ShopSync and other third-party integrations are available in the "Pro" and "Extend" plans. See details on Sharetribe's pricing.
Shopsync is a no-code tool to upload and sync your marketplace listings with social media shops. Social media is an important channel for growing your marketplace, so keeping your listing inventory up-to-date there is a useful tactic for driving more customers to your providers.
ShopSync integrates with Meta (Facebook and Instagram shops), TikTok, Pinterest, and Google Merchant Center, with which you can advertise on the Google search page and YouTube.
How to take ShopSync into use
First, you should create an account with ShopSync on their website. ShopSync offers a one week free trial, which is included in any plan purchase. Plans are differentiated by how many listings you need to sync.
ShopSync cannot sync certain kinds of listings to certain platforms. Namely, booking a service or making a rental listings cannot be synced with Meta platforms due to limitations about advertising bookable services or rentals. Shopsync's sign-up page details what platform is available for your listing types.
To connect your marketplace to Shopsync, you will be asked to add your marketplace Client ID and Client Secret.
To generate these, go to Sharetribe Console:
Navigate to Build > Advanced > Applications.
Good to check that you are in your Live environment, as you likely want your real listings synced.
Click on “+ Add a new application”
Give the application a descriptive name (like ShopSync), and select ‘Integration API’.
Click ‘Add application’.
Important: Copy and paste the Client ID and Client secret to a safe place, like a password manager.
Think of the Client ID and secret as a sort of password to your marketplace that can be used through other services. Note that you won’t be able to ever see the Client secret to this application again in the Console under any circumstances. Make sure you copy it to a secure place. If you lose it, you will need to create a new application.
Additional resources
ShopSync has a few additional resources Sharetribe operators can use:
Support widget in the bottom right on the homepage and in your account dashboard