Import your stock from a website URL
Import your active webstore stock into Worldwatch from a URL (no Shopify or WooCommerce connection needed) as a one-time snapshot you review and map before importing.
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You can import the watches already listed on your own website or online store into Worldwatch straight from a URL, without connecting Shopify or WooCommerce as a channel. Worldwatch fetches the page or feed, detects the products, and lets you review and map them before anything is saved. This is the fastest way to pull in existing stock when you don't want to set up a full channel integration.
A URL import is a one-time snapshot, not a live link. The watches you import this way aren't kept in sync with your website; later changes on your site won't flow back into Worldwatch. For scheduled, live pulling from a URL, connect a hosted product feed instead.
Before you start
- The URL of your online store or a product feed, served over HTTPS. Include the
https://prefix. Worldwatch detects whether it's a website or a feed automatically. - The page must be publicly reachable, not behind a login, password, or "coming soon" gate.
Import from a URL
Open the importer
On the inventory page, click Import catalog.
Choose Feed or website URL
In the Connect a custom channel dialog, select the Feed or website URL tab.
Paste your URL
Enter your website or online-store URL, including the https:// prefix, for example https://example.com or https://example.com/shop. Click Check.
Confirm and start
Review the source Worldwatch will scan, then click Start import. Nothing is written to your inventory yet; this only kicks off the scan.
Wait for the scan
Worldwatch works through the source in stages: Preparing → Fetching products → Extracting details → Filtering products → Mapping fields → Wrapping up. A large store takes longer.
Review, map, and import
Reviewing and mapping works exactly like a file import. Each inventory field is set from a source field, as a literal constant, or left unmapped, and you can enrich with AI before importing. Nothing is written to your inventory until you confirm at the end. See bulk import your inventory from a spreadsheet for the field-by-field mapping detail.
Verify
Open Inventory → Manage watches. The imported watches appear in the list. Spot-check a few against your website: reference numbers, prices, and details should match what's live on your store.
Troubleshooting
URL rejected
Enter the full URL with the https:// prefix. A bare domain or an http:// URL is rejected.
"Couldn't reach the site" or no products found
The URL must be publicly reachable and contain products. Point Worldwatch at your shop or collection page, or a product-feed URL such as /products.xml, rather than your homepage, and make sure the page isn't behind a login, password, or maintenance gate.
Imported watches aren't updating from my site
That's expected: a URL import is a one-time snapshot, not a live connection. To pull from a URL on a live schedule, connect a hosted product feed. For a full sales channel, connect Shopify or WooCommerce.