In this guide, I’ll show you how to automate CSV → WooCommerce imports using a lightweight API workflow — no plugins, no cron jobs that explode, no manual uploads.

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Why Automate CSV Imports?

• Suppliers send updated lists daily
• Stock changes constantly
• Prices fluctuate
• Manual imports waste hours
• Plugins often fail silently

Automation solves all of this.

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Step 1 — Convert the Supplier CSV into Clean JSON

Most supplier CSVs are a mess: inconsistent headers, weird encodings, missing fields.

A simple PHP script can normalize everything:

`php
$csv = array_map('str_getcsv', file('supplier.csv'));
$headers = array_shift($csv);

$products = [];
foreach ($csv as $row) {
$products[] = array_combine($headers, $row);
}

echo json_encode($products, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);
`

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Step 2 — Push Data to WooCommerce via REST API

WooCommerce provides a clean REST endpoint:

http
POST /wp-json/wc/v3/products/batch


You can send:

• new products
• updates
• stock changes

All in one request.

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Step 3 — Automate the Workflow

You can run the script:

• every hour
• on file upload
• on webhook
• or via a simple API call

This workflow is fully automated inside MyAPIKey, with ready‑to‑use endpoints for CSV/XML → WooCommerce.

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