Yandex Feed Specifications

The short name of the store should not exceed 20 characters. The name cannot contain words that are not related to the store’s name (such as “best” or “cheap”), and cannot include a phone number or other such information.The name of the store must match the actual name of the store that is published on the site. If this requirement is not followed, Yandex.Market may change the contents of the name element without notice.

Required element.

Price data is accepted in rubles (RUR, RUB), hrivnas (UAH), Belarusian rubles (BYR), tenge (KZT), dollars (USD), and euros (EUR). Prices can be displayed on Market in rubles, hrivnas, Belarusian rubles, and tenge, depending on the user’s region. If your YML file does not set the exchange rate for currencies that can be displayed, they use the exchange rates from the Central Bank of the country the user’s region belongs to. The current day’s exchange rate is applied. The exchange rate is updated daily at 00:00.Delivery-options – required field if delivery data is included in the price-list feed.

Required element.

List of store’s products. Every product is described in a separate offer element. The example above doesn’t contain an exhaustive list of every offer element because the choice of elements depends on the type of product description. The following description types work for the majority of products:

• Simplified description type
• Custom description type
  • Custom description types should be used for the following product categories:
    • Medications
    • Books
    • Audiobooks
    • Music- and video-productions

Required element.

Price to purchase product. The price of the product is rounded off and the display format depends on the user settings.If the price list is sent in YML format, then the bottom of the price range (“from”) can be indicated using the from=”true” attribute for the following categories:

“Window-seats and benches”; “Bathrooms”; “Living rooms”

“Children’s rooms”; “Children’s dressers”; “Sofas”; “Offices”

“Cradles and bassinets”; “Chests of drawers”; “Computer tables”

“Chairs”; “Beds”; “Kitchen sets”

“Kitchen nooks” and groups of furnishings

“Playpens”; “School desks and chairs”; “Shelves”; “Entryways”

“Ottomans”; “Bedrooms”; “Racks”; “Tables and end-tables”

“Chairs and stools”; “Bedside tables”; “Cabinets”

Example: <price from=”true”>2000</price>

Link to a picture of this product.Image reference is mandatory for suggestions:

In all categories where there are no model cards, for example, desktop computers, utensils, stationery, etc.;

In categories where the price list should be submitted only in YML format:

Cushioned furniture, Cases for mobile phones, Computer tables, Protective film and stickers for phones, Massage tables, Chargers for phones, Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Adapters for mobile phones, Cosmetics and perfumery, Bags and cases for tablets, Children’s goods except for categories: strollers, diapers, car seats, designers, railways, tricycles, cribs.

If in these categories the offer does not have an image, it is not published on the Yandex.Market until picture at least one image is transferred in the element . This element is only required for some categories.

Attention. Only used in YML format.Terms of courier delivery service for this product in your region (types of delivery, time frame, cost).

This element is only required for some categories.

Attention. Only used with XLS, CSV formats.Time frame (in days) for this product to be delivered by courier in your region.

Delivery on day of order (today) — 0 value, next-day delivery (tomorrow) — 1 value, etc. You can also indicate a time period “from — to” days, for example: 2-4.

Attention. When you enter a period “from — to” the difference between the minimum and maximum delivery period should not exceed three days .

The maximum value that you can use on Yandex.Market is 31 days. Values of 32 and higher (or if no value is indicated) are indicated by the inscription “custom”.

Attention. Only used with XLS, CSV formats.Cost to deliver this product by courier in your region.

Note. Earlier, local_delivery_cost was used in YML format. This element is now obsolete in that format. At present, Yandex.Market still supports this element in YML, but we recommend switching to the delivery-options element. This element is only required for some categories.

Attention. Only used in YML format.This element is intended for defining product characteristics. Each parameter is described using a separate param element.

In YML format, an offer element can contain several param elements.

This element is only required for some categories.