This guide will quickly show you how to import free product content from Icecat into your commerce environment. A lot of product content, so-called product data sheets (PDSs) are provided for free by Icecat’s sponsoring brands. However, if you want to push brand product content into Icecat, check out the Push-API (JSON) manual instead.
To access Open Icecat, you will need a username and password provided by Icecat. If you do not have these, please register online for Open Icecat. The Open Icecat catalog is free and contains millions of product datasheets.
Tip: During the registration, you need to choose the URL or Data (XML, JSON) version. If you want to use XML or JSON, make sure you choose the “Open Icecat Data” subscription. You can always change this afterward or create a second subscription for the URL (links to hosted data-sheets) download format.
If you need higher product content coverage, you will need to upgrade to Full Icecat. You can make a request via our contact page or through your account pages.
In short, access to the product content of Full Icecat is protected. If you want to access Full Icecat product content, you must unlock your IP address. Fill in the IP address(es) of your server(s) and office in the “Allowed IP addresses” field. If you do not know your office IP addresses, visit What is my IP to find your (office) IP. For your server IP address, please ask your system operator or provider.
You can fill in several IP addresses, separated by a space.
If you are searching for a way to connect your app and integrate Icecat product content, check the most popular Icecat Add-ons.
Download the relevant product content, pictures, videos, marketing text, and add them manually to your webshop.
Download product content, pictures, videos, marketing text. automatically, and add them to your webshop or app.
Also, see the complete Icecat XML manual. Please note that the data is also available in JSON format.
Especially, for agentic AI, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) has become a de-facto standard. Icecat supports MCP to support your AI Agents.
Download product information, pictures, videos, etc., and automatically add them to your webshop or app.
Show real-time product content, pictures, videos, specifications through JavaScript directly on your shop pages. The simple method shows complete PDSs or a few popular objects like Videos, Reasons-To-Buy, and 3D images. Check the advanced Live manual if you want to have complete control over what content assets to show where and how (CSS).
Icecat Live is the modern variant of the good-old URL integration method.
Are you interested in adding product reviews professional and user reviews to your webshop? Then check out our review manual.
Flow – importing relevant product data from Icecat
| Important Links & files | You need to login to Icecat to access and download these files |
| Index file – Full Icecat | https://data.icecat.biz/export/level4/EN/files.index.xml.gz |
| Index file – Open Icecat | http://data.Icecat.biz/export/freexml/EN/files.index.xml |
| Daily index file – Full Icecat | https://data.icecat.biz/export/level4/EN/daily.index.xml.gz |
| Daily index file – Open Icecat | https://data.Icecat.biz/export/freexml/EN/daily.index.xml.gz |
| Reference files – Full Icecat | https://data.icecat.biz/export/level4/refs/ |
| Reference files – Open Icecat | https://data.icecat.biz/export/freexml/refs/ |
| Icecat Category | CategoriesList.xml.gz |
| Icecat taxonomy | CategoryFeaturesList.xml.gz |
| Brands | SuppliersList.xml.gz |
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can students register with icecat
Yes, they can.
Does IceCat data contain GTDIN (ITF-14)?
GTIN you mean. Yes indeed. We support the whole range of common GTIN standards.
Is there a certain time when the Daily Index File of Open Icecat is acutalized?
Dear Philipp
There is no specific time for this action. We would like to suggest to make HEAD requests to the file, updated timestamp will be returned in response
Can't be pinpointed exactly, given multiple daily batch processes. You could first query the file creation date before pulling the index.
Salut ,
Mon lecteur affiche un message d'erreur : 5-PROTEC et s'arrête .comment puisse résoudre ce problème ?
Hello, a country manager will contact you soon. Regards, Wouter
We need a price for your services please
Hi George, thanks for your comment. A country manager will contact you soon. Regards, Wouter
about the daily file: suppose we missed for whatever reasons some of the daily files. Then we do not know which products should be updated or not.
Is there a way to download historical daily files?
Hi Edwin, thanks for your response. A country manager will contact you soon. Regards, Wouter
Hi Edwin, a general advice is to use the full index at regular intervals for a full sync to ensure you didn't miss certain updates in addition to using the daily indexes for efficiency.
Hello,
We’re integrating Icecat and want to run a one-time full import, but the API process takes too long.
Is there a faster way to get the full database?
Also, can we get a full list of product categories to structure our API requests?
Thank you!
Dear Yaryna
You need to use index file to match your portfolio against the Icecat data base and download the products via XML or JSON calls. Of course it is possible to get the full list of the Icecat category tree.
Icecat country manager for Switzerland, Lana Buschhoff will contact you to explain the details.
Kind regards
Vazha Abramishvili