Houzz is an American website and online community about architecture, interior design and decorating, landscape design and home improvement.
Basic requirements for Houzz channel:
1. Within Shopify, make sure all products (including variations) have a unique SKU assigned.
2. For each SKU you want to list on Houzz, make sure you have a valid UPC/EAN/GTIN barcode assigned in your Shopify admin.
We highly recommend acquiring barcodes from your manufacturer or purchasing your own barcodes (at www.gs1.org or www.speedybarcodes.com).
NOTE: Creating your own barcodes or using incorrect/invalid ones can result in getting your seller accounts penalized or even closed.
3. We submit the feed to Houzz via FTP connection.
We will need your Houzz Account Manager (or a Houzz Support rep) to provide us with your Houzz FTP credentials. They will typically set this up on their end for you.
This is very important and required for us to be able to send a product data feed over to your Houzz Seller Account.
4. Item dimensions required by Houzz
Houzz requires the following information:
Depth
Height
Width
ProductDimentionsUnit
Package Depth
Package Height
Package Width
PackageDimentionsUnit
PackageWeight
PackageWeightUnit
As well as:
Shipping Lead time (min)
Shipping Lead time (max)
FreightItem? Yes or No
Manufacturer
Assembly Required? Yes or No
Minimum Order Quantity? 1
Prop65Disclosure
CommercialUse (ResidentialOnly, CommercialOnly, CommercialAndResidential)
CountryOfOrigin
Materials
ReturnWarehouseNickname (can be found here: https://www.houzz.com/manageReturnWarehouses)
RmaRequired (Enter ‘1’ to any SKU that does require an RMA to be returned)
StandardShipping_US (The shipping cost that will be charged to customers for standard shipping to the contiguous US, if this product ships on a small parcel carrier (UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc.).
ExpeditedShipping_US (The shipping cost that will be charged to customers for expedited shipping to the contiguous US, if this product ships on a small parcel carrier (UPS, FedEx, USPS, etc.). You are not required to offer expedited shipping for your product.)
We know that in Shopify, they do not provide you with extra data fields to satisfy this requirement for Houzz (as well as others). And more often times than not, the item dimensions will vary per item.
But, within Shoppingfeed, we offer a Rules tool that will allow you to create and manipulate that data.
5. Product Titles (character limit)
Titles need to be under 80 characters for Houzz to approve your products.
Houzz: Listing Review Process
From Houzz Support: "Our product team will be working as quickly as possible to get your products live on Houzz. Although we do not have a specific ETA, as long as the product team has all the information needed, it can take anywhere from 6-8 weeks. If there is any missing information, the process can be delayed slightly. Additionally, you will be notified when the products go live so you may update inventory accordingly."
Got any Questions?
Contact our support team at support@shopping-feed.com for any additional info.