Category feed
Optional file describing your own category tree, so rules and defaults can hang off folders.
Optional. Supply this only if you want your own category tree mirrored into MarketplaceHub — it is not what a marketplace files your listing under. See Categories and mapping for why the two are different.
Format
| Column | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
category-id | Yes | Your identifier for the category. Referenced by the product-category feed. |
parent-id | No | The parent's category-id. Empty for a top-level category. |
name | Yes | Display name. |
Example
category-id,parent-id,name
1,,All clothes
2,1,Sweaters
3,1,DressesNesting is expressed purely through parent-id, so depth is unlimited and order in the file does not matter.
Why bother
Category folders are where rules and defaults hang. A rule set on a folder applies to everything filed under it, which is the cheapest way to avoid repeating the same marketplace settings across thousands of products.