How to set up a bol channel

Bol (formerly bol.com) is a popular marketplace in the Netherlands and Belgium that sells a range of general goods.

In this article, you’ll learn how to connect bol to your Channable account and set up a bol channel to create and manage your bol product listings.

Important: If you add products after setting up your bol channel or if your products don’t meet bol's requirements, you might see errors like ‘productinformatie zwak’ (weak product information) or missing images in your bol seller account. To fix this, complete the Categories and Attributes steps.

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Before you start

You'll need

• A bol seller account

• To log out of your bol account before starting: Staying logged in can cause automatic login issues when connecting Channable to bol.

• Products with EAN (European Article Number) codes: bol will only list products with valid EAN codes.

• An active connection: Your channel can fail to run if your bol connection expires. If this happens, refresh your connection.

Good to know

• Shop settings must match your market: If your shop country is the Netherlands, your products will be listed on bol NL. If your shop country is Belgium, your products will appear on bol BE.

1

Create a bol channel

1. In Channable, go to Projects > [Your project] > Channels.

2. Click + Create Channel, search for and select bol.

3. Set up your channel settings:

   1. For Name, give your channel a name.

   2. For Unique ID per item, select a field containing your products EAN codes (e.g. EAN, gtin)

   3. For Content language:

      1. Select Dutch if your product data is in Dutch, and you want to list your products in Dutch.

         1. Select French if your product data is in French, and you want to list your products in French. Note: To list in French and Dutch, you'll need to set up an additional channel after you set this one up. (see 'Listing on bol in French and Dutch' for more information.)

   4. For Content only, leave this unchecked or select this if this is your second bol channel from the same connection (see 'Listing on bol in French and Dutch' for more information.)

   5. For Use master rule group (optional), apply a rule group if you already have one or leave this empty.

4. Click Save to create your channel.

Listing on bol in French and Dutch

If you only have one bol seller account

To list in an additional language from the same seller account, you'll need to create another channel and follow different steps.

When prompted to link to a seller account, select the following:

1. Return to Channels and create a new bol channel.

2. For Content language, select the language you didn't choose in Step 1.

3. For Content only, select Only push content data to Bol.

4. Click Save.

5. Continue setting up both your channels as outlined in this article.

If you have two bol seller accounts (one for BE and one for NL)

Create and activate a bol channel in one language first, and then create an additional one for the second language.

2

Create product listings

To set up your product listings, you need to provide specific information to bol.

Note: bol should be able to assign product categories based on your EAN codes, so you can skip the Categories step for now.

1. Go to the Build step.

2. In the Shared attributes tab, configure the following information:.

   1. In the Item section, click the dropdown next to the attribute to map it to its corresponding field from your import data (e.g. title for ‘Title’, stock for ‘Stock’)

      Tip: You can hover over for more information on specific field requirements.

      1. At Delivery code (optional), set a shipping time for your products.

   2. At Volume discount (optional), click + Volume discount to set discounts for customers who bulk buy your products.

   3. At Price reduction (optional), you can opt in or out of bol’s reduced commission rates offer for eligible products. You can also configure Channable to automatically disclude your products if the change results in a net loss, or set a maximum acceptable loss.

   4. For Images, link the images or media assets to include in your bol product listings:

      1. To add a Labelled asset, click + Add labelled asset. For Link, map the field containing your label images. For Label, indicate where the label is located/what kind of label it is.

      2. To add an image, click + Image. A new field will appear. Click on it and map the field containing your images.

3. Map any remaining fields marked as required by marketplace.

4. Click Save to save your changes.

3

Fulfill GPSR and DSA requirements

The European Union (EU) has introduced new GPSR and DSA requirements for online platforms, including marketplaces.

In order to become compliant with GPSR on bol, follow these steps.

1. Follow bol's instructions to add an economic operator to your seller account. Make a note of your economic operator's name.

2. In Channable, open [your bol channel] and go to the Build step.

3. At the Economic operator attribute, click the dropdown and select Manual. Add the name of your economic operator in the text field (at Enter a value here)

   1. If you use multiple economic operators, you'll need to create a new project field containing your economic operators and use rules to divide the names of your economic operators among your products. After you create this, map the field here (Project fields > [your economic operator field])

4. Click Save.

4

Connect to bol

To both send your listings and check them for errors, you need to connect your channel to your bol seller account.

Important: Nothing will change in your bol account - any existing listings stay exactly the same until you activate.

1. In [your bol channel], go to Settings.

2. At Linked seller account, click Select seller account.

3. Select or add a seller account.

   1. If adding a new seller account:

      1. For Label: Name your connection

      2. Click Connect with Bol.

4. We'll redirect you to bol to log in with your credentials and accept permissions.

5

Activate and send listings to bol

1. Activate your project if you haven't done so already (Settings > Activate Project > Save)

2. Go to the Settings step in [your bol channel] and click Activate API.

3. Click Save.

4. Click Run now to send your product listings to bol.

6

Review and fix listing errors in Channable

Go to the Result step and click on the Feedback tab. This page displays all possible processing errors your product data has at a given moment.

Resolving errors:

1. In Description, click on the error name. This takes you to an overview of the products with that error.

2. In ID, click the ID number and scroll. You should see a red highlighted callout in the section where the error occurred. Hover over the callout for more information.

   1. If the error is a mapping error, click View in build to be directed to the attribute you need to map/re-map, which is highlighted in blue.

   2. For more information about the attribute and its accepted values, hover over .

3. Resolve the error.

For more information on common bol errors, refer to our bol errors guide.

7

Review product data in your bol account

Go to the product overview section in [your bol seller account] and check for 'productinformatiezwak' (product information weak) or missing images. If you find some, you'll need to categorize your data and re-map your attributes in the Build step.