Data

An import of the data feed is made through using the standard HTTP POST method, with personal cluster credentials provided during onboarding. For information about the different import types and formats, see Format specification. For information about scheduling imports, see Scheduling.

POST https://{cluster-id}.elevate-api.cloud/api/admin/v3/import/data

Request

Request header parameters

Name	Description	Example
`Api-Key`*	API key supplied during onboarding.	`123456789..`
`Accept-Encoding`	Allows responses to be compressed using Gzip.	`gzip`
`Content-Encoding`	Defines which encoding was used to compress the data.	`gzip`
`Content-Type`	application/xml	`application/xml`

Request query parameters

Name	Description	Example
`blockingTimeout`	Maximum time to wait, after the import have been received, before getting a response. Valid values are in the range of 0 to 5 minutes. Defaults to 5 minutes.	`PT3M`
`downgrade`	Argument to downgrade to using v3 import format when having upgraded to Admin v4. Should only be provided for rollbacks and is only compatible with full imports.	`false`
`force`	Argument to override protection against harmful imports. For more information, see Force imports.	`false`
`name`	A name to identify the import in logs

Request body example

application/xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<data_import type="full">
    <modify market="UK" locale="en-GB">
        <product_groups>
            <add_or_replace>
                <product_group key="1001">
                    <brand>Gazelle</brand>
                    <department>Men</department>
                    <products>
                        <product key="1001-100">
                            <title>Linen T-shirt</title>
                            <url>/products/1001-100</url>
                            <release_date>2019-10-27T00:00:00Z</release_date>
                            <description>Loose-fit striped T-shirt with a slightly lower neckline.</description>
                            <images>
                                <image>
                                    <urls>
                                        <url>//cdn.example.com/images/1001-100_model.jpg?preset=200x200</url>
                                        <url>//cdn.example.com/images/1001-100_model.jpg?preset=600x600</url>
                                    </urls>
                                </image>
                            </images>
                            <custom_attributes>
                                <category>T-Shirts</category>
                            </custom_attributes>
                            <variants>
                                <variant key="1001-100-1">
                                    <stock_number>12</stock_number>
                                    <selling_price>9.99</selling_price>
                                    <list_price>12.99</list_price>
                                    <cost>8.00</cost>
                                    <url>/products/1001-100?size=S</url>
                                    <sizes>
                                        <size>S</size>
                                    </sizes>
                                </variant>
                            </variants>
                        </product>
                    </products>
                </product_group>
            </add_or_replace>
        </product_groups>
        <content_items>
            <add_or_replace>
                <content key="871">
                    <type>link</type>
                    <title>Shipping</title>
                    <link>/uk/customer-service/shipping</link>
                </content>
            </add_or_replace>
        </content_items>
    </modify>
</data_import>

Example request

bash

curl -i \
-X POST \
-H 'Api-Key: 123456789..' \
-H 'Accept-Encoding: null' \
-H 'Content-Encoding: null' \
-H 'Content-Type: null' \
"https://{cluster-id}.elevate-api.cloud/api/admin/v3/import/data?blockingTimeout=blockingTimeout&downgrade=downgrade&force=force&name=name" \
-T request-body.file

Response

Response codes

Status	Description
`202`	The import exceeded the maximum time, and an identifier for the import will be returned which can be used to poll its progress. The maximum wait time is 5 minutes by default.
`204`	The import was valid and has completed.
`400`	The import was deemed dangerous according to Elevate. For more information, see Force imports.
`403`	Incorrect cluster credentials.
`404`	Cluster not found.
`405`	The import is not allowed due to newer admin version usage. Use full import with flag ‘downgrade’ to change admin version to v3.
`409`	An import is currently in progress.
`500`	Server error such as cluster unavailable, busy or internal error. If 5xx errors persist, contact support and attach any information found in the response body.
`503`	The server in the cluster that received the request is currently unavailable or busy. It is recommended to retry the request. The time between request attempts should be increasing.

Example response

{
  "id" : "5537431447739019570",
  "reason" : null,
  "status" : "IN_PROGRESS"
}

Response body schema

StatusResponse

The status of an import based on its id.

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The id of the import Examples: `"5537431447739019570"`
reason	string	The reason for the status. e.g. an error message from the import
status	string	The current status of the import. See scheduling statuses. Supported values: `NOT_FOUND`, `WAITING`, `IN_PROGRESS`, `SUCCESS`, `FAILURE`, `ABORTED`. Examples: `"IN_PROGRESS"`

Overview

Admin

Storefront

Request

Response

StatusResponse

​Request

​Response

​StatusResponse

Request

Response

StatusResponse