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# Sync catalogs

> Inbound ADCP sync_catalogs endpoint. Buyers call this to sync their catalogs and items to the advertiser.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /v2/buyer-api-v2.yaml post /advertisers/{advertiserId}/catalogs/sync
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Scope3 Buyer API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: |-
    REST API for advertisers to manage advertisers, campaigns, and reporting.

    ## Authentication

    All endpoints require a Bearer token in the Authorization header:
    ```
    Authorization: Bearer your-api-key
    ```

    ## Base URL

    `https://api.interchange.io/api/v2/buyer`

    ## For AI Agents

    AI agents can use the MCP endpoint at `/mcp/v2/buyer` with three tools:
    - `initialize`: Start an MCP session
    - `api_call`: Make REST API calls
    - `ask_about_capability`: Learn about API features
servers:
  - url: https://api.interchange.io/api/v2/buyer
    description: Production server
security: []
tags:
  - name: Signup
    description: Request reviewed access to Interchange
  - name: Account
    description: Account management, service tokens, and preferences
  - name: Asks
    description: >-
      What you are waiting on Scope3 for — support, product, and supply asks in
      one list
  - name: Advertisers
    description: Manage advertisers
  - name: Product Discovery
    description: Discover and select products
  - name: Campaigns
    description: Manage advertising campaigns
  - name: Creatives
    description: Build, manage, and sync campaign creatives via AdCP Creative Protocol
  - name: Reporting
    description: Access performance metrics
  - name: Event Sources
    description: >-
      Manage event source configurations and log conversion/marketing events for
      attribution
  - name: Property Lists
    description: Validate property lists against AAO registry
  - name: Sales Agents
    description: View and connect sales agents
  - name: Measurement
    description: Measurement sources, records, context, and freshness
  - name: Syndication
    description: Syndicate resources to ADCP agents
  - name: Tasks
    description: Track async operation status
  - name: Buyer Billing
    description: >-
      Consolidated invoicing for buyers — invoices and pending invoice items
      issued by Scope3 across the buyer customer.
  - name: MCP
    description: Model Context Protocol endpoints for AI agents
paths:
  /advertisers/{advertiserId}/catalogs/sync:
    post:
      tags:
        - Advertisers
      summary: Sync catalogs
      description: >-
        Inbound ADCP sync_catalogs endpoint. Buyers call this to sync their
        catalogs and items to the advertiser.
      operationId: syncCatalogs
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: advertiserId
          schema:
            description: Unique identifier for the advertiser
            example: '12345'
            type: string
            minLength: 1
          required: true
          description: Unique identifier for the advertiser
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                account:
                  description: Advertiser account to sync catalogs onto
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    account_id:
                      description: Advertiser ID to attach catalogs to
                      example: '12345'
                      type: string
                      minLength: 1
                  required:
                    - account_id
                catalogs:
                  description: Catalog feeds to sync (up to 50 per call)
                  minItems: 1
                  maxItems: 50
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      catalog_id:
                        description: Buyer-assigned catalog identifier
                        example: my-summer-products
                        type: string
                        minLength: 1
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - offering
                          - product
                          - inventory
                          - store
                          - promotion
                          - hotel
                          - flight
                          - job
                          - vehicle
                          - real_estate
                          - education
                          - destination
                          - app
                      name:
                        description: Display name for the catalog
                        example: Summer Sale 2026
                        type: string
                        minLength: 1
                        maxLength: 255
                      url:
                        description: Remote feed URL (provide this or items, not both)
                        example: https://feeds.example.com/products.xml
                        type: string
                        format: uri
                      feed_format:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - google_merchant_center
                          - facebook_catalog
                          - shopify
                          - linkedin_jobs
                          - tiktok_shop
                          - pinterest_catalog
                          - openai_product_feed
                          - custom
                      update_frequency:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - realtime
                          - hourly
                          - daily
                          - weekly
                      items:
                        description: Inline catalog items (provide this or url, not both)
                        maxItems: 10000
                        type: array
                        items:
                          description: >-
                            An individual catalog item (product, offering, job,
                            etc.)
                          type: object
                          additionalProperties: {}
                      conversion_events:
                        description: Conversion event IDs linked to this catalog
                        example:
                          - purchase
                          - add_to_cart
                        type: array
                        items:
                          type: string
                    required:
                      - catalog_id
                      - type
                catalog_ids:
                  description: >-
                    Optional: only process these catalog_ids from the catalogs
                    array
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                delete_missing:
                  description: Archive buyer-managed catalogs not included in this request
                  default: false
                  type: boolean
                dry_run:
                  description: Preview changes without persisting to the database
                  default: false
                  type: boolean
                validation_mode:
                  description: Item validation strictness
                  default: strict
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - strict
                    - lenient
              required:
                - account
                - catalogs
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Sync catalogs
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  catalogs:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        catalog_id:
                          type: string
                        action:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - created
                            - updated
                            - unchanged
                            - failed
                            - deleted
                        platform_id:
                          type: string
                        catalog_version_id:
                          type: string
                        catalog_version_number:
                          type: integer
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                          minimum: 1
                        content_hash:
                          type: string
                        item_count:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: 0
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                        items_approved:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: 0
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                        items_pending:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: 0
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                        items_rejected:
                          type: integer
                          minimum: 0
                          maximum: 9007199254740991
                        item_changes:
                          type: object
                          properties:
                            added:
                              default: 0
                              type: integer
                              minimum: 0
                              maximum: 9007199254740991
                            updated:
                              default: 0
                              type: integer
                              minimum: 0
                              maximum: 9007199254740991
                            unchanged:
                              default: 0
                              type: integer
                              minimum: 0
                              maximum: 9007199254740991
                            removed:
                              default: 0
                              type: integer
                              minimum: 0
                              maximum: 9007199254740991
                          required:
                            - added
                            - updated
                            - unchanged
                            - removed
                          additionalProperties: false
                        health_status:
                          type: string
                          enum:
                            - not_synced
                            - healthy
                            - stale
                            - warning
                            - failed
                        activation_plan_id:
                          type: string
                        item_issues:
                          type: array
                          items:
                            type: object
                            properties:
                              item_id:
                                type: string
                              field:
                                type: string
                              issue:
                                type: string
                              severity:
                                type: string
                                enum:
                                  - error
                                  - warning
                            required:
                              - issue
                            additionalProperties: false
                        last_synced_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          pattern: >-
                            ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$
                        next_fetch_at:
                          type: string
                          format: date-time
                          pattern: >-
                            ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$
                        error:
                          type: string
                      required:
                        - catalog_id
                        - action
                      additionalProperties: false
                  dry_run:
                    type: boolean
                required:
                  - catalogs
                additionalProperties: false
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      description: Standard error response
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          enum:
            - null
        error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
      required:
        - data
        - error
      additionalProperties: false
    ApiError:
      description: Structured error object
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          description: Machine-readable error code
          type: string
        message:
          description: Human-readable error message
          type: string
        field:
          description: Field path associated with the error
          type: string
        details:
          description: Additional error context
          type: object
          additionalProperties: {}
      required:
        - code
        - message
      additionalProperties: false
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API key or access token

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