Version 3.1
Updated on: October 10th, 2026
This manual explains the My downloads page in MyIcecat. On this page you generate and download three personal files built from your own matched product file: the Personal Index File (PIF), the Personal Catalog File (PCF) and an archive of product images. You also see your matching results there and can request regular updates.
If you want to download your files automatically instead of by hand, see the Manual for Channel Partners: Personal Index File (PIF) and the Manual for Channel and Brand Partners: Personal Catalog File (PCF).
| File | What it is | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Index File (PIF) | A list of your matched products with links to their data sheets, in every language of your subscription | CSV | PIF manual |
| Personal Catalog File (PCF) | The content of your matched products: texts, specifications, image and document links. One file per language | CSV or Excel | PCF manual |
| Images | The gallery images of your matched products, in the sizes and languages you choose | ZIP | Section 4.3 |
All three files are built from your matched product file. Upload your product file and let Icecat match it first. See Matching and Coverage Analysis of Your Catalog.
If you open My downloads before matching has finished, you are taken back to the product file page.
From top to bottom, the page contains:
| Part | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Change product feed button | Takes you back to the product file page to upload or change your product file. |
| Output | Choose which files to generate, and how. |
| List of files | Follow the progress of your files and download them. |
| Matching results | See how much of your product file Icecat matched. |
Screenshot: the My downloads page, with the four parts labelled.
In the Output box, tick the files you want, set their options and click Generate. You can generate several file types at once.
Screenshot: the Output box with PIF, PCF and Images.
| Option | What to know |
|---|---|
| Format | Always CSV. |
| Languages | No choice needed. The PIF contains a data sheet link for every language of your subscription. |
| Option | What to know |
|---|---|
| Format | CSV or Excel. Choose CSV if you import the file automatically. Files refreshed by regular updates are always CSV. |
| Languages | All languages of your subscription are selected. Deselect the ones you do not need. You receive one file per language. |
| Feature names as headers | Unticked: specifications appear as Specs 1, Specs 2, … with Name: value in each cell. Ticked: every specification gets its own column, named after the specification. See the PCF manual. |
| Inform about updates | Tick to receive an email each time a new PCF is ready, or when generating it failed. |
Changing “Feature names as headers” deletes all your existing PCF files, because their columns no longer match the setting. Generate the PCF again after you change it.
| Option | What to know |
|---|---|
| Sizes | Choose one or more: Thumb, Low-res, Medium-res, High-res, Original. All are selected by default. |
| Languages | Choose the languages of the images. Some images are language-specific, for example images with text on them. |
What the archive contains. Only the gallery images you are allowed to access, for the products in your matched file. Inside the ZIP, images are sorted into folders: first by size, then by language. Each file name is made of the brand, the product code, the language and the image number, so you can link every image to your product. The archive also contains a folder with product family logos.
While an image archive is being prepared, the Images row in the Output box is greyed out. You can generate a new archive once the current one is ready.
Host the images yourself. Upload the images to your own website or image server. Do not link to Icecat image links from your shop pages.
After you click Generate, your files appear in the list below the Output box. The newest files are at the top. The list shows five files at a time; click More to see all of them.
| What you see | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| A progress bar | The file is being generated. | Wait. The list refreshes by itself. |
| Date, type, languages, size, and a CSV, XLSX or ZIP label with a download icon | The file is ready. | Click the download icon. |
| A yellow row | The file is ready, but it was generated from your previous product file and does not reflect your latest matching. | Generate the file again. |
| A red error message on the Images row | The image archive could not be prepared. | Try again. If it fails again, contact your account manager. |
The list holds one PIF, one PCF per language, and one image archive. Generating a file again replaces the previous version.
The Matching results box shows how your last product file was matched.
| Line | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Date | When matching finished. |
| Total products | The number of products in your product file. |
| Imported products | Products Icecat could read from your file. |
| Open match | Matched products whose content is available in Open Icecat. |
| Full match | Matched products whose content is available in Full Icecat. |
| Restricted match | Matched products whose content is restricted, for example to the brand’s authorised resellers. |
| Duplicates | Products that appear more than once in your file. |
| Described products | Matched products that have a data sheet in Icecat. |
| Skipped products | Products Icecat could not match. Click CSV next to this line to download them. |
Use the list of skipped products to correct product codes, brands or GTINs in your product file, then upload it again to improve your coverage.
The files on this page are generated when you click Generate. To have your PIF and PCF rebuilt automatically every time Icecat re-matches your product file:
Once regular updates are on, Channel Partners can download the files automatically with an API token. See the PIF manual and the PCF manual.
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Hi,
Does you service allow me to do an EAN lookup by product name?
I have a XML/CSV file with a couple of thousand product names & brands which I need to lookup/match the correct existing EAN. Preferably by bulk uploading CSV.
Is it possible with your system? Do i need to register for a full Icecat for that?
Please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
Miler
Yes it does. We reply to you separately.
I'm trying to create csv with icecat, the truth is not clear when I ask that suva file from my pc I do not understand if it should be empty or full of products ando super lost if someone could show video or pass me a sample csv.
Thank you
Dear Joaquin, thanks for your comment. We should better understand your path. Please contact us and we will support you. Kind Regards, Gloria
We also have so many laptop batteries and adapters for selling, but really I do not find the correct way to upload,how to upload the price list and product detail.
I think it must has a templet there,where is it?
In section 2 you describe that a dedicated list of product codes and/or EAN is necessary for individual download. Is there also a possibility to get all products by e.g. brand name?
Thanks in advance
Yes, use a "batch" interface
https://iceclog.com/manual-how-to-import-product-content-into-your-webshop-via-icecat/
from the index you can select the brands that you want. Probably, handy to limit to market as well.
Hi Julie, thanks for your message! You can actually follow step-by-step this guide, namely at point #5. If you have questions on how to go ahead with uploading your price list, please contact us
Is there a possibility to force PIF creation after uploading new price list, not via the icecat interface, but via an API call / URL request?
Hi Remi, yes there is. Please, contact your account manager.
I am in UK and need full products catalogue. what do i need to do to get it regularly on json format. please advice
You can register here for free https://icecat.biz/en/authorization .
(Your comment had been forwarded internally already before)
Hello team,
I generated a csv file based on my supplier data, and the file generated is 1.34 gb csv, when I download it, it downloads too fast for a 1.34 gb file so not surprisingly the file is corrupt. What could be the problem?
Thank you
Younes
Dear Yuones,
I will send you an email to understand the problem better and put you in contact with the right person to help you solve it.
Kind Regards,
Laura
Just had a strange experience.
I have +/- 20 suppliers that provide me in total of over 500.000 products.
I act smart to download the icecat's csv's.
- product_names
- product_features
- all csv's related to product_features
- products listings
- products_descriptions
Products ARE found in the products listing, yet not ALL in product_names or product_descriptions.
Find out later, there is NO csv file that hold the productTitle........ mmm ok.... then let's move back to single product datasheets (.xml)
Try to lookup:
https://uk.icecat.biz/en/p/10zig+technology/9011/not+categorized-optional+pcie+card+for+10zig+68xx+thin+client-22551232.html
when i click in right bottom:
XML product data for 10ZiG Technology 9011
i get: EN Access to this product is restricted. Please contact your account manager at Icecat.
( the link should be: https://data.icecat.biz/xml_s3/xml_server3.cgi?prod_id=9011;vendor=10ZiG%20Technology;lang=EN;output=productxml )
I have THOUSANDS of these , yet..... out of the CSV products i imported from icecat, all of them exist in the database, yet i not get access to them via the output=productxml links.
So what is going on here?
I have FULL icecat catalog access with the vertical "Computers & Electronics" and language English.
And i KNOW this product exists in the icecat database.
Does you service allow me to do an EAN lookup by product name?
Hello, I have a XML/CSV file with a couple of thousand product names (Manufacturer code, EAN code) which I need to lookup/match the correct attributes like RAM, Os system, Storage type or capacity. Preferably by bulk uploading CSV.
Is it possible with your system? Do i need to register for a full Icecat for that?
Please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
You can match via your Open Icecat account (assuming you're registered) after login. By uploading the file and match on brand + brand product code or GTIN (EAN). For Open Icecat (sponsoring) brands you can look up all data with a free account. For non-sponsoring brands you will need a Full Icecat subscription.