Overview
When integrating with an Inventory Feed Provider, Fullpath requires a list of information from the provider. This article outlines the information that must be provided via CSV file. Fullpath will retrieve this file from an FTP or SFTP site on a regular basis to ensure that all inventory records are up to date.
CSV File Requirements
Fullpath requires a CSV file that contains the following information (Bolded items are mandatory):
- Vin - The VIN number of the vehicle
- Stock - the dealership’s stock number
- Year
- Make
- Model
- Trim
- Condition - new/used
- Certified - yes/no
- Vdp - a URL to the vehicle’s VDP
- Photo_url_list - separated list of images URL
- Color - As text, like ‘Grey’.
- Price - Requested price.
- mileage
- MSRP
- On_lot_since - YYYY-MM-DD
- Days-on-lot
- Location
- Extra
Field Names
Field names on the CSV file may vary from those outlined above, so long as Fullpath receives prior clarification indicating what each field name means.
For closed option fields where there are only a limited number of options, Fullpath needs to be informed of what values to expect. See examples below.
- Condition (new, used)
- Certified (yes, no, null)
Summary of Requirements
To ensure a successful integration of inventory feed information, the feed provider must provide Fullpath with the following:
- A sample CSV with actual data provided via email.
- An explanation of what the fields mean and what values they can contain provided via email.
- Regular CSV file via an FTP or SFTP site, for which the feed provider should already have credentials for.
| Note to inventory feed providers: The formatting of the CSV must be valid. If the file is comma separated, then the delimiter between image urls should not be a comma, but a | or other valid delimiter. |