XML integration allows you to manage property listings directly through your 3rd party CRM system. You can create users and publish, update, or edit listings. By connecting your XML feed URL to your Property Finder account, you ensure efficient data transfer between your CRM and PF Expert.
What is covered?
- What are the different ways you can publish your listings on Property Finder?
- What are XML Feed specifications for Property Finder?
- How to link my XML feed to Property Finder?
- Frequently Asked Questions
What are the different ways you can publish your listings on Property Finder?
- PF Expert > The Properties Page > Create and publish your listing
- 3rd Party CRM > By using your own CRM with XML feed or API link
Note: You can only use PF Expert or a 3rd party CRM to manage your listings, but you can not use both at the same time.
What are XML Feed specifications for Property Finder?
To link your CRM to Property Finder, you will need to provide a publicly accessible link hosting an XML feed created by your CRM using the Property Finder XML feed specifications.
XML feed specifications include a data structure with tags like <property>, <price>, and <location>. Mandatory fields include property ID, type, and price, fields may cover amenities.
The feed is accessed via a specific URL created by your team.
For detailed requirements, please refer to Property Finder's official documentation.
Download XML Feed specifications
How to link my XML feed to Property Finder?
| Create an XML feed based on Property Finder's XML specification and host it on a publicly accessible link | |
| Send your XML URL link to support@propertyfinder.ae from a Decision Maker or Advisor or Admin email address | |
| The support team will test your XML feed to ensure that are no errors, and share the test results with you | |
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Once you confirm that you're happy with the test results, the support team will activate the feed |
Frequently Asked Questions
You will still be able to perform some actions from PF Expert, you will have view access to all the details, and the option to upgrade your listing and submit it for verification will be editable.
listing could be rejected from the XML feed as it does not match our XML specifications, you can ask support to check the rejection reasons for you.
To ensure that we do not disrupt your online listings, the test is performed on a test environment, which is 1 day older than your online account.
Our testing account updates the details every 24 hours, so the time of testing might reflect the information that is 1 day old.