Sample Cars Feed
Line feeds (tsv, csv, bsv)
For line feed we refer to every table like feed that have one record in one line, with fields separated by some special character. And we distinguish three main line feed formats: tsv/tab when fields are separated by TAB (\t %09), csv when separator is COMMA (, %2C) and bsv when separator is BAR (| %7C).
| record_id | vin | title | url | category | ..... | listing_time | expire_time |
| 12345678 | 5XXXXX4A63S139604 | 2003 Toyota Sequoia | http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.html | car | ..... | 2007-09-16-12:00:00 | 2007-10-16-12:00:00 |
Below is example for feed shown as table above and generated as 'csv' feed with 'bar' used as in-field separator for multiple images (as many images as you have separated by proper character):
"record_id", "vin", "title", "url", "category", "images", "address", "city", "state", "zip", "country", "dealerName", "dealerID", "dealerEmail", "dealerPhone", "make", "model", "trim", "body", "mileage", "year", "currency", "price", "exterior_color", "interior_color", "doors", "cylinders", "engine_size", "drive_type", "transmission", "cpo", "description", "listing_time", "expire_time" "12345679", "5XXXXX4A63S139603", "2003 Toyota Sequoia", "http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345679.html", "car", "http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345679_1.jpg|http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345679_2.jpg|http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345679_3.jpg|12345679_4.jpg", "1234 Main Street", "San Francisco", "CA", "94105", "United States", "Dealer Name", "4567", "someemail@yoursite.com", "800-123-45-67", "Toyota", "Sequoia", "SR5", "SUV", "14567", "2003", "USD", "19000", "gray", "black", "5", "8", "3.0 L", "RWD", "Automatic", "YES", "Free text without quotes... full info, etc.", "2007-09-16-11:00:00", "2007-10-16-11:00:00" "12345678", "5XXXXX4A63S139604", "2003 Toyota Sequoia", "http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.html", "car", "http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_1.jpg|http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_2.jpg|12345678_3.jpg", "1234 Main Street", "San Francisco", "CA", "94105", "United States", "Dealer Name", "4567", "someemail@yoursite.com", "800-123-45-67", "Toyota", "Sequoia", "SR5", "SUV", "12345", "2003", "USD", "20000", "gray", "black", "5", "8", "3.0 L", "RWD", "Automatic", "YES", "Free text without quotes... full info, etc.", "2007-09-16-12:00:00", "2007-10-16-12:00:00" ...
Note that in-field separator for list of something (multiple images for example) must not be separated by same character used as field separator (as shown on example above). Feed should also contain header row with all field names.
XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Example of xml feed format to send car listings to Vast.com. -->
<listings>
<listing>
<record_id>12345678</record_id>
<title>2000 Honda Civic Red</title>
<url>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.html</url>
<address>1234 Main Street</address>
<city>San Francisco</city>
<state>CA</state>
<zip>94105</zip>
<country>United States</country>
<listing_time>2006-10-16-12:06:00</listing_time>
<expire_time>2006-11-16-12:06:00</expire_time>
<description>Runs great, low miles, 1st owner</description>
<category>car</category>
<vehicle_category>cars</vehicle_category>
<make>Honda</make>
<model>Civic</model>
<year>2000</year>
<vin>AABBCC1234DDDDGG5</vin>
<mileage>18,000</mileage>
<body_style>Sedan</body_style>
<transmission>Automatic</transmission>
<exterior_color>Red</exterior_color>
<interior_color>Beige</interior_color>
<img_url>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.jpg</img_url>
<price>$5,000</price>
</listing>
</listings>
XML MULTIPIC
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Example of xml feed format to send car listings to Vast.com. -->
<listings>
<listing>
<record_id>12345678</record_id>
<vin>5XXXXX4A63S139604</vin>
<title>2003 Toyota Sequoia</title>
<url>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.html</url>
<category>car</category>
<image>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.jpg</image>
<image2>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_2.jpg</image2>
<image3>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_3.jpg</image3>
<image4>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_4.jpg</image4>
<address>1234 Main Street</address>
<city>San Francisco</city>
<state>CA</state>
<zip>94105</zip>
<country>United States</country>
<make>Toyota</make>
<model>Sequoia</model>
<trim>SR5</trim>
<body>SUV</body>
<mileage>12345</mileage>
<year>2003</year>
<currency>USD</currency>
<price>20,000</price>
<exterior_color>gray</exterior_color>
<interior_color>black</interior_color>
<doors>5</doors>
<cylinders>8</cylinders>
<engine_size>3.0 L</engine_size>
<drive_type>RWD</drive_type>
<transmission>Automatic</transmission>
<cpo>YES</cpo>
<description><![CDATA[Free text...<br>full info, etc.]]></description>
<listing_time>2007-09-16-12:00:00</listing_time>
<expire_time>2007-10-16-12:00:00</expire_time>
</listing>
</listings>
XML HOSTED
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Example of xml feed format to send car listings to Vast.com. -->
<listings>
<listing>
<record_id>12345678</record_id>
<vin>5XXXXX4A63S139604</vin>
<title>2003 Toyota Sequoia</title>
<url>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.html</url>
<category>car</category>
<image>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678.jpg</image>
<image2>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_2.jpg</image2>
<image3>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_3.jpg</image3>
<image4>http://www.yoursite.com/cars/12345678_4.jpg</image4>
<address>1234 Main Street</address>
<city>San Francisco</city>
<state>CA</state>
<zip>94105</zip>
<country>United States</country>
<dealerName>Dealer Name</dealerName>
<dealerID>4567</dealerID>
<dealerEmail>someemail@yoursite.com</dealerEmail>
<dealerPhone>800-123-45-67</dealerPhone>
<make>Toyota</make>
<model>Sequoia</model>
<trim>SR5</trim>
<body>SUV</body>
<mileage>12345</mileage>
<year>2003</year>
<currency>USD</currency>
<price>20,000</price>
<exterior_color>gray</exterior_color>
<interior_color>black</interior_color>
<doors>5</doors>
<cylinders>8</cylinders>
<engine_size>3.0 L</engine_size>
<drive_type>RWD</drive_type>
<transmission>Automatic</transmission>
<cpo>YES</cpo>
<description><![CDATA[Free text...<br>full info, etc.]]></description>
<listing_time>2007-09-16-12:00:00</listing_time>
<expire_time>2007-10-16-12:00:00</expire_time>
</listing>
</listings>
Note that '<url>' tag is not required if feed is hosted, however it could be usable if stated in xml.