AliExpress DS (Dropship) API Integration for Magento 2

Before you can start using this Magento2 Plugin you should start with the following steps:

Important steps:

• Create a developer account : You must have an Aliexpress account or create one, and then register as a developer through this link.
• Register an application : After creating your developer account, you can start registering a new application by following the steps details in the following link.
• Retrieve App Key and App Secret : Once your application is registered, the app_key and app_secret are assigned to the application automatically. These parameters must be included in every AE API request. For more details on how to retrieve them, visit.

To use the AliExpress Dropship API, your app must first be approved by AliExpress. Additionally, if you plan to use the feed.get API, you will need to complete an extra step to whitelist your appKey by submitting a request via email at [email protected]. However, the aliexpress.ds.recommend.feed.get API can be used without requiring additional approval, offering a more streamlined option.

Magento data source (supplier) feeds provide complete dashboard to analyze product information from data source (supplier). These statistics help in understanding the performance, reliability, & quality of the data being integrated into your Magento store.

Report includes

In the basic information detail section, you can add the information related to the data source (supplier).

Key components of basic information include

• Status
• Debug
• Name
• Contact
• Email
• City
• Address
• Country

Feed Information refers to the structured data provided by the data source (supplier) to Magento stores, enabling efficient updating of product listings. This data ensures that the store's inventory is accurate, up-to-date, & complete.

Key components of feed information include

• Feed Access (FTP, SFTP, URL)
• FTP Host
• Feed Username
• Feed Password
• Feed Product Mapping Nodes
• Feed Format (CSV, XML, JSON, SOAP)
• FTP PORT
• FTP File Path
• Additional Options
• Get Categories Endpoint
• XML Format
• Get Category Products Endpoint
• Price Format
• Get Products Detail Endpoint
• Feed Product Nodes
• Price Magin %

Attribute mapping is the process of aligning Magento's product attributes with the corresponding attributes from the data source. This ensures that the product data, such as SKU, Product Name, Price, Size, Quantity,Base, Color, Brand & other details, are correctly formatted & accurately transferred to the store.

Key Features

• Ensure consistency
• Customize mappings
• Can add multiple rule column

Categories mapping involves aligning your magento store's product categories with the corresponding supplier categories. This process ensures that products are accurately classified when imported, enhancing their visibility & relevance on the target platform.

Features

• Map categories
• Ensure accurate classification

Here you can fill out the information related to the pricing. In a Magento data source (supplier) feed extension, Price Information encompasses the detailed pricing data for each product. The filters include Feed Column, Magento Column, Rule Column, Rule Value Column, & Action

Here you can add

• SKU
• Price
• Special Price
• Cost
• Max Length
• Regular Expression
• Replace Values
• Trim
• Text
• HTML
• Concatenate String
• Hardcided Text
• Uppercase Value

In Magento product feed extensions, a test feed refers to a trial or sample data import that allows merchants to preview how their product information will appear when imported to the Magento store.

This feature enables merchants to verify the accuracy of data mapping, ensure that product attributes & categories are correctly aligned, & check the overall format & presentation of their product listings before making them live.

Test feeds help merchants identify & resolve any issues or discrepancies in their product data import process, ensuring smooth & error-free integration.

Key Points

• Preview data
• Import CSV: Sample Supplier Feed (1000 Rows)
• Export CSV: Sample Magento Feed (1000 Rows)

History Logs in a Magento product feed extension provide a detailed record of activities related to the generation & management of product feeds.

These logs track essential information such as the date & time of feed generation, status updates (success or errors encountered), changes to feed configurations, & other relevant actions performed within the extension.

Key Points:

• Track feed activities
• Monitor changes over time
• Troubleshoot errors

Order Mapping refers to the process of integrating order data from various sources, such as suppliers, with the order management system in your Magento store. This process ensures that orders are accurately and efficiently processed, tracked, and fulfilled.

Here you can add

• API Url
• API Type (REST /SOAP)
• API Method (Get/Post)
• Order Params Format Type (JSON/XML)
• Api For (Full Order / Order By Item)
• Data Format

Admin configuration for cron jobs in Magento involves setting up scheduled tasks that automate various system processes, such as cleaning cron frequency, full & new import cron frequcny, & other maintenance tasks.

Here’s a brief overview of how admin configuration for cron jobs works in Magento

• Clean cron frequency
• Expire products cron frequency
• Full import cron frequency
• New import cron frequency