
If you’d like to use FTP, expand the “FTP settings” section.
Decide whether you will use “SFTP or FTP”. From your Manufacturer Center account, go to the tools icon. Sign in to your Manufacturer Center account. If you need more help using SFTP or FTP after reading this article, please consult our troubleshooting guide. If your file is larger than this, split your file into multiple, smaller files before uploading. Please note that when submitting via SFTP or FTP, your file must be under 4 gigabytes (GB) in size, in either the compressed or uncompressed format. You'll need to first create a feed in order to submit data feeds.
If choosing between SFTP or FTP, we strongly recommend that you use SFTP because it’s a more secure way to transfer files. With SFTP, data is securely transferred using encryption and no clear text file data is transferred. Both are common ways for users to download or upload files to the Internet. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol.