2.9.1 - CSV Integration in Fozzels: What It Is and How to Set It Up

Modified on Thu, 18 Jun at 1:59 PM

What Is CSV Integration?

CSV integration allows you to connect your product catalog to Fozzels using a standard CSV file. If your platform doesn't have a direct integration with Fozzels — no problem: simply export your data as a CSV and upload it. Fozzels will read your products and their attributes, giving you access to the full range of platform features.

Step 1 — Create a New Integration

In the top navigation menu, click Integrations, then click the + Create button in the upper right corner.

Step 2 — Choose the Integration Type

You will see a list of available platforms: Akeneo, Shopify, Magento2, WooCommerce, and others. To connect via file, select Raw File.

Step 3 — Configure the Integration

A form will open with three steps: Configuration → Websites & Stores → Attributes.

Required Fields

Before uploading your CSV file, fill in the three required fields:

Name — a name for the integration (e.g. My Product Catalog CSV)
URL — a link to the source (if applicable)
SKU column — the exact name of the column in your file that uniquely identifies each product (e.g. sku, product_id, article)

Then click Save. Only after saving will the CSV upload area become active.

? Why is this? The system needs to know the SKU column name before reading the file — this is required for correct data processing. Save your settings first, then upload the file.

Format Options

Parameter	Default value	Description
Format	CSV	File format
Delimiter	Comma (,)	Column separator
Enclosure character	`"`	Value wrapper character
Encoding	UTF-8	File encoding
First row is header	Yes	Whether the first row contains column headers
SKU column	—	Name of the column that uniquely identifies each product

Global Pull Schedule

This sets the time for automatic synchronization. The default is 03:30. If you need a different schedule for a specific store, you can override it in that Store's settings.

? To activate the integration, enable the Active toggle in the upper right corner of the form. Without this, no synchronization will run.

Step 4 — Upload the CSV File

After saving, the upload area becomes active. You can upload your file in two ways:

Drag & drop — drag your CSV directly into the upload zone
Upload — click the blue Upload button and select a file from your computer

Once uploaded, the file name and size will appear below the drag & drop zone — confirming the file has been added successfully.

? When reading the file, the system uses the format settings you defined earlier: delimiter, encoding, and enclosure character.

After uploading the file, click Save again — the system will automatically move you to the Websites & Stores tab.

Step 5 — Websites & Stores

Click the Pull Websites and Stores button — the system will create a record for your virtual website and store. This is the standard approach in Fozzels: even when working with a file upload, the platform uses the universal website → store structure.

Once the record appears in the table, activate the website and store using the toggles in the Status column.

When both are active, the Pull products button becomes available. Click it to start importing products from your CSV file into the Fozzels catalog.

? The table also shows the Pull schedule — the sync time you set in Step 3. You can override it per Store if needed.

Step 6 — Viewing Imported Products

Once the pull is complete (the progress bar reaches 100%), click the View products icon in the Actions column to open the product catalog for this integration.

How data is organized:

Each row from the CSV becomes a separate product
Each column from the CSV becomes a product attribute

Managing Column Visibility

Not all attributes are shown by default. To choose which columns to display, click Column visibility in the upper right corner of the table and check the attributes you need.

Filtering Products

Two filtering options are available:

Inline filters — fields directly below column headers for quick search
Advanced filter — flexible AND/OR condition logic for complex queries

Bulk Actions

Once you've selected the products you need, the full Fozzels toolkit is available: grouping products, creating product sets, and launching Content Flow, Image Flow, or Video Flow based on your selection.

? This way, your CSV file becomes a fully functional data source in Fozzels — with all the platform's content tools at your disposal.

Step 7 — Preparing Attributes Before Creating a Flow

Before creating a Content Flow, make sure the target attribute is properly configured. Go to the Attributes tab of your integration and click the edit icon (pencil) next to the attribute you want to use:

Mutable — this must be enabled. Without it, Fozzels cannot write generated content to this field, and the attribute will not appear in the dropdown when creating a Flow.
Allow HTML — enable this if you want to generate content with HTML markup (e.g. descriptions with <p>, <ul> tags, etc.).

? Learn more about attributes, Data Density, and custom fields in our article: Attribute Quality Analysis.

Step 8 — Creating a Content Flow

To generate content based on your imported products, you need to create a Content Flow. There are two ways to do this:

Option 1 — via the Content Flows menu: Go to Content Flows in the top menu and click + Create.

Option 2 — directly from the catalog: Select the products you need (or all of them) → open the Actions dropdown → select Create a new Content Flow.

In the creation form, enter a Name and select the Attribute — the column for which content will be generated.

The rest of the process is standard and consists of four steps:

Step 1 — New Flow: name and target attribute.

Step 2 — AI Configuration: choose an AI provider (OpenAI, Google Gemini, etc.), model, text style and tone, and token limit.

Step 3 — Flow Selection & Prompt: activate the flow, set up product filtering, and write your prompt. Use attributes with a high Data Density score for best results. Learn more in our article: Prompt Creation & Filtering.

Step 4 — Automation: set the number of products per run, configure the schedule, and launch via Run Now or Plan & Close.

? If you're new to Content Flows, we recommend reading: Flow Definition and Content Types and Creating a New Content Flow.

Step 9 — Getting the Results

Unlike other integrations (Shopify, Magento, etc.), the "Save & Sync" button does not work for CSV — there is no live connection to a store to push data back to. Instead, results are downloaded manually via export.

How to Export Generated Content

Go to the Batch List of your flow
Select the records you need via Actions → Select All (or manually)
In the Actions dropdown, choose Export as CSV
Confirm in the pop-up by clicking Start Export
The system will queue the file — you'll receive a notification when it's ready

Where to Download the File

Go to Dashboard → Export / Generated Data. This page shows a table of all generated files with an Available status. Find your file and click the ZIP button to download it.

⚠️ The file is only available for 24 hours from the time it was created. Make sure to download it before it expires.