There are several ways to add items to a catalog. The simplest way is to add items manually in Commerce Manager. We recommend this option if you have fewer than 50 items.
How to add an item to your Facebook catalog manually
You can manually add products, hotels, flights, destinations or vehicles one at a time with a form. You can't add home listings manually.
To add an item manually:
- Go to Commerce Manager and select your catalog.
- Open the Catalog tab and go to Items.
- Select Add Items. If a dropdown appears, select Add One Item. Otherwise, select Manual followed by Next.
- Add an image of your item. Images must be at least 500 x 500 pixels, in JPEG or PNG format and a maximum of 8 MB.
- Enter a name, description and other details for your item. We recommend that you provide as much information as possible to help customers make a purchase decision. If you see an Advanced toggle in the top-right corner, select it to access more fields. If you don't see this toggle, all available fields are already displayed.
- Note: To display your item in dynamic ads, you must enter a content ID for the item in your catalog that matches its content ID in the Facebook pixel code on your website. Learn more about pixel events for dynamic ads.Products (ecommerce) only: In the Create Variants section, choose whether you want to add more variants of your item, such as different sizes or colors. You can also choose to add this item as a variant of another item in your catalog.
- Select Finish to save the item in your catalog. To add more items, select Add Another Item and repeat these steps.
How to add multiple items to your Facebook catalog manually
You can also add products to your catalog in bulk using a spreadsheet-style form in Commerce Manager. This feature isn't available for other types of catalog inventory such as hotels, flights, destinations, home listings or vehicles.
To add multiple items manually:
- Go to Commerce Manager and select your catalog.
- Open the Catalog tab and go to Items.
- Select Add Items. In the dropdown, select Add Multiple Items.
- Select Manual followed by Next.
- In the form, each row contains information for one item. First, add an image of your item. Images must be at least 500 x 500 pixels, in JPEG or PNG format and a maximum of 8 MB.
- Enter a name, description and other details for your item. Scroll to the right-hand side or use the Tab key on your keyboard to view and fill in all fields. We recommend that you provide as much information as possible to help customers make a purchase decision.
- Note: To display your item in dynamic ads, you must enter a content ID for the item in your catalog that matches its content ID in the Facebook pixel code on your website. Learn more about pixel events for dynamic ads.To add another variant of an item, such as a different size or color, select on the left-hand side of that item's row and select Add Variant from the dropdown. Edit any information that's different about the new variant. To add more variants, select + New Variant.
- To add a new item, select + New Row or select the dropdown next to it to add 5 or 10 new rows at once. To duplicate an item, select and then Duplicate Item. Edit any information that's different about the duplicated item.
- When you’re finished, select Upload Items in the bottom-right corner. In the confirmation window, select Done.
You've added items to your catalog manually. You can now view your items or edit items manually in the Items tab.