Changing categorical characteristics

Through the API, you can manage the content on product cards, including transmitting characteristics specific to a specific product category.

The products belong to a new category for the store

1. Get the information that you previously provided for product cards, as well as card statuses and recommendations for filling them out using POST businesses/{businessId}/offer-cards.

   In response, you will receive the following:

   • Which categories the products belong to on the Market. The Market determines the product category automatically based on the data provided by you.
   • What is the status of the product cards?
   • Transmitted product characteristics.
   • Recommendations for filling out the cards. How to use the recommendations

2. For each category, request a list of required characteristics using POST category/{categoryId}/parameters.

3. Compare the characteristics expected by Yandex.Market with the characteristics available in the store's database.

   Example. For soup plates, the Market expects, among others, the "Color for filter" characteristic. In the store's database, the same characteristic is called "Color". You need to set up the integration so that:

   • the value of the "Color" characteristic was transmitted to the Market as the "Color for filter" characteristic;
   • Each value of the "Color" characteristic was assigned an acceptable value of the "Color for filter" characteristic.

4. Transmit the product characteristics using POST businesses/{businessId}/offer-cards/update.

   Always convey the full set of characteristics.

   Passing empty values will erase what was entered on the cards earlier.

The products belong to a well-known and customized category

Follow the instructions for the new category, but skip the step of configuring the comparison of Market and store characteristics.

How to check and update the comparison of characteristics on the Market and in the store

The lists of characteristics required for products of various categories do not remain unchanged. Gadgets have additional functions, new materials are becoming fashionable. Sometimes the Market simply makes a more detailed list of characteristics on the product card to make it easier for customers to compare and choose.

For each of the configured categories, check regularly to see if the mapping needs to be updated.