PRODUCT CREATE

Use this call to create or replace a product catalog in EffectConnect. This is always a purge and replace action for the entire catalog.

Header information

Endpoint	/products
Method	POST
Base node	products
XSD	products_create.xsd

Payload

Field	Obligatory	Type	Description
identifier	yes	string	The unique parent product identifier
brand	no	string (64)	Brand name
categories	no	collection of Category	Categories
options	yes	collection of Option	Opties

You will need to send this payload as a file, not as plain text. (i.e. use CURLFile when working with PHP)

Response payload

Field	Obligatory	Type	Description
ProcessID	yes	string	Process ID

Request example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<products>
  <product>
    <identifier>12345</identifier>
    <brand>Merk 1</brand>
    <categories>
      <category>
        <titles>
          <title language="nl">Verlichting</title>
        </titles>
        <children>
          <category>
            <titles>
              <title language="nl">Buitenverlichting</title>
            </titles>
          </category>
        </children>
      </category>
    </categories>
    <options>
      <option>
        <identifier>abc123456</identifier>
        <cost>10.50</cost>
        <price>19.95</price>
        <priceOriginal>22.95</priceOriginal>
        <stock>12</stock>
        <titles>
          <title language="nl">Testproduct Nederlands Lamp</title>
        </titles>
        <urls>
          <url language="nl">/verlichting/buitenverlichting/abc123456</url>
        </urls>
        <descriptions>
          <description language="nl"><![CDATA[Beschrijving van het product.]]></description>
        </descriptions>
        <ean>1234567890123</ean>
        <sku>abc123456</sku>
        <images>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_1.jpg</url>
            <order>1</order>
          </image>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_2.jpg</url>
            <order>2</order>
          </image>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_3.jpg</url>
            <order>3</order>
          </image>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_4.jpg</url>
            <order>4</order>
          </image>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_5.jpg</url>
            <order>5</order>
          </image>
          <image>
            <url>http://www.effectconnect.com/linknaarafbeelding_6.jpg</url>
            <order>6</order>
          </image>
        </images>
        <attributes>
          <attribute>
            <code>1</code>
            <names>
              <name language="nl">Kleur</name>
            </names>
            <values>
              <value>
                <code>red</code>
                <names>
                  <name language="nl">Rood</name>
                </names>
              </value>
            </values>
          </attribute>
        </attributes>
      </option>
    </options>
  </product>
</products>

Response example

{
    "Request": {
        "RequestType": "Product",
        "RequestAction": "Create",
        "RequestIdentifier": false,
        "ProcessedAt": "2018-03-26T12:42:12+02:00"
    },
    "Response": {
        "Result": "Success",
        "ProductCreateResponseContainer": {
            "ProcessID": "1235sdfsf23"
        }
    }
}

<?xml version="1.0"?>
    <ApiResponseContainer>
        <Request>
            <RequestType>Product</RequestType>
            <RequestAction>Create</RequestAction>
            <RequestIdentifier/>
            <ProcessedAt>2018-03-26T12:42:12+02:00</ProcessedAt>
        </Request>
        <Response>
            <Result>Success</Result>
            <ProductCreateResponseContainer>
                <ProcessID>1235sdfsf23</ProcessID>
            </ProductCreateResponseContainer>
        </Response>
    </ApiResponseContainer>