Facebook Default (Automotive)

The feed format is needed to run Dynamic Display Campaigns on Facebook Commerce manager for automotive (vehicle) Catalog type. This Feed can also be used if the client is using Simplifi to set-up search campaigns.

vehicle_id

The Manufacturer's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

title

Condition of the Product, Year, Make, Model and trim

description

Condition of the Product, Year, Make, Model

url

Link to VDP (vehicle detail page) or To PDP (Product Description Page)

make

Vehicle/Product Manufacturer (ex. Honda)

model

Vehicle/Product Model Classification (ex. Civic)

year

Year of Manufacture (ex. 2020)

mileage.value

The number listed from the vehicle odometer

mileage.unit

The Unit of measurement to measure mileage (miles)

vehicle_type

The classification or group of vehicles the product best fits within (ex. Car_ Truck)

transmission

Vehicle transmission classification (Manual/ Automatic)

fuel_type

Type of fuel vehicle uses (ex. GASOLINE)

body_style

The style of the body of the vehicle (ex. Sedan)

drivetrain

This identifies the drivetrain of the vehicle. They are classified as RWD, AWD, FWD and 4WD

vin

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

stock_number

Dealership's own designation of the car on their lot.

price

This is the price collected when indexing the inventory from the website/CMS provider

sale_price

This is an alternate attribute that can be used but it is not set by default. This requires Hoot to identify the products original price and a secondary sale price must be provided.

address

Location to the dealership or location to purchase product.

exterior_color

Color of the outside of the Vehicle (Hoot’s image classification AI will try to normalize the color assignments. For example, if the vehicle is called “Brilliant Red” from the OEM, Our AI will identify it as “Red”

availability

This identifies if your vehicle / product is in or out of stock

state_of_vehicle

This attribute contains the condition of the vehicle (ex. New, Used, CPO)

latitude

The angular distance of the dealerships/ location of product north or south

longitude

The angular distance of the dealerships/ location of product East or West

trim

Versions of the vehicle Model (ex. Sports Package)

dealer_id

Dealer Identification Number this is the advertiser id from the Hoot system

image[0].url

Link provided and taken from the VDP/ PDP that represents vehicle/product

image[0].tag[0]

Primary image classification, values included are: DEALER, STOCK, or PLACEHOLDER

Facebook allows the addition of 3 custom attributes or called custom label. These are identified as the following attributes:

  • custom_label_0

  • custom_label_1

  • custom_label_2

Hoot can assign specific attributes to one of these columns to better help segment vehicle or product segments