DocumentationOpen the index, then Tasks. Every background import, catalog crawl, export, and reindex for that index appears here.
The header Tasks control also jumps to this tab and highlights while a job is running.
Task types
| Label | Started from | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Import | Import tab (file, paste, Shopping CSV) | Indexes uploaded or fetched documents. |
| Catalog import | 1-Click Catalog Import | Crawls pages, extracts products, then indexes. Progress can show crawl → extract → index. |
| Export | Header export control | Writes the index to JSON, CSV, or JSONL for download. |
| Reindex | Configuration | Rebuilds search text and embeddings from the current schema. Does not upload new files. |
Status
Jobs move through queued, running (sometimes Staging upload for large files), then completed, failed, or cancelled.
Expand a failed row to read the error. Fix the source data or settings, then start a new job. Completed exports expose a download when the file is still available.
One job at a time
An index accepts a single active background task. While it runs:
- file upload, Shopping import, and catalog import are disabled
- Configuration (including merchandising) cannot save
- a second export cannot start
Wait for completion or Cancel the running task, then retry.
Cancel and remove
- Cancel stops a running or queued job when the backend allows it.
- Remove clears a finished row from the list. It does not undo indexed documents or delete an already-downloaded export.
Export from the header
On any index tab, choose JSON, CSV, or JSONL and start Export. When the task completes, download from Tasks. Export is disabled while another task is running.