How do you authenticate to the PrestaShop webservice?

HTTP Basic Auth with your API key as the username and an empty password. The key is generated in PrestaShop Back Office > Advanced Parameters > Webservice. Grant only the resources your integration needs (products, combinations, images).

What is the correct endpoint to update a product in PrestaShop?

PUT /api/products/{id} with the full product XML in the body. PrestaShop webservice requires you to send the full resource — partial updates are not supported natively. Fetch the product first (GET), modify the fields, then PUT the full document.

Does Seegea support PrestaShop via the webservice API?

Yes. Seegea connects to PrestaShop via the webservice API key. It reads your full catalog (products, combinations, images, categories, features) and writes back via the same API. The integration is OAuth-free — just an API key from your Back Office.

PrestaShop product API: REST webservice, XML and Seegea integration

PrestaShop's webservice API covers all product operations needed for catalog integration: create, read, update, delete products and combinations (variants), manage categories and features, handle images. The XML format is the main adaptation challenge for developers more familiar with REST+JSON.

Key product API resources

/api/products

The core resource for product management. Supports GET (list or single), POST (create), PUT (update full), DELETE. Products contain base fields: name, description, price, reference, category association.

/api/combinations

Combinations = PrestaShop's equivalent of Shopify variants. Each combination has its own reference, price impact, weight, and attribute associations. Bulk combination update requires iterating this endpoint per combination.

/api/product_features and /api/feature_values

PrestaShop features are structured attributes (material, color, gender). Features define the attribute type; feature_values hold the specific values. Products associate to feature_values — this is the XML mapping most developers find confusing.

PrestaShop integration stack

Operation	PrestaShop endpoint	Notes
Get product	GET /api/products/{id}	Returns full XML resource
Update product	PUT /api/products/{id}	Send full resource (no partial updates)
Create product	POST /api/products	Use GET /api/products?schema=blank for template
Update combination price	PUT /api/combinations/{id}	price_impact = delta from base price
Update stock	PUT /api/stock_availables/{id}	Find id via GET /api/stock_availables?filter[id_product]={id}
Upload image	POST /api/images/products/{id}	multipart/form-data, not XML

The most common error: sending a partial XML to PUT /api/products. PrestaShop interprets missing XML nodes as "delete this value". Always fetch the full product XML first, modify only the nodes you want to change, then PUT the complete document.

How Seegea integrates with PrestaShop

Seegea reads and writes your PrestaShop catalog via the webservice API with your provided API key. No module to install, no plugin. The integration covers products, combinations, images, categories and features — everything needed for catalog enrichment and AI description generation.

Created in France between Annecy and Chantilly, Seegea is one of the few catalog enrichment tools with full native PrestaShop support alongside Shopify.

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FAQ

Partially. PrestaShop webservice defaults to XML. JSON output is available on newer versions (1.7.7+) via the io_format=JSON parameter. However, XML is more thoroughly tested and more stable for bulk product operations.