Data Feeds

In order to get the best data Spotler Activate Search makes use of a data feed.

  1. Go to Data > Data feeds

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Spotler Activate Search is based on your data feeds. We do not crawl your site, simply because it wouldn’t give us all the information we need. A Spotler Activate Search account may contain multiple data feeds. Add as many as you need.

In this article you will read about:

Add a new data feed

  1. Whenever you need to add a data feed: click on the Add new feed button you see on this page.
  2. Enter a descriptive name for your feed as well as its URL.
  3. To add a secured data feed, simply switch the toggle on and provide the username and password.
  4. Specify how often you want to sync your data feed as well as the preferred time (hour and minute) for synchronization.
  5. Press Save when you’re done.

Read more information about how your feed schould be formatted in the article: What should my data feed look like?

Remove a feed

Currently it is not possible to remove a feed yourself. Please contact our support in this case.

Edit data feed

If you want to change the data feed settings: Click the Edit button: the edit data feed settings page will open.

Refresh data feed

When opening the dashboard, you'll immediately will be greeted by a countdown. This counts down towards the next refresh moment.

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Need a reload of your data feed? Press the Refresh icon next to the count down. You will go to your Data Feeds. Here you can click on the Refresh button.
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This will refresh the data feed. Depending on the size of your feed this might take some time.

Want to see the history of your data feeds? Press the History button. When pressed, a clear overview with the refresh and re-identification history will be displayed.

You're now completely set to get the best results out of Spotler Activate Search.