To get started with inventory syndication from your Zop website to third-party follow the steps below:
- Contact your account rep at the company you want to send the inventory to. (Kijiji, Trader, Cargurus, etc.)
- Tell them you would like to start sending inventory feeds from Zop Dealer to them.
- They can submit the request to us by email: syndication@zopmedia.com. Ask them to include the following in their request:
- associated Customer ID or Account ID to submit the feed
- FTP details (link and credentials) to submit the feed
- file format template
- file naming convention
- Once our team has received all of the information above, the feed is setup
- Zop uploads the feed and notifies the third party.
- Third party confirms receipt and format
- Zop confirms syndication the following business day
Additional notes regarding syndication:
- Zop sends a daily feed to the third party of all In Stock inventory that has been selected for syndication. Sold inventory is not included in the feed.
- for steps on how to add a vehicle to syndication, refer to ‘How to update vehicle syndication‘ FAQ
- for steps to confirm vehicles included in syndication, refer to ‘How to confirm vehicles selected for Syndication‘ FAQ
- VIN: many third parties require the VIN to syndicate. Confirm this has been entered on the Update Inventory page for each vehicle you wish to include in the feed.
- Third party syndication packages: some third parties have a vehicle syndication package that restricts the number of vehicles that are syndicated. For example, Zop may send 50 vehicles in your feed but if your package is a maximum of 30, only 30 vehicles will be syndicated. Contact the third party to confirm if you have any limits.