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How to import product data from Magento 2

If you have a Magento 2 based webshop, you can import your product data into Channable using our Channable plugin. 

This article guides you through installing and configuring the Channable Connect plugin, setting up your product data in Magneto, and importing that data into Channable.

Contents

Before you start

You’ll need:

  • A Magento 2 account
  • A project in Channable to import products to
  • Composer installed to your server to install and configure your Channable Connect plugin

Good to know:

  • You can check if your server (the computer hosting your Magento 2 online store) has Composer installed by running the following command: composer -v
  • We recommend making a backup of your webshop files before you start to avoid potential problems and downtime.

Step 1: Download, install, and configure your plugin in Composer

Before you start, download the official Channable Connect plugin here. You’ll receive a zip file. Configure it using one of two options: 

Option 1: Install using Magento Marketplace

To install using Magento marketplace, you need to use authentication tokens. This is free to download. 

  1. Go to Channable’s Connect extension.
  2. For Edition, select Magento Open Source. For Your store version, select 2.4 (Magento Open Source).
  3. Click Add to cart, click on the cart icon, and click Proceed to checkout.
  4. Click Sign in with Adobe ID. If you don’t have an account yet, click Create an account to create a free account. You’ll only need this to download the plugin.
  5. Go to Access Keys (within the Marketplaces section) and find your secure access keys for Magento Marketplace. You should see your Public Key and Private Key.
    1. If you don’t have keys, click Create a new access key. Give your new key a descriptive name and click Generate new to create it.
  6. Make note of the Public Key and Private key as you’ll need them to install the plugin.
  7. Once you have your key details noted, continue following the steps in this guide, starting from step 2.

Option 2: Install using FTP and SSH (recommended for developers)

This method requires familiarity with command-line tools and server environments. 

  1. Follow the steps outlined in this installation guide. 


Step 2: Configure your plugin in Magento 2

  1. Log in to your Magento Backend.
  2. In the sidebar, click Channable. In the Configuration section, select Product feed. This page displays all the product information (“attributes”) you want to send over to Channable.
  3. Go through this page, mapping the attribute to its corresponding field. 

Note: Under Advanced Options you can add additional attributes to improve the quality of your data. 
  1. Scroll to Feeds and click Auto Connect with Channable for the storefront you want to add to Channable.

This automatically redirects you to your Channable account and creates a connection with the required information. If you haven’t already, log in to your Channable account. 

  1. Click Save to save your connection.

Step 3: Set up your Magento connection in Channable

  1. In Channable, open the project you want to import your product data to.
  2. Go to Setup, click + Set up import and select Magento.
  3. At Choose an existing connection or create a new one, click the Magento connection you added in the previous step.
  4. Give your Magento connection a descriptive name. If you’re managing several Magento storefronts, we recommend representing it with your name and the locale at the end (e.g. ‘STORE NAME - EN’)
  5. Click Connect with Magento to finalize your connection.
  6. Check that your import fields are matched to the right project fields to ensure your import fields appear correctly in Channable.
  7. Click Save & Import when you’re ready.

Your products should now all be imported and synced from your Magento 2 account. 

You can check whether everything was installed correctly by going to Items in the sidebar for an overview of your products. For an individual breakdown of all your product information, click on the item and scroll down for its details.