Field Specification - Limits
In order to be able to show your product listing to best effect to our customers around the world, Fruugo requires a product data feed. We need to retrieve this feed frequently to keep stock levels accurate and thereby improve the customer experience.
The method used to get product information into the Fruugo system is via a suitably constructed product data feed. This feed contains the information which the Fruugo system requires to be able to correctly display your products to the customer, correctly calculate the cost (including shipping and sales tax where appropriate) to shoppers in all of the Fruugo countries.
Field Limits
Within each field there are both recommend and physical field limits which restriction the content which can be added. It is important to ensure that the values listed in each field do not exceed the limits which are highlighted below.
| Field Type | CSV Field Header Name | XML Tag Name | Physical Field Limit | Recommended Field Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Id | ProductId | <ProductId> | 50 Characters | 50 Characters |
| Sku Id | SkuId | <SkuId> | 50 Characters | 50 Characters |
| GTINs (EAN / UPC) | EAN | <EAN> | 14 Digits | 14 Digits |
| Brand | Brand | <Brand> | 50 Characters | 20 Characters |
| Category | Category | <Category> | 250 Characters | 150 Characters |
| Image URL 1 | Imageurl1 | <Imageurl1> | 150 Characters | 150 Characters |
| Stock Status | StockStatus | <StockStatus> | 12 Characters | 12 Characters |
| Quantity in Stock | StockQuantity | <StockQuantity> | 5 Digits | 3 Digits |
| Title | Title | <Title> | 150 Characters | 80 Characters |
| Description | Description | <Description> | 5000 Characters | 2000 Characters |
| Normal Price Without VAT | NormalPriceWithoutVAT | <NormalPriceWithoutVAT> | 6 Digits & 3 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) |
| Normal Price With VAT | NormalPriceWithVAT | <NormalPriceWithVAT> | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) |
| VAT Rate | VATRate | <VATRate> | 3 Digits (plus decimal separator) | 3 Digits (plus decimal separator) |
| Image URL 2-5 | Imageurl2, Imageurl3, Imageurl4 & Imageurl5 | <Imageurl2>, <Imageurl3>, <Imageurl4>, <Imageurl5> | 150 Characters | 150 Characters |
| Language | Language | <Language> | 2 Characters (lower case) | 2 Characters (lower case) |
| Attribute Size | AttributeSize | <AttributeSize> | 30 Characters | 20 Characters |
| Attribute Color | AttributeColor | <AttributeColor> | 30 Characters | 20 Characters |
| Currency | Currency | <Currency> | 3 Characters (upper case) | 3 Digits (upper case) |
| Discount Price Without VAT | DiscountPriceWithoutVAT | <DiscountPriceWithoutVAT> | 6 Digits & 3 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) |
| Discount Price With VAT | DiscountPriceWithVAT | <DiscountPriceWithVAT> | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) | 6 Digits & 2 decimal digits (plus decimal separator) |
| ISBN | ISBN | <ISBN> | 13 Digits | 13 Digits |
| Manufacturer | Manufacturer | <Manufacturer> | 50 Characters | 20 Characters |
| Restock Date | RestockDate | <RestockDate> | 8 Digits (plus separators) | 8 Digits (plus separators) |
| Lead Time | LeadTime | <LeadTime> | 2 Digits | 2 Digits |
| Package Weight | PackageWeight | <PackageWeight> | 5 Digits | 5 Digits |
| Attribute 1-10 | Attribute1, Attribute2 through to Attribute10 | <Attribute1>, <Attribute2> through to <Attribute10> | 30 Characters | 20 Characters |
| Country | Country | <Country> | 150 Characters (upper case) | 92 Characters (upper case) |
| Discount Price Start Date | DiscountPriceStartDate | <DiscountPriceStartDate> | 8 Digits (plus separators) | 8 Digits (plus separators) |
| Discount Price End Date | DiscountPriceEndDate | <DiscountPriceEndDate> | 8 Digits (plus separators) | 8 Digits (plus separators) |