Synchronization via Web Scraping allows you to automate updating the products in your Connectif catalog based on the information available on your website’s product pages. Connectif will periodically visit these pages to retrieve their data and update the catalog according to the configuration you set.
In this article, you will learn how to enable product synchronization via Web Scraping.
Implementation time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy.
When to use it?: When you want to periodically update the products in your Connectif catalog using the information available on their product pages.
STEP 1. Access the Web Scraping Configuration
(In this step, you will access the configuration area for synchronization via Web Scraping in Connectif).
1. In your Connectif Store, from the side menu, go to “Ecommerce > Catalog.”
2. Click on Product Synchronization.
3. In the Web Scraping tab, click Configure.
STEP 2. Set the Synchronization Frequency
(In this step, you will set how often and at what time Connectif will execute the synchronization).
4. Under Synchronization Frequency, select how often you want Connectif to check the product pages in your catalog. You can choose:
- “1 day.”
- “2 days.”
- “3 days.”
- “1 week.”
5. Under Time, select the time when you want each synchronization process to start.
6. In the dropdown Wait time between products, select how long Connectif should wait between querying one product and the next.
7. Enable Include discontinued products if you want Connectif to also check discontinued products during synchronization.
Including discontinued products may make the synchronization process take longer. Even if you do not enable this option, if a discontinued product becomes available again, it will be synchronized automatically when a contact visits it.
STEP 3. Activate Synchronization
(In this step, you will activate synchronization via Web Scraping).
8. Once you have determined the synchronization settings, click:
- Activate, to save the configuration and execute synchronization according to the set frequency.
- Activate and synchronize immediately, to execute synchronization at that moment and maintain subsequent executions according to the configured frequency.
With this configuration, Connectif will synchronize products via Web Scraping with the frequency and options you have established.
Success!
Your product synchronization via Web Scraping is now ready.
Keep learning!
To take full advantage of your Connectif account, we recommend continuing with the following articles:
Mass Product Synchronization, to learn how mass synchronization works and the differences between Web Scraping and Product Feed.
Synchronization Methods and Product Verification in Connectif, to learn the different ways to keep your catalog updated.
Product Synchronization via Feed, to configure mass synchronization using a Product Feed.
Product Synchronization via API, to import and update products using Connectif’s API.