To connect Cropink with Meta and start sending your designs to your ad campaigns, you need to add the new product feed generated by Cropink to your Meta Business Manager. This feed includes both your original product data and the updated visuals created in Cropink.
💡 This is a one-time setup — once the feed is connected, you won’t need to repeat the process again. All future updates to your designs or product data will automatically flow through the same feed.
Where do I find the feed?
It’s easy! Go to the "Summary" tab in your Cropink project. There, you’ll see three ready-made feed URLs – one for Meta, one for TikTok, and one for Snapchat.
How do I use this feed in Meta?
You have two options for adding the feed in Meta’s system:
As your main product feed, or
As a supplementary feed (an additional feed that updates or enhances your main one)
⚠️ IMPORTANT: We strongly recommend using it as a supplementary feed.
Why? Because adding a new main feed could reset Meta’s learning phase, which may hurt your campaign performance.
What happens after connecting the feed?
Once your feed is connected, you complete the loop between:
Creating dynamic ads in Cropink, and
Delivering those ads directly to your audience via Meta.
That means your ads will automatically include fresh, eye-catching visuals – without extra manual work – making your campaigns more effective.
⚠️ NOTE: Feeds generated in Cropink are compatible with all marketing platforms as long as these platforms support XML files in Google RSS format and adding dynamic image templates follows their internal policies.
Step 1: Copy the Cropink feed URL
In your Cropink project's Summary tab, pick the Meta feed URL. If you're on a paid plan, the data in this URL is updated automatically every 2 or more house (depending on your update interval setup).
Step 2: Go to your Meta Commerce Manager
In Meta's Commerce Manager, locate Catalogs, then pick the catalog you already use for your ads. Do not create a new catalog as it could reset the learning and impact performance.
Next, open the Data Sources (or Data Feeds) section of that catalog.
Step 3: Add or replace feed URL
If your catalog currently has a custom feed URL (i.e. not via Shopify partner sync) you can replace the main feed with the Cropink URL.
If your catalog is synced via a partner integration (Shopify, WooCommerce etc.), you cannot simply replace it. Instead, you should add the Cropink feed as a supplementary feed. This way original sync remains intact, and Cropink's feed supplies updated product images.
After adding the supplementary feed, make sure that Cropink feed is used for image_link and additional_image_link fields in the catalog.
Step 4: Preview & refresh catalog
Click "Request update now" (or "Refresh") in Meta to force immediate sync. The update may take from a few minutes up to an hour (depending on the amount of items).
Best Practices
If you're not using Shopify sync: you can replace the existing feed with Cropink's feed (just make sure it contains all required product data)
If you're using Shopify/WooCommerce or another integration: always use Cropink's feed as supplementary feed. This ensures original product sync continues and your images from Cropink only override image_link and additional_image_link fields.
Handling errors & mismatches
If Meta shows issues after adding the feed (e.g. "IDs not matching", missing images, feed errors etc.), check:
That the item IDs in Cropink feed exactly match those in your catalog
Data like image_link and additional_image_link are correctly formatted
Your supplementary feed is active and set up properly