# Automatic POI synchronization

**URL:** <https://forum.woosmap.com/t/automatic-poi-synchronization/86>\
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**Created:** [June 18, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.woosmap.com/t/automatic-poi-synchronization/86 "2021-06-18T08:51:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmontel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@mmontel](https://forum.woosmap.com/u/mmontel)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.woosmap.com/t/automatic-poi-synchronization/86/1 "2021-06-18T08:51:01Z")

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Hi,  
how I can effectively set up an automatic synchronization procedure for all my POIs (shops), using an external system (or file) as source (ie: from my systems to Woosmap)?

Is it also possible to do the opposite (ie: from Woosmap to my systems)?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Cecile\_Gardelle](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.woosmap.com/cecile_gardelle/32/39_2.png) [@Cecile\_Gardelle](https://forum.woosmap.com/u/Cecile_Gardelle)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.woosmap.com/t/automatic-poi-synchronization/86/2 "2021-06-18T12:28:51Z")

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Using the [Woosmap Data Management API (REST integration)](https://developers.woosmap.com/products/stores-api/features/data-management/), this is possible to create or modify the POIs (assets) hosted in the Woosmap platform in a automatic mode (massive or punctual), starting from an external database (eg: csv file, xlsx, or any other format).

Some examples of upload modules are freely downloadable from the Woosmap Github repository, available at [this address](https://github.com/Woosmap/woosmap-samples). This background information should guide you in your technical assessments and locate the most appropriate solution for your needs.

The other way (from Woosmap to an other system) can also be implemented through the [Woosmap Stores API (REST integration)](https://developers.woosmap.com/products/stores-api/features/search/). This API will let you retrieve the POIs (massively or filtered according to the criteria you need to apply), which will be returned in JSON format.

> **Update.** For a scheduled two-way sync, [Importing Store Data](https://developers.woosmap.com/products/stores-api/guides/importing-store-data/) covers it end to end: `stores-import` to load a spreadsheet, `stores-sync` to send only what changed against a source of truth, and `stores-export` to pull everything back out.