You've completed all the configuration for this channel? Your channel feed is ready to be sent!
The data is sent in different ways depending on the channel: by API, URL, or FTP.
Note: Some channels accept both URL or FTP. It's up to you to choose either to provide the URL of the feed, or directly the feed file through FTP access.
- Send via API
In Lengow, provide your channel's API credentials in the "Settings" section or login to your channel account, to establish the link between your Lengow account and your seller account on this channel.
Depending on the channel, this allows for the recovery of the outgoing data by the channel and/or the transmission of orders from the channel's back-office to Lengow.
To start sending your feed, click on "Launch" - you will be told when the channel will pick up your data.
- Send via URL
You must send the URL of the outgoing feed to the channel.
Most commonly, you will send this URL by email, or enter it in the channel's back-office. It will be registered and the channel will collect data regularly thanks to this URL, in order to update the outgoing feed data on its site.
The URL is provided to you by clicking on "Launch" (see video below). Forward this URL to your channel account manager.
- Send via FTP
Several fields must be completed in the form available at the Settings step to allow the feed file to be deposited directly on the channel's FTP in your merchant file.
The credential access of this FTP is given to you by the channel beforehand. If this is not the case, contact your channel account manager.
Complete the information on the form:
- Host (mandatory): Must contain the FTP or SFTP prefix (ex: ftp://)
- Port: Must be "21" (for FTP) or "22" (for SFTP).
- File path: Optional. Must contain the path to the destination folder.
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File name: The file name may be time-stamped, by including the following parameters in curly brackets:
- for the date only: {date:%Y%m%d}
- for the date and time: {date:%Y%m%d_%H%M%S}
- Login / Password (mandatory): Provided by the channel (do not enter your Lengow credentials).
Click on "Save my changes".
Then, click on "Launch" once you're ready to send your data.
After the launch
If any of the completed information is incorrect or missing, an error message is displayed. Remember to contact your channel account manager to verify that this information is correct and that your merchant file (for FTP) or merchant interface has been activated on their side.
Subsequently, your channel feed is automatically transmitted to the channel following a set schedule or automatically retrieved by the channel (for URLs).