iConnectAd Classified Ads Feed Guidelines
Add your Classified listings to iConnectAd
Submit Classified listings to iConnectAd and increase your site's traffic. It's easy and it's Free!
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iConnectAd indexes the listing provided in the feed file and present them on our search results with a link to the listings on your site.
iConnectAd receives thousands of data feeds on a daily basis.
Feed Content by Sections:
Your feed may contain any amount of listings between 50 to hundreds of thousands.
The set of fields for a listing varies for each section. Please see the following links for the full list and details of the set of fields for each section:
(Note that if you are already submitting your listings to other sites, you don't need to change the fields in your existing feed,
all you have to do is to
Submit your Feed, iConnectAd will do the rest.)
Feed File Formats:
iConnectAd recommends the XML format for your feeds, though we can also accept CSV files and tab-delimited text files.
XML feeds should be well-formed. The best way to ensure this is to run your prospective feed through an xml validator or parser to check it.
There are a number of common issues to be aware of when creating an xml feed: make sure your feed contains & and < instead of & and < respectively
and that the encoding attribute matches the documents' character encoding.
If you are planning to submit CSV or delimited text file, please include the column names as the first line of this file.
Feed File Compression (recommended):
iConnectAd recommend compressing your feed before submitting it. iConnectAd has the capability to handle feeds that have been compressed via gzip or zip. Compressing your feed dramatically reduces the size of the feed file being transmitted.
Feed Fetch (File Transfer) Methods:
iConnectAd can fetch feeds from your site via HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP. We only fetch your feed as often as it updates (you choose the schedule when you submit the feed).
iConnectAd can also set up an ftp account for you to push feeds to our ftp server. If you preffer pushing feeds to our ftp server, please contact us at
feed@iConnectAd.com.
Feed Examples:
The set of fields for a listing varies for each section. Please see the following links for details and examples for each section:
(Note that if you are already submitting your listings to other sites, you don't need to change the fields in your existing feed, just
Submit your Feed, iConnectAd will do the rest.)
Feed FAQ:
For answers to some frequently asked questions about feeds, please refer to the
iConnectAd Feed FAQ.
Feed Submission Form:
When your feed is ready to be submitted, please go to our
submission form to submit it.
Contacting iConnectAd:
