Supplier presets: what each one needs from you

A preset only prefills fields. It is a starting point, not a locked configuration: the picker is labelled Start from and says so directly, "A preset prefills the fields below. You can still edit every one of them."

Set Connect from to REST API feed, then pick a preset in Start from in the Supplier section of the Connect a supplier page. An info banner headed "Prefilled from the name preset" then explains what was filled in, and the preset's own fields (keys, sign in details) appear underneath. The preset's base URL goes in Base URL, in the Connection section. Everything further down the page, including the endpoint, the records path and every mapping row, stays editable. Run Test connection in the page header before you save: it fetches a sample and dry-runs the mapping without writing anything.

A preset fills in the field mapping for every field it knows how to read from that supplier's feed, so you do not have to type a single mapping row by hand for it. That is only the mapping, though. Which of those mapped fields actually get UPDATED on products you already have is still your call: a new connection starts with only Stock turned on, whatever the preset maps, and price and everything under All fields sit there ready for you to turn on once you have checked them. Products Everstock creates are a separate matter: a created product is filled in with everything the preset maps, from the first run.

Every real supplier preset is read-only. Everstock reads stock from them and writes to your Shopify store, never the other way round. The picker also has a first option for setting up any REST feed by hand, with no preset at all.

FlyFishEurope

Auth is Bearer token. You supply the Base URL and the Dealer bearer token that FlyFishEurope gives you as a dealer.

The preset makes one request per brand and removes repeated SKUs. It does not group sizes and colours, so each new item is created as its own single variant draft product. A Quantity cap (optional) of 999 is worth setting, because rows that say "more in stock than shown" come through as a very large number. The feed has no currency field, so its prices are treated as SEK. If your store sells in another currency, set a conversion rate in Supplier price rules before you sync prices. See Set price rules for a supplier.

BigBuy

Auth is Bearer token. You supply an API key, which is self-serve from your BigBuy control panel. The Base URL starts on BigBuy's sandbox (api.sandbox.bigbuy.eu), so switch it to api.bigbuy.eu when you go live.

Two things to know. BigBuy publishes a limit of 10 requests per hour on this endpoint, so do not run this connection more often than once an hour. And BigBuy reports stock in handling-time buckets. The prefilled quantity adds every bucket together, so it is the total BigBuy has, including units that take longer to ship. Run Test connection to see the buckets on a sample row, and if you only want the faster ones, point the quantity row at a single bucket.

Lipsey's

Auth is Login exchange (sign in for a token). You supply your Lipsey's account email and Lipsey's account password for your dealer account. One prefilled value is worth knowing about: "Token field in the response (optional)" starts at token, and if the sign in comes back without a token, set it to data.token.

Lipsey's only accepts calls from approved domains and IP addresses, so ask us for our addresses and submit them on Lipsey's access form before your first sync. Without that, every call comes back as not authorized. The feed refreshes at most once an hour, so there is nothing to gain from syncing more often than that. The price in this feed is your dealer cost, not a retail price, so leave Sync supplier price off unless you have deliberately decided otherwise. Lipsey's also publishes a minimum advertised price per item, and your dealer agreement may require you to respect it.

Sports South

Auth is API key in the query string. You supply the Customer number, User name, Password and Source your Sports South rep gave you. The response format is XML.

One value you finish yourself. Sports South does not publish the shape of its response wrapper, so "Records path (optional)" starts empty on purpose. Run Test connection, look at the parsed response it shows you as a single row, then set the records path to the element that repeats once per item. This feed also returns the whole catalogue in one response, so give it room and do not schedule it more often than you need. The price here is what you pay, not a retail price.

Kinsey's

Auth is API key header. You supply the Kinsey's API key issued by your rep, and the preset sends it in the header their service expects.

This preset carries no field mapping of its own. Kinsey's does not publish its response field names, so guessing them would be invention. The mapping rows you see are the page's ordinary starting point, where each field points at a path of the same name, so treat them as placeholders rather than as Kinsey's real fields. Run Test connection first, then repoint every row at the sample rows it returns. "Records path (optional)" starts empty too, so set it if your rows arrive inside a wrapper. Their catalog endpoint and their FTP quantity feed are not part of this preset.

Turn 14 Distribution

Auth is OAuth2 client credentials. You supply a Client ID and Client secret, generated in the Turn 14 dealer portal under Settings & Data, then the API tab.

Turn 14 reports warehouse stock and manufacturer dropship stock as separate numbers, so pick the quantity field you actually sell against rather than the first one that looks right. This preset carries no field mapping either, so the rows start on the page's same-name defaults: run Test connection, repoint every row at your own sample, and set "Records path (optional)" if the rows arrive inside a wrapper. On scheduling, the public guidance treats the main inventory feed as a once a day pull, so start this connection daily and check with your Turn 14 rep before running it more often.

Demo feed

No credentials. The Base URL is prefilled with the app's own built-in endpoint, and the Use demo feed link under Start from selects it for you.

It serves eight sample products, one of them without a barcode on purpose so you can watch the matching key fall back from barcode to SKU. Quantities drift once a minute, so two runs in a row show real differences rather than everything skipping. That makes it the safe place to rehearse the whole flow. Test connection, Preview changes and a manual Sync now are available on every plan, so you can see what a run does to your Shopify quantities before you go near a live supplier.

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