Validate XML Feed

Check feed URLs, uploaded XML files, or pasted XML before moving to integration review.

XML validator

Validate an HTTP(S) feed URL through the current backend validation flow.

XML Example

A compact product feed example using the fields shown in the validator checklist.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<products>
  <product>
    <name>Gaming Laptop Pro 16 512GB</name>
    <link>https://store.example.com/laptop001</link>
    <price>1299.99</price>
    <currency>EUR</currency>
    <category_full>Computers > Laptops > Gaming</category_full>
    <image>https://store.example.com/images/laptop001.jpg</image>
    <brand>TechBrand</brand>
    <model>Pro 16</model>
    <ean>4718017889766</ean>
    <mpn>TB-PRO16-512</mpn>
    <description>High-performance gaming laptop</description>
    <color>Black</color>
    <in_stock>8</in_stock>
    <condition>new</condition>
  </product>
</products>

Validation errors

These are the same codes a merchant sees in the feed validation report in the shop panel. The code is machine-readable and never translated — search the report for it literally.

Fetching the feed

  • FETCH_ERROR - The feed could not be downloaded: unreachable address, no answer within 30 seconds, an HTTP error, or bot protection served instead of the file.

Reading the file

  • PARSE_ERROR - The file could not be read: broken markup, a truncated file, the wrong encoding. Commonly an HTML page returned instead of the feed.
  • UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT - The file format is not supported.
  • VALIDATION_ERROR - The validation itself failed — contact support and include the feed URL.

Individual products

  • MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD - The record has no title, price or link. The product is skipped entirely.
  • INVALID_PRICE - A price is present but unreadable: a placeholder such as %regular_price%, free text, a range, or a value above 1,000,000. The product is skipped.
  • INVALID_URL - The link is not an absolute http(s) address — a relative path or an address without a protocol.
  • ITEM_PARSE_ERROR - One record failed; the rest of the feed was read normally.
  • SKIPPED_PRODUCT - The record was skipped and no more precise reason could be determined.

When no product got through

  • NO_ITEMS - No product elements were found in the file.
  • NOT_A_PRODUCT_FEED - Elements exist but none carries a usable price — this may not be a product feed (a news feed, say), or the price sits under an unrecognised tag.
  • INVALID_PRICES - Every element carries a price but none of them is readable — the problem is the format of the price values.
  • ITEMS_ALL_SKIPPED - Elements were found but every one of them was skipped: no title or no price.

Warnings

  • category - The product has no category. It still imports, but it is harder to find.
  • brand - The product has no brand. It still imports, but it matches the shared product page less reliably.
  • INVALID_CONDITION - The supplied condition is not supported. Import is not blocked, but the value is ignored; use new, used or refurbished (jauns, lietots and atjaunots are also accepted).