Scenario

I have a large amount of images and thumbnails for my products already hosted online. Can I add these in bulk in Linnworks?


Solution

Up to 12 images can be added to each SKU as extended properties (EPs). Some channels, such as eBay and BigCommerce, also support up to 24 images. 

  • For channel-specific image requirements, refer to the corresponding template guide. 
  • For information on how to add extended properties, both singularly and in bulk, please see this guide.
  • For a detailed guide on how to add images via extended properties, see this guide.


The extended properties need to be in the following format:

Property NameProperty ValueProperty Type
IMAGE<Number>
  • Where <Number> is between 01 and 12; for example, IMAGE01
  • Note: Linnworks sorts images alphabetically by Extended Property Name. Use leading zeros when naming image EPs (e.g., IMAGE01, IMAGE02, … IMAGE10) to ensure images are sorted in the intended order.
URL of your imageAttribute


It is possible to add thumbnails of the images by specifying the URL of the thumbnail. Linnworks will then attempt to retrieve the full-size image based on the URL. In order for this to be done, thumbnail images need to be prefixed with tumbnail_ (please note that this is spelt without an h). For example:


This will then attempt to download the full-size image from: 

It is possible to specify these on a per-channel basis by prefixing the EP name with the name of the channel. For instance, to have images show on eBay listings, the extended property name should be EBAY_IMAGE01, EBAY_IMAGE02, etc.


Variations

For Amazon and eBay, it is possible to use this method to specify images to use in variation listings, where each child stock item has one or more images associated with it. In order to do this, the process is similar to the non-variation method, with the name of the EP modified slightly:

Property NameProperty ValueProperty Type
AMAZON_VARIATION_IMAGE01URL of your imageAttribute
Or
EBAY_VARIATION_IMAGE01URL of your imageAttribute


AMAZON_VARIATION_IMAGE01 will be taken as the main image for the variation on Amazon. Further images can be added in the same way as non-variations by changing the number, such as; AMAZON_VARIATION_IMAGE02 etc. Depending on which category has been selected to list under, Amazon can have between 5 and 8 variation images per variation. eBay variation images can have up to 24 per variation.

Regardless of the number of variation images a listing has, both on eBay and Amazon, the main image for the listing will be taken from Channel_IMAGE01.


Note: For eBay listings where the images are self-hosted the hosting needs to be HTTPS and meet ATS standards to be visible on Apple devices. More on this can be found here.

Outcome

Following the above steps will enable images to be specified from an external source, with the options of including thumbnails and limiting the images to certain channels. Furthermore, this guide covers the process of using extended properties to specify images for variations as part of a variation listing.