Data feeds

A data feed is a structured list of your products that can easily be read by a computer.

Data feed formats

Vinopedia can read CSV (Comma Separated Values), XML and Excel feeds. Examples are shown below.

A CSV file example


An XML file example


An Excel file example

Generating a data feed

Comparison Shopping Engines like Yahoo! Shopping, Google Base, Shopping.com, PriceGrabber and also Vinopedia use data feeds to receive product information from merchants. It is a file containing information on all wines you are selling. Data feeds for Google Base, Shopping.com, MySimon.com and Yahoo! Shopping are all standard formats which Vinopedia can process. If you already have a data feed for other search engines, we can probable reuse it without the need for you to change anything.
There is no need to create a data feed by hand: Most web shop software is able to generate one for all products listed in your shop. It is a matter of installing an extra package if it is not already installed. Some examples: (Note: if you have problems generating a data feed, please contact your Hosting Provider or Web Master. Vinopedia cannot help you as we don't know all the different types of webshop-software.)

Information needed

A data feed must contain at least the following information: