Download Product Catalogs as a Partner

Many retail brands will upload and maintain product catalogs, which are data feed files that list their products and metadata about those products. You can view product catalog details and download them through the impact.com platform, via FTP or API. Learn more about the products in the catalogs and how you can promote them in Find & Promote Products from the Product Marketplace.

Download product catalogs directly

Use this method to download catalogs under 3 GB directly from your impact.com account.

1. From the top navigation bar, select Content → Product Catalogs.
2. Below the Product Catalogs heading, use the search bar to find product catalogs according to their name or ID, or use the filters. Refer to the Filter reference below for details on each filter.
3. Hover over a table row, and from the [More] menu:

   • Select View Details for more information about the catalog, like the number of products, file size, and when it was last updated.

     • The Last Updated date reflects the latest changes to a catalog, including updates the brand makes through the API, which impact.com synchronizes once a day.
     • You can also download product catalogs via FTP here. To learn more, refer to Download product catalogs via FTP below.
   • Select Download Advertiser Format to download the product catalog as the brand uploaded it.
   • Select Download Impact Format to download the impact.com standardized version of this product catalog.

     • Downloaded catalogs will be compressed with a .GZ file extension. To open the file, you will need to make use of decompression software such as WinZip , WinRAR , or 7-Zip.

   

Filter reference

Filter	Description
Brand	Filter catalogs by the associated brand
Type	Filter catalogs by catalog type
Label	Filter catalogs by one or more labels assigned to them

Note: These download options will only work with files under 3 GB in size. Refer to Download product catalogs via FTP and Access product catalogs via API below for larger files.

Download product catalogs via FTP

Use FTP to download larger product catalogs, including files over 3 GB that are too large to download directly from the platform. You'll need an FTP client (such as FileZilla or Cyberduck) to connect to impact.com's FTP server.

1. From the top navigation bar, select Content → Product Catalogs.
2. Find a product catalog that you want to download, hover over the option, and select [More] → View Details.
3. Select Email Product Catalog FTP Username and Password to receive login credentials for the FTP server via email.

   • You'll need Technical Settings account permissions to receive the FTP credentials.

   
4. Open the email to see the FTP server address and your login credentials.

Example: Here's an example of an email you'll receive from impact.com.

1. In order to access the product catalog, you'll need an FTP client (such as FileZilla or Cyberduck) to connect to impact.com's FTP server.
2. In your chosen FTP client, enter the Username and Password from the email you received. The Host address can be found in the Download via FTP section within the impact.com platform.
3. Once connected, you can browse the server directory and download the product catalog onto your system.

   • Product catalogs downloaded via FTP will be in Impact Format.

   Example: The image below shows how this will look using FileZilla. Once you've entered your credentials, select Quickconnect.

   

Access product catalogs via API

• Accessing product catalogs via API is an advanced feature that requires enabling API access. Refer to our catalogs overview for details on how to use the API to retrieve product catalogs.