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How to Update Content: Overview
Last updated on Feb 25, 2026
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Overview

Keeping you item content up to date, such as its product name, site description and images can help create a great shopping experience on Walmart.ca. This guide will cover how Walmart’s content process works and will guide you with the methods you can use to update your content.

How does it work?

Before you get started, it’s important to understand how Walmart’s content process works. Walmart defines content as any information that provides product details about an item, such as product name, site description, key features and images. Content also includes item attributes, which are the values that help customers understand an item’s features and characteristics.

Additional Guidelines

 To help drive sales your items, review Walmart’s Content Style Guides  for each of the product categories and product types you’re selling. Then, make sure that the information you provide for each of your item attributes meets those standards and requirements.  When you’re ready to update your content, choose the method that works best for you:  

Method

Use Case

Single Item Update Method 

Use your  Catalog  to quickly update a few items. Learn how to update item content individually.  

Bulk Update Method 

Use a spreadsheet to update multiple items at once. Learn how toupdate item content in bulk. 

API Integration 

If you’re publishing a large catalog of items and have a technical team to support your operations, consider using APIs. Learn how to integrate with APIs. 

Approved Solution Provider 

Walmart Marketplace Canada 
works with several third-party providers that can help you outsource content updates. Learn how to choose an Approved Solution Provider.

Notes:

Because brand owners and authorized resellers have priority, there are times when you won’t be able to decide what content is published on Walmart.ca.

Additional guidelines

To help drive sales and increase the chances of Walmart publishing your content, review Walmart’s content standards and requirements for each of the product categories and product types you’re selling. Then, make sure that the information you provide for each of your item attributes meets those standards and requirements. You can also use Walmart’s AI-powered content suggestions for your product title, site description and key features. 

 When you’re ready to update your content, choose the method that works best for you: 

Method

Use case

Single item update method 

Use your Catalog to quickly update a few items. Learn how to update item content individually

Bulk update method 

Use a spreadsheet to update multiple items at once. Learn how to update item content in bulk.

API integration 

If you’re publishing a large catalog of items and have a technical team to support your operations, consider using APIs. Learn how to integrate with APIs. 

Approved Solution Provider 

Walmart Marketplace works with several third-party providers that can help you outsource content updates. Learn how to choose an Approved Solution Provider

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