Zalando integration keeps the catalog of a Partner Program seller in Elbuz: articles with an EAN per size, attributes and size charts, prices per country, stock sync and Zalando orders in one list.
Six jobs that otherwise happen by hand in the Zalando seller account.
Listings from your catalog
Articles are built from your catalog cards — an EAN for every size, brand, attributes, photos, size chart and texts in the languages of your sales countries. Product data is kept once in the product catalog (PIM) and goes to every channel.
Categories and attributes
Your categories are mapped once to the Zalando category tree, and attributes to its required fields. A product that misses a required field is shown before export, not after a rejection. Zalando does not let an article go live without the right labelling and a valid 13-digit EAN, so Elbuz checks these fields in your cards before export.
Prices by rules
Each export template takes its own price or calculates it by formula — for example your base price plus a markup that covers the Zalando commission. The catalog and your website keep their own prices. Markup rules.
Stock sync
Stock and prices go out on the export schedule — per size, from your warehouse or supplier stock. Stock comes from your warehouses and supplier price lists.
Orders into your order list
Zalando orders come into the same list as website orders and reserve stock there. From there they are processed like any other order — see order management.
Statuses, countries and accounts
Marketplace order statuses map to your own Elbuz statuses, and shipping details stay on the order. Zalando sells in many European countries: prices are set per country and currency, and product texts go in the language of each market.
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How it works: one catalog, Zalando as one more channel
Zalando does not need a separate product database: it takes products from the catalog you already keep.
Catalogproducts, prices and stock from suppliers and your warehouse
Zalando templateits own selection, price rule and schedule
Synclistings, prices and stock go out on schedule
Orders backinto the same list as your website orders
Elbuz screens: catalog, export templates and orders
The same windows run every marketplace: the product card, the export templates and the order list.
One product card feeds every marketplaceExport templates: one per marketplace and feedMarketplace and website orders in one list
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How to connect Zalando to Elbuz
The same path as every Elbuz integration: a template, access to the seller account, a check and a schedule.
Templatecreate an import template for Zalando in the data import window
Accessconnect the seller account with the API access Zalando gives its sellers
Checkcheck the connection before the first run
Mappingmap categories and attributes to the Zalando catalog once
Export & scheduleset up the export template for prices and stock and put both on a schedule
No coding is needed. Support moves your data from another program or website free of charge. All marketplaces — marketplace integrations.
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What Zalando requires from sellers
What the marketplace asks for before your first listing goes live.
InvitationPartner Programaccess is by invitation — Zalando does not accept direct applications
Compliancebefore go-livePlatform Rules and KYC checks, VAT registration in each sales country, a 13-digit EAN per article, GPSR labelling, packaging EPR registration
Operationsreturns and connectionat least 30 days for returns in all countries and a confirmed connection through an integrator
By invitation: Zalando invites brands it believes its customers will want and does not accept direct applications. Once invited, you sign the Partner Program Agreement and pass KYC.
What does Zalando require for each product?
A valid 13-digit EAN for every article, correct labelling (CE where required), GPSR compliance in each sales country with labels in local languages, and a brand logo and size charts for new brands.
What is Zalando Connected Retail?
A separate Zalando program for physical stores that sell their in-store stock on Zalando. The Partner Program is for brands and retailers that list their own assortment.
Can I keep Zalando prices different from my website?
Yes. The Zalando export template calculates its own price per country — for example base price plus a markup for the commission — and the website keeps its price. See markup and pricing rules.
How do I translate product texts for several Zalando countries?
Elbuz keeps the catalog in several languages and can translate it with AI; each country gets the texts in its own language.
The website and marketplaces department joins your AI company along with every other department. €50 on your balance after sign-up and 14 days to test the integration on your own products.