 'live' mode generate import results notifications, save to the CJ search index, and display to publishers. Feeds in 'test' mode generate import results emails but are not saved in your account or displayed to publishers.

Required

Allowed Values

live

test

Note: We recommend submitting your feed in test mode to identify and correct errors before switching to live mode.

Search and Export Options

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Parameter

Description

Required

Product Search Results and API

Select 'Yes' to make your products available to publishers searching in CJ Account Manager or the Product Search API. Select 'No' to make products unsearchable. Joined publishers can still export your full feed regardless of this setting.

Required

Allowed Values

Yes

Note: Not editable after the feed is created. Selecting 'Yes' makes products visible to both joined and non-joined publishers. Many publishers use product search to discover new advertisers, so 'Yes' is strongly recommended.

Publisher Group with Access to Feed Exports

Restrict which publishers can export your feed. Only joined publishers can subscribe to and export your full product feed.

Optional

File Transfer

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Parameter

Description

Required

Delivery Method

The method you will use to send your feed to CJ.

Required

Allowed Values

POST to CJ SFTP

Fetch from your FTP

Fetch from your SFTP

Fetch from HTTP/S

Note: See 'Transferring Your Feed' for details on each method.

File Name

The exact name of the file you will submit. CJ uses your file name to identify which incoming file belongs to your account.

Required

Note: Must include the file extension (e.g. filename.csv or filename.xml). Case sensitive. Must remain consistent — do not include changing values like timestamps.

File Content

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Parameter

Description

Required

Format

The format of the feed you will be submitting.

Required

Allowed Values

Shopping (Google Format)

CJ Travel and Experiences

Finance

Note: Not editable after the feed is created. See 'Choosing the Right Feed Spec' below.

Field to Use for Item Level Commissioning

Identifies which column to use to populate product lists for item level commissioning. Only use this field if you already have product lists established in your account.

Optional

Target Country

The primary country where your products are available for sale or to be shipped to.

Required

Note: Not editable after the feed is created.

Currency

The currency that the prices in your feed are displayed in.

Required

Examples

USD

EUR

GBP

Note: Not editable after the feed is created.

Content Language

The language that the content of your file is presented in.

Required

Note: Not editable after the feed is created. See the 'Languages' section in Errors & Troubleshooting for supported values.

Data Format

The format you will use to send your product feed.

Required

Allowed Values

CSV

Pipe delimited

Tab delimited

XML

Quoted Values (delimited files only)

Selecting 'Yes' treats all quotation marks as field enclosures — separating values or columns. Selecting 'No' treats quotation marks as literal characters in field content.

Optional

Note: Only select 'No' if you use quotation marks only in field content, never to separate values. If you use quotes in content AND to separate values, select 'Yes.' Most files should select 'Yes.'

Price Field Currency Format

The punctuation format used in price fields. Select the format that matches how you use commas and periods to separate thousands and decimals.

Required

Note: If you submit a price in a format other than the one you selected, pricing will be incorrect for publishers.