Icecat Locales and Language Code Table

How Icecat uses locale codes

Icecat supports many languages and locales, including language-and-country combinations. Each locale has an Icecat LangID and a shortcode used in Icecat.

Important: for simplicity, Icecat often uses the main language code for the general locale. Example: DE means the general German version and is short for DE_DE. If you need Swiss German content specifically, use DE_CH.

This is useful when one language is used in more than one country or region.

• DE = general German content
• DE_CH = German content for Switzerland
• EN = general English content
• FR = general French content
• NL = general Dutch content

Note: in a few cases, such as US or BR, Icecat uses a country code instead of a language code. This is done for user’s simplicity.

How to manage your Locales?

Follow My Icecat > Activated languages or locales > Add Languages

Icecat Language Code Table

International Locale

The International locale is a special feature that lets a channel partner retrieve data for all locales in a single request or file — instead of making separate calls for each language.

This works the other way around too: international assets (pictures, specs, marketing text) are automatically included for every locale the partner has access to.

⚠️ Heads up: International requests return much larger responses than localized ones. It is strongly recommended to use them with scripts or automated tools only — not for manual browsing.

How It Works with the XML API

When you make an International request via the XML API, Icecat:

1. Checks which locales are assigned to your account.
2. Returns data only for the locales available to you.

If the International locale is active on your account, you get all data for all locales in one go.

📌 Note: At the moment, CSV, JSON, and LiveHTML APIs do not support International requests — this feature is XML API only.

International Index File

In the context of Index Files, the International Index File includes every product that is activated for at least one locale. This makes it the largest catalogue you can download from Icecat.