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Import location information

StoreID (Required)


  • This is the ID/Code to identify the location.
  • PinMeTo allows you to set ID's up to 36 characters. A character is a number, letter or special character such as a hashtag. However, if your ID contains special characters, you'll have to set a separate StoreID for Facebook as this network is only compatible with alphanumeric characters (letters and numerals).
  • StoreID is the most important tool for our system to identify unique locations within our Products and synchronise those with all the business directories. We strongly advise to not change the storeIDs once they are setup within our system
  • Directories do not allow storeIDs to be updated via the API which can lead to a lot of technical errors and your data will not be sent correctly or not sent at all to those directories.
  • StoreIDs will need to be updated manually on directories which can lead to human errors especially if there are a lot of locations that need to be updated.
  • If you really require to change the StoreID of a location, please contact our customer support via direct message or e-mail and they will be able to advise on the best approach according to your needs.
  • Please do not try to create a new location in the attempt to change the storeID as the directories will mark the new location as a duplicate and will show up as a conflict in our system.


Storefront Name (Required)

Facebook Custom name (Disabled by default)

  • This is used if you want to enable a separate location name just for Facebook (our onboarding specialists can advise you if you need to use it)

Google Custom name (Disabled by default)

  • This is used if you want to enable a separate location name just for Google (our onboarding specialists can advise you if you need to use it)

Location descriptor

  • Used in PinMeTo and on Facebook
  • Location descriptor for this store. This will appear in parenthesis after the Storefront name and should only be used if the location has a special location that is not clear from its city or street address. (e.g. if it's inside a shopping mall or if it's best identified by its neighbourhood.)


Short description

  • Used on Facebook, HERE and TomTom
  • Short description of the local store or your brand
  • max 240 characters
  • Please note that emojis and characters with modifiers commonly used in some languages such as ü or ñ are counted as 2 or more characters by the networks


Long Description

  • Used on Google, Apple, Bing, Here, TomTom
  • Description of the local store or your brand
  • max 750 characters
  • Please note that emojis and characters with modifiers commonly used in some languages such as ü or ñ are counted as 2 or more characters by the networks

Street Address (Required)


City (Required)


State


Postal Code (Required)


Country (Required)

  • Preferably use the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, with the country name in English and with proper capitalization (eg. "Sweden," instead of "Sverige" or "sweden")

Latitude (Required)

  • Example: 55,58692722


Longitude (Required)

  • Example: 12,9181948


Phone (Required for Facebook)

  • Example: +46 765 456789
  • Preferably use the number to your location. If you do not have a local phone number, you can use the phone number to your national contact center.
  • Facebook requires a phone number to create Facebook listings


Email

  • Email address on which your customers can contact you


Webpage

  • Link to your website


Monday to Sunday hours

  • 0000-2400
    • For example: opening hours 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM would be "0900-1600"
  • Multiple spans are allowed but must be separated by ";"
    • For example: 1130-1300; 1500-2300
  • To mark the location as closed, leave the field empty


Always open

  • Yes or y or true
  • Overrides opening hours field

Permanently Closed

  • Yes or y or true

Opening date

  • format example: 2020-09-18

Wi-Fi SSID

  • Currently only shown on Facebook
  • Max 32 characters

Updated on: 30/08/2024

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