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Magento 2 XML Integration Guide 2025: How to Import Magento 2 Products from XML Feed & Export Them Back as XML (+Other Entities)

August 20, 2025 - Fire development, Magento 2

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Working with supplier catalogs, marketplace integrations, or ERP systems often means handling XML data, yet Magento 2 does not natively support it. If you need to import products from an XML feed into Magento 2 or perform a Magento export of products to XML, the default platform leaves you with only one option: converting everything to or from CSV files. While this works for basic tasks, it adds extra steps, increases the risk of formatting errors, and slows down your workflow, especially when managing large or frequently updated catalogs.

A better approach is to remove the conversion process entirely. The Improved Import & Export Magento 2 extension allows you to connect directly to XML product feeds, pulling data into your store without manual transformations, and to export your catalog back into XML for seamless integration with external systems. It makes Magento XML product import and export as straightforward as working with CSV, helping you keep your catalog in sync with suppliers, marketplaces, and internal tools.

In this guide, you’ll see how to work with XML in Magento 2 using both the default CSV-based method and the streamlined, conversion-free approach with Improved Import & Export. You’ll learn how to configure the Magento 2 import of products from an XML feed, automate this process, set up Magento XML exports for products and other entities, and avoid the common pitfalls that can cause data errors.

FireBear Improved Import & Export for Magento 2 – Extension Change Log

July 28, 2025 - Magento 2, Our extensions

The following blog post will help you retrace the evolution of the Improved Import & Export Magento 2 module. The article gathers updates associated with the extension’s new version from the very beginning. At the time of 1.0.0, it was a basic import solution with an existing import jobs architecture and import cron automation. With the next few versions, the module got such enhancements as product attribute import on the fly, transfers from FTP, SFTP, URL, Dropbox, custom mapping, etc. Each new release made the Improved Import stronger and stronger. However, it was still an import-only tool until 1.5.0 was released. With this version, our extension became capable of both import and export processes. You can peruse the detailed evolution of the module and see its latest features below.

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3.8.8 (released 28.07.2025)

It’s been a while since our last major release, but we’re excited to announce a new version with full support for the latest Magento 2 and PHP. We remain committed to actively developing the Improved Import extension to meet the evolving needs of the Magento ecosystem and community. You can count on ongoing updates and top-quality support. Continue Reading

How to improve Magento 2 Commerce/Cloud import and export procedures, import XML and Json

June 14, 2018 - E-Commerce, Magento 2

It is not a secret that Magento 2 Commerce/Cloud edition import and export procedures can be automated and offer an enhanced functionality compared to Magento 2 Open Source (Community) edition.

Still, there is some functionality lacking. In this post, we have gathered the suggestions on how to improve Magento 2 Commerce/Cloud import and export, how to import XML and Json file, import categories and other entities.

Magento 2 Commerce/Cloud in comparison with Open Source (ex. Community) version comes with improved Import and Export procedures. The main difference with Open Source comes from the possibility to schedule the import and export. Let’s break down the process and look at the features available. Continue Reading

Magento 2 import XSLT transformation – how to import any XML to Magento 2

May 8, 2018 - E-Commerce, Magento 2

When working with the suppliers, you often come across custom XML table formatting. Such tables cannot be imported to Magento 2 without giving all product attributes particular names.

Same applies to the export. Your CRM system probably accepts a set format of XML files. So as other software you might be using.

That’s why we are introducing XSLT support for Improved Import and Export extension. To help you get the required XML formatting for any needs you might have.