Add UPC / EAN / GTIN numbers to your import
Most marketplaces require that you provide the UPC, EAN or GTIN number of a product. They use this to match product information based on this barcode. It depends on the marketplace which type of barcodes you need; some local marketplaces only accept EAN, whereas the global marketplaces usually accept any of these codes.
If these codes are not included in your import, you can add them manually.
Get UPC / EAN / GTIN numbers for your products
If you don’t have these barcodes yet, there are two ways to get them:
Ask your supplier — they should keep a list of barcodes for their products.
Buy barcodes for your products from GS1, which is the official global barcode provider.
Create a data feed
Create a data feed in a Google Spreadsheet that contains all barcodes which you will import into Channable.
Create a new Google Spreadsheet.
Use the first row as a header. For example use ‘ID’ for the first column and ‘EAN’ for the second column.
In the first column, provide all the IDs of your products.
In the second column, put the matching UPC / EAN / GTIN for each product.
Use the steps in this article to import this sheet into Channable.
Instead of ID, you can use another unique identifier for your products in the sheet (such as SKU or the product title). It is important that the identifier is unique and already exists in Channable. Make sure it is exactly the same as what you have in Channable (it is case-sensitive).
Combine the data feed with your main import
After you’ve provided the link to the Google Spreadsheet in Channable, you’re taken to the “Edit mapping” screen.
At the bottom of the page you can specify which fields you want to combine. Select the field that is present in your main import and in the Google Spreadsheet data feed (in this case, it is id).
Click Save & Import. The Google Spreadsheet will now be imported, and the barcode information will be added to your items.
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