Introduction

Akeneo Connector for Magento 2 bridges the gap between your Magento 2 e-commerce store and Akeneo Product Information Management (PIM). It empowers store administrators to synchronize catalog data bidirectionally — seamlessly importing product assets, categories, attributes, and families from Akeneo PIM into Magento 2, and exporting existing Magento 2 catalogs into Akeneo PIM.

Managing large, multi-channel product catalogs requires precision. With this connector, merchants can make Akeneo PIM their single source of truth for product enrichment while keeping Magento 2 up to date with complete, multi-language, and multi-currency product data.

Supported Product Types

The connector natively synchronizes Simple and Configurable product types, including super attribute axes, child variants, and associated media assets.

Why Choose Akeneo Connector for Magento 2?

  • Centralized Catalog Governance: Consolidate product enrichment, descriptions, technical specifications, and imagery inside Akeneo PIM and broadcast updates across all Magento storefronts.
  • Bi-Directional Catalog Synchronization: Migrate your existing Magento catalog to Akeneo PIM, or ingest complex Akeneo PIM catalogs into Magento 2 with minimal manual overhead.
  • Native Decoupled REST Engine: Communicates directly through Akeneo PIM's REST API and OAuth token framework using an integrated, native HTTP client with zero third-party composer dependencies, ensuring maximum stability and no dependency conflicts.
  • Granular Store View & Channel Mapping: Supports multi-store and multi-website Magento architectures by mapping distinct Akeneo channels, locales, and currencies to specific Magento store views.
  • Chunk-Based Processing: High-volume catalogs are processed in sequential chunks with real-time UI progress tracking to eliminate server timeouts and memory spikes.

Key Features

  • Catalog Import: Ingest Akeneo categories, attribute sets (families), individual attributes, simple products, and configurable product models.
  • Catalog Export: Export Magento categories, attribute sets, super attributes, simple products, and configurable product models to Akeneo PIM.
  • Media Synchronization: Synchronize product base images, small images, thumbnails, and media galleries in both directions.
  • Store & Channel Mapping: Map Akeneo channels, locales, and currencies directly to specific Magento websites and store views.
  • Attribute Type Mapping: Dynamically map custom Akeneo attribute types (pim_catalog_file, pim_catalog_simpleselect, etc.) to Magento attribute input types.
  • URL Rewrite Management: Enable or disable automatic Magento URL rewrite generation for imported catalog entities.
  • Category Scoping: Filter imports and exports by "All Categories" or "Only Mapped Category Stores".
  • Real-time Progress & Logging: View execution progress bars with live step-by-step logs, backed by database logs in the Magento admin.
  • Product Support: Native support for Simple and Configurable product types.

High-Level Synchronization Architecture

The connector bridges Akeneo PIM (Cloud / CE / EE) with Magento 2 (Adobe Commerce) via a high-performance REST API communication channel, enabling automated catalog ingestion and bi-directional catalog synchronization.