> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.fabric.inc/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Retrieve an import template > Use this endpoint to retrieve the product import template for Catalog Connector in either CSV or JSONL format, based on your preferred data handling method. You can open CSV template in applications, such as Excel or Google Sheets and JSONL template in text editors compatible with JSONL, such as Visual Studio Code. After filling in product data, save the template file with a unique name on your local system. ## OpenAPI ````yaml cc.openapi post /catalog-connector-templates/actions/generate openapi: 3.0.0 info: description: >- fabric's **Catalog Connector** API is a lightweight service that you can use when you have your own Product Information Management (PIM) and only want to integrate with other fabric services, such as Offers and OMS (excluding the fabric Products API service). It supports CRUD operations to add and manage products in the Catalog Connector based on SKU, product ID, and item ID. Using Catalog Connector API, you can retrieve an import template, import product data into the Catalog Connector, export data, and check the status of previous imports and exports. Additionally, you can search for products based on specified filter conditions and perform bulk operations to manage products. title: Catalog - Connector version: 3.0.0 x-audience: external-public contact: email: support@fabric.inc name: Product team license: name: fabric API License url: https://fabric.inc/api-license termsOfService: https://fabric.inc/terms-of-use servers: - url: https://api.fabric.inc/v3 description: Production URL security: - authorization: [] tags: - name: Catalog Connector Files description: >- Retrieve an import template, import a file to the Catalog Connector, view import and export status, and download a previously processed file. - name: Catalog Connector Jobs description: >- Export data from the Catalog Connector and retrieve the status of previously processed files. - name: General Catalog Connector Operations description: Search for products based on the specified filter conditions. - name: Catalog Connector Operations by SKU description: Supports product operations based on SKU. - name: Catalog Connector Operations by Product ID description: Supports product operations based on Product ID. - name: Catalog Connector Operations by Item ID description: Supports product operations based on Item ID. externalDocs: description: Find out more about Catalog Connector (previously called PIM Connector) url: https://developer.fabric.inc/docs/products-overview paths: /catalog-connector-templates/actions/generate: post: tags: - Catalog Connector Files summary: Retrieve an import template description: >- Use this endpoint to retrieve the product import template for Catalog Connector in either CSV or JSONL format, based on your preferred data handling method. You can open CSV template in applications, such as Excel or Google Sheets and JSONL template in text editors compatible with JSONL, such as Visual Studio Code. After filling in product data, save the template file with a unique name on your local system. operationId: generateTemplate parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/xFabricTenantId' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/xFabricRequestId' requestBody: $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/generateTemplateRequest' responses: '200': description: OK content: text/csv: {} headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' '400': $ref: '#/components/responses/badRequest' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/notAuthorized' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/forbidden' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/notFoundError' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/internalServerError' components: parameters: xFabricTenantId: in: header name: x-fabric-tenant-id schema: type: string required: true example: 5f328bf0b5f328bf0b5f328b description: >- A header retrieved from your [Copilot Account Details](/v3/platform/settings/account-details/getting-the-account-id) that's used by the API to identify the tenant making the request. Tenant ID must be included in the authentication header for API requests to access any of fabric’s endpoints. xFabricRequestId: in: header name: x-fabric-request-id description: Unique request ID schema: type: string example: 263e731c-45c8-11ed-b878-0242ac120002 required: false requestBodies: generateTemplateRequest: content: application/json: schema: additionalProperties: false description: Template request required: - type - formatType properties: type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/productsType' formatType: $ref: '#/components/schemas/formatTypes' headers: xFabricRequestId: schema: type: string required: false example: 263e731c-45c8-11ed-b878-0242ac120002 description: Unique request ID responses: badRequest: description: Request is invalid or malformed headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/genericError' notAuthorized: description: The requester is unauthorized. headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/genericError' example: type: UNAUTHORIZED_ERROR message: Requester is unauthorized forbidden: description: The user isn't allowed to perform this action. headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/genericError' example: type: REQUEST_DENIED message: User does not have the required permission notFoundError: description: The requested entity isn't found headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/genericError' example: type: NOT_FOUND message: Resource not found internalServerError: description: Internal server error headers: x-fabric-request-id: $ref: '#/components/headers/xFabricRequestId' content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/genericError' example: type: SERVER_ERROR message: Internal Server Error schemas: productsType: type: string enum: - ITEM - BUNDLE description: >- Specify the product type you want to import using the product import template you will receive from a successful response. example: ITEM formatTypes: type: string enum: - csv - jsonl description: Specify the file format used to upload to Catalog Connector. example: jsonl genericError: type: object description: The details of the error. properties: message: type: string description: A placeholder error message for all the 4xx, 5xx errors example: Request is invalid type: type: string description: A placeholder error type for all the 4xx, 5xx errors example: Bad request errors: type: array items: type: object properties: type: type: string description: The error type. example: CLIENT_ERROR message: type: string description: The error message corresponding to the `type`. example: Invalid request. Unable to find/create product securitySchemes: authorization: type: http scheme: bearer bearerFormat: JWT description: >- This is the authorization token used to authenticate the request. You must pass the access token generated from the system app. For more information, see the [Making your first API request](/v3/api-reference/getting-started/getting-started-with-fabric-apis#procedure) section. ````