# Connect your catalog

Canonical URL: https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-your-catalog

Without a connected catalog, OptiQube can only work with the products it finds on your website. Connecting your catalog lets you roll a style out to your whole range, and it keeps prices, stock and new products in sync with your ads.

[Video: Connect Meta and your store](https://support.optiqube.ai/demos/store-connection.html)

## Before you start: feed slots

> **Watch out:** Connecting a product source for the first time uses one **feed slot** of your plan. **Disconnecting does not free the slot.** Check that you connect the right source for the right store. You can see your slots under **Feed slots used** at the top of the **Product sources** page.

## What to do

1. Click the store name in the top-left corner and choose **Connections**.
2. Next to **Products**, click **Connect catalog**. The **Product sources** page opens.
3. Under **Where do your products live?**, pick your source. All six sources sit side by side.
4. Fill in the form on the left. The steps on the right, under **Where to find these**, tell you where to find each value.
5. Click **Connect shop** (or **Connect feed** for an XML feed).
6. If the connection needs a new feed slot, OptiQube asks **Use one of your feed slots?** Confirm to connect.

## Which source to pick

| Source | What you need |
|---|---|
| [Shopify](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-shopify) | Just your shop's address. For a password-protected store, connect with an Admin API token instead. |
| [WooCommerce](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-woocommerce) | Your shop URL and a read-only REST API key (consumer key and secret). |
| [XML feed](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-an-xml-feed) | The URL of your Google Shopping or Meta-style XML export. It has to open without a login. |
| [Meta catalog](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-a-meta-catalog) | A catalog that already exists in Commerce Manager. Connect Meta first. |
| [Shoprenter](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-shoprenter) | Your shop name, API user and API password. The API comes with the Gold plan and up. |
| [Unas](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/connect-unas) | One API key with `getProduct` and `getCategory` ticked. The API comes with the PREMIUM and VIP plans. |

Shop connections are read again on their own: every hour if the store has an active campaign or a live product group, otherwise once a day.

> **Tip:** Every source you connect feeds one shared product pool, so creatives, feeds and campaigns draw from all of them at once.

> **Done when:** your products show up under **Products** in the sidebar. See [Browse your products](https://support.optiqube.ai/en/articles/browse-your-products).