Quickstart guide

Channable is a Multichannel eCommerce Platform that helps you to:

• List, advertise and optimize your products at scale across channels such as Google, Amazon and bol.

• Create and manage product advertisements, set up connections with marketplaces, and create PPC campaigns.

• Find out how your listings are performing with useful insights and analytics and use this data to adapt your strategy to increase sales.

There are lots of powerful things you can do with Channable but we recommend that you start with this guide to help you with the basic setup.

Create a project

Once you have created a Channable account, you’re ready to create your first project. Log in to Channable and go to the Projects section.

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Add your first project

To add your first project, click + Add new project and give it a name. Click Save and then you will be navigated to Getting started — Channable’s Onboarding hub.

Note: A project is the specific setup for all the information regarding your webshop: your product data and how it is shared with different channels. You can set up multiple projects if you have multiple webshops or if you sell your products in different language markets.

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Onboarding hub

After adding your first project, Channable shows an onboarding checklist in the platform to help you get started. Items are checked off automatically as you complete the steps.

Note: Every time you complete a step, navigate back to the Getting started checklist to continue. This also helps you become familiar with navigating the different sections of Channable.

Follow the onboarding steps below to complete your setup.

Onboarding steps

Add an import

To add your product data into Channable, click Add import, which navigates you to the Setup section. Channable offers many options for importing your product data such as via an eCommerce platform (e.g., Magento or Shopify) or via a data source (e.g., XML or Google Sheets).

Your import must meet specific requirements.

View imported data

Once you have imported your data, click View items to go to the Items section where you can view all the products you added.

Review your product data to ensure it imported successfully. If your data is split between multiple sources or you want to add missing information, you can combine multiple imports to enrich your product data.

Set up your first channel

After reviewing your product data, set up the channel you will use to advertise your products.

In the dropdown menu, advertising channels are arranged as Feeds and APIs. Choose the advertising channel you want and click Set up channel. Depending on your choice, you will be navigated to Channels.

Feeds — Adding a feed

When you add a feed, you can also choose the export channel you would like to use (for example, Google Shopping). Then set up your feed by following these steps:

• Categorization

• Rules

• Mapping

• Quality

• Preview & export

Note: There are specific guides for setting up popular export feeds, such as Google and Galaxus.

Marketplaces — Adding an API

To set up a marketplace channel (API), follow a similar series of steps:

• Categorization

• Rules

• Build and Attributes

• Result

Note: There are specific guides for setting up with popular marketplaces.

Select a plan

Channable has flexible pricing plans and add-ons. Click Select a plan to compare the plans and choose one that best fits your business needs.

Note: You can set up the Channable platform using your trial account but you need to confirm your subscription to send live product data and activate your channels. See our pricing and subscription & invoicing pages for details.

Activate your channel

To finish your setup, activate the channel you configured and click Activate channel. This activates the project you're working in and your chosen channel.

If you prefer to activate later without using the onboarding checklist, activate your current project under Projects > [Project] > Settings and your channel under [Channel] > Settings.

• If you set up a feed, check that you have a feed file URL in the Preview step. Copy the URL and paste it into the settings of your chosen marketplace.

• If you set up an API, check whether your items are showing in the chosen channel/marketplace — they may not appear immediately, so check again later.

All done!

Your products should now be listed on your chosen channel or marketplace. Use our Help Center as you continue with Channable and contact our Support department if you need more help.