# 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](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/marketing-content/product-marketplace-and-catalogs/find-products-on-the-product-marketplace).

#### Download product catalogs

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**Important:** To see product catalogs, you'll need to have joined a brand that has uploaded product catalogs.
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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.

<details>

<summary>Filter reference</summary>

| 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 |

</details>

3. Hover over a table row and from the ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1e0bbc2fbb260c9846c479063dc2a10f301c5a3b%2Ffb08358c10eb18ae39cd472335b74bd43ce45f7c7e5ff705cd708d9d2b84d37d.svg?alt=media) **\[More]** menu:

   * Select **View Details** for more information about the catalog, like the number of products, file size, and when it was last updated.
     * 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](https://www.winzip.com/en/) , [WinRAR](https://www.rarlab.com/) , or [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/).

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**Note:** These download options will only work with files < 1 GB in size. Refer to *Download product catalogs via FTP* and *Access product catalogs via API* below for larger files.
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#### Download product catalogs via FTP

Product catalogs over 1 GB in size can be downloaded via FTP, or by accessing the product catalog via API. To download via FTP, 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 ![](https://347878556-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fb2rE79d9UhOKZQLgzSqx%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-1e0bbc2fbb260c9846c479063dc2a10f301c5a3b%2Ffb08358c10eb18ae39cd472335b74bd43ce45f7c7e5ff705cd708d9d2b84d37d.svg?alt=media) **\[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.

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

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

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5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/marketing-content/product-marketplace-and-catalogs/set-product-catalog-feed-preferences-as-a-partner).

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#### Access product catalogs via API

* Accessing product catalogs via API is an advanced feature that requires [enabling API access](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/account-management/account-settings/api-tokens/manage-api-access-tokens-as-a-partner). Refer to our [catalogs overview](https://integrations.impact.com/impact-publisher/reference/catalogs-overview) for details on how to use the API to retrieve product catalogs.

#### Learn more

* [Introduction to Data Feeds for Partners](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/action-management/data-feeds/introduction-to-data-feeds-for-partners)
* [Set Product Catalog Feed Preferences as a Partner](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/marketing-content/product-marketplace-and-catalogs/set-product-catalog-feed-preferences-as-a-partner)
* [Set up a Promotional Ads Feed as a Partner](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/marketing-content/set-up-a-promotional-ads-feed-as-a-partner)
* [Action Life Cycle Event Notification FAQs](https://help.impact.com/partner/what-would-you-like-to-learn-about/platform-features/action-management/event-notifications-and-postbacks/action-life-cycle-event-notification-faqs)