Export 360 spins for MSC Direct

Use Sirv to prepare 360-degree product spin images for your MSC Direct listings.

Your 360 spins can be displayed on the MSC Industrial Supply website. To submit your product images to MSC, they should be prepared to certain specifications for image format, size and filename. Sirv can automatically make all the necessary preparations, helping you to pass through the MSC quality control process.

Batch create MSC zips

You can easily convert one or multiple spins into MSC zip files in just a few steps by using the Streamlit app the the Sirv team developed.

Follow these steps:

1. Launch the Streamlit app in your browser.

2. Go to your Sirv account and generate a REST API client.

3. Enter your Sirv API Client ID and Client Secret in the sidebar:

4. Choose a spin file from your account or manually enter a list of spin URLs to batch generate zips for lots of spins:

5. Enter your MSC ID and click Convert to MSC format:

Once the conversion has completed, you can download the MSC zip file directly to your computer or right-click the zip file and copy its link.

Create MSC 360 spins via API

Alternatively, you can use the Sirv REST API to automatically convert spins to MSC Direct zips via your own script.

API endpoint:

/v2/files/spin2msc360

Parameters:

• filename - path to your .spin file
• mscid - MSC ID (unique vendor item number for each product)

First you would create a Sirv API key and obtain a bearer token.

Then you would write a script, using that bearer token to submit a zip preparation request. Below is an example script using Curl:

curl --request POST 
  --url https://api.sirv.com/v2/files/spin2msc360 
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer eyJhb207uhakD7j29Fjak6jS754gOGkq3b' 
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' 
  --data '{
    "filename": "/My-Products/Dial-Callipers/Dial-Callipers.spin",
    "mscid": "MT5-01870H"
}
'

After a few seconds, the zip file will appear in your account.

What are MSC's 360 spin requirements?

Sirv applies the following processing options to meet MSC's 360-degree product photography requirements:

• JPEG format
• 24 to 48 images for single row spin; up to 72 images for multi-row spin
• At least 1000px by 1000px (width/height)
• Images should be cropped close to the product edges
• Images should be free from shadows, hotspots, discoloration
• Background must be white
• Color profile must be RGB
• Name files with MSC ID, underscore, 2-digits e.g. {ID}_C01.jpg, {ID}_C02.jpg etc.
• Compressed in .zip file, with folder named after MSC ID

Each zip will be created within a few seconds, then you can send the zip URLs to MSC.

Support

If you have any question about preparing 360 spins for MSC Direct, contact the Sirv support team for help.