Add and manage products

The Products sub-API lets you manage the entire lifecycle of your products in Merchant Center. You can use it to upload new products, update existing ones, retrieve product information, and delete products you no longer sell.

Special considerations

• Products can only be inserted,updated or deleted if they belong to data sources of type API. You cannot insert or update products within data sources that use file-based uploads.
• To keep your products relevant and prevent expiration , you should update or refresh them with a regular cadence (at least every 30 days).

Prerequisites

Before you can add or manage products using the API, you must have at least one data source configured in your Merchant Center account.

To create a data source, use the dataSources.create method from the Data Sources sub-API. For detailed instructions, see the Manage API data sources for product uploads guide. After creating a data source, take note of its name (for example, accounts/12345/dataSources/67890), as you'll need it for product-related creation, update, or deletion requests.

Add a product

To add a new product to your Merchant Center account, you need to insert a ProductInput resource into a primary data source. This action creates the product and starts processing. The fields within the attributes object must conform to the Product data specification.

Use the productInputs.insert method and provide the name of your primary data source as the dataSource parameter.

This example inserts a new product for an online store into a primary data source.

POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs:insert?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}

{
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU12345",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "US",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
    "description": "A comfortable, durable, and stylish t-shirt made from 100% cotton.",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU12345",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU12345.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "15990000", // 15.99 USD
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "condition": "new",
    "gtins": ["9780007350896", "93433295494587"]
  }
}

A successful call returns the newly created ProductInput resource. The name field contains the unique identifier for this product input, and the product field contains the name of the final, processed product you can later use to retrieve it.

Note: A successful product input insertion does not mean the corresponding product is approved to show on Google; the approval status can be read through the product.productStatus attribute.

Note: the fields returned in a productInputs.insert response reflect the input values. The processed values that will be persisted in the resulting product attributes might differ.

{
  "name": "accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs/online~en~US~SKU12345",
  "product": "accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/products/online~en~US~SKU12345",
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU12345",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "US",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
    "description": "A comfortable, durable, and stylish t-shirt made from 100% cotton.",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU12345",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU12345.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "15990000", // 15.99 USD
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "condition": "new",
    "gtins": [
      "9780007350896"
    ]
  }
}

The following code samples show how to add a product.

Java

import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.InsertProductInputRequest;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductAttributes;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInput;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceClient;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceSettings;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.Shipping;
import com.google.shopping.type.Price;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

/** This class demonstrates how to insert a product input */
public class InsertProductInputSample {

  private static String getParent(String accountId) {
    return String.format("accounts/%s", accountId);
  }

  public static void insertProductInput(Config config, String dataSource) throws Exception {

    // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
    GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

    // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
    ProductInputsServiceSettings productInputsServiceSettings =
        ProductInputsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
            .build();

    // Creates parent to identify where to insert the product.
    String parent = getParent(config.getAccountId().toString());

    // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
    try (ProductInputsServiceClient productInputsServiceClient =
        ProductInputsServiceClient.create(productInputsServiceSettings)) {

      // Price to be used for shipping ($33.45).
      Price price = Price.newBuilder().setAmountMicros(33_450_000).setCurrencyCode("USD").build();

      Shipping shipping =
          Shipping.newBuilder()
              .setPrice(price)
              .setCountry("GB")
              .setService("1st class post")
              .build();

      Shipping shipping2 =
          Shipping.newBuilder()
              .setPrice(price)
              .setCountry("FR")
              .setService("1st class post")
              .build();

      ProductAttributes attributes =
          ProductAttributes.newBuilder()
              .setTitle("A Tale of Two Cities")
              .setDescription("A classic novel about the French Revolution")
              .setLink("https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.html")
              .setImageLink("https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg")
              .setAvailability("in stock")
              .setCondition("new")
              .setGoogleProductCategory("Media > Books")
              .addGtins("9780007350896")
              .addShipping(shipping)
              .addShipping(shipping2)
              .build();

      // The datasource can be either a primary or supplemental datasource.
      InsertProductInputRequest request =
          InsertProductInputRequest.newBuilder()
              .setParent(parent)
              // You can only insert products into datasource types of Input "API" and "FILE", and
              // of Type "Primary" or "Supplemental."
              // This field takes the `name` field of the datasource.
              .setDataSource(dataSource)
              // If this product is already owned by another datasource, when re-inserting, the
              // new datasource will take ownership of the product.
              .setProductInput(
                  ProductInput.newBuilder()
                      .setContentLanguage("en")
                      .setFeedLabel("label")
                      .setOfferId("sku123")
                      .setProductAttributes(attributes)
                      .build())
              .build();

      System.out.println("Sending insert ProductInput request");
      ProductInput response = productInputsServiceClient.insertProductInput(request);
      System.out.println("Inserted ProductInput Name below");
      // The last part of the product name will be the product ID assigned to a product by Google.
      // Product ID has the format `contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId`
      System.out.println(response.getName());
      System.out.println("Inserted Product Name below");
      System.out.println(response.getProduct());
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Config config = Config.load();
    // Identifies the data source that will own the product input.
    String dataSource = "accounts/" + config.getAccountId() + "/dataSources/{INSERT_DATASOURCE_ID}";

    insertProductInput(config, dataSource);
  }
}
InsertProductInputSample.java

PHP

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\ProductAttributes;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\InsertProductInputRequest;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\ProductInput;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\Client\ProductInputsServiceClient;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\Shipping;
use Google\Shopping\Type\Price;


/**
 * Uploads a product input to your Merchant Center account.
 */
class InsertProductInput
{

    // ENSURE you fill in the datasource ID for the sample to work.
    private const DATASOURCE = 'INSERT_DATASOURCE_ID';

    /**
     * A helper function to create the parent string.
     *
     * @param array $accountId
     *      The account that owns the product.
     *
     * @return string The parent has the format: `accounts/{account_id}`
     */
    private static function getParent($accountId)
    {
        return sprintf("accounts/%s", $accountId);
    }

    /**
     * Uploads a product input to your Merchant Center account. If an input
     * with the same feedLabel, contentLanguage, offerId, and dataSource
     * already exists, this method replaces that entry.
     *
     * After inserting, updating, or deleting a product input, it may take several
     * minutes before the processed product can be retrieved.
     *
     * @param array $config
     *      The configuration data used for authentication and getting the acccount
     *      ID.
     * @param string $dataSource
     *      The primary or supplemental product data source name. If the
     *      product already exists and data source provided is different, then the
     *      product will be moved to a new data source.
     *      Format: `accounts/{account}/dataSources/{datasource}`.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public static function insertProductInputSample($config, $dataSource): void
    {

        // Gets the OAuth credentials to make the request.
        $credentials = Authentication::useServiceAccountOrTokenFile();

        // Creates options config containing credentials for the client to use.
        $options = ['credentials' => $credentials];

        // Creates a client.
        $productInputsServiceClient = new ProductInputsServiceClient($options);


        // Creates parent to identify where to insert the product.
        $parent = self::getParent($config['accountId']);

        // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
        try {

            // Price to be used for shipping ($33.45).
            $price = new Price(
                [
                    'amount_micros' => 33450000,
                    'currency_code' => 'USD'
                ]
            );

            $shipping = new Shipping(
                [
                    'price' => $price,
                    'country' => 'GB',
                    'service' => '1st class post'
                ]
            );

            $shipping2 = new Shipping(
                [
                    'price' => $price,
                    'country' => 'FR',
                    'service' => '1st class post'
                ]
            );

            // Creates the attributes of the product.
            $attributes = new ProductAttributes(
                [
                    'title' => 'A Tale of Two Cities',
                    'description' => 'A classic novel about the French Revolution',
                    'link' => 'https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.html',
                    'image_link' =>
                        'https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg',
                    'availability' => 'in stock',
                    'condition' => 'new',
                    'google_product_category' => 'Media > Books',
                    'gtins' => ['9780007350896'],
                    'shipping' => [$shipping, $shipping2]
                ]
            );

            // Creates the productInput with the fundamental identifiers.
            $productInput = new ProductInput(
                [
                    'content_language' => 'en',
                    'feed_label' => 'label',
                    'offer_id' => 'sku123ABCD',
                    'product_attributes' => $attributes
                ]
            );

            // Prepares the request message.
            $request = new InsertProductInputRequest(
                [
                    'parent' => $parent,
                    'data_source' => $dataSource,
                    'product_input' => $productInput
                ]
            );

            print "Sending insert ProductInput request\n";
            $response = $productInputsServiceClient->insertProductInput($request);
            print "Inserted ProductInput Name below\n";
            print $response->getName() . "\n";
            print "Inserted Product Name below\n";
            print $response->getProduct() . "\n";
        } catch (ApiException $e) {
            print $e->getMessage();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper to execute the sample.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function callSample(): void
    {
        $config = Config::generateConfig();
        // Identifies the data source that will own the product input.
        $dataSource = sprintf(
            "accounts/%s/dataSources/%s",
            $config['accountId'],
            self::DATASOURCE
        );

        // Makes the call to insert a product to the MC account.
        self::insertProductInputSample($config, $dataSource);
    }
}


// Run the script
$sample = new InsertProductInput();
$sample->callSample();
InsertProductInputSample.php

Python

from examples.authentication import configuration
from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
from google.shopping import merchant_products_v1
from google.shopping.type import Price


_ACCOUNT = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()
_PARENT = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT}"

# You can only insert products into datasource types of Input "API" and
# "FILE", and of Type "Primary" or "Supplemental."
_DATA_SOURCE = "[INSERT_DATA_SOURCE_HERE]"
_DATA_SOURCE_NAME = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT}/dataSources/{_DATA_SOURCE}"


def create_product_input():
  """Creates a `ProductInput` resource."""

  # Creates a shipping setting
  price = Price()
  price.amount_micros = 33_450_000
  price.currency_code = "GBP"

  shipping_option_1 = merchant_products_v1.Shipping()
  shipping_option_1.price = price
  shipping_option_1.country = "GB"
  shipping_option_1.service = "1st class post"

  price2 = Price()
  price2.amount_micros = 33_450_000
  price2.currency_code = "EUR"

  shipping_option_2 = merchant_products_v1.Shipping()
  shipping_option_2.price = price2
  shipping_option_2.country = "FR"
  shipping_option_2.service = "2nd class post"

  # Sets product attributes. Make sure to replace these values with your own.
  attributes = merchant_products_v1.ProductAttributes()
  attributes.title = "A Tale of Two Cities"
  attributes.description = "A classic novel about the French Revolution"
  attributes.link = "https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.html"
  attributes.image_link = "https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg"
  attributes.price = price
  attributes.availability = "in stock"
  attributes.condition = "new"
  attributes.google_product_category = "Media > Books"
  attributes.gtins = ["9780007350896"]
  attributes.shipping = [shipping_option_1, shipping_option_2]

  return merchant_products_v1.ProductInput(
      content_language="en",
      feed_label="GB",
      offer_id="sku123",
      product_attributes=attributes,
  )


def insert_product_input():
  """Inserts the specified `ProductInput` resource."""

  # Gets OAuth Credentials.
  credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

  # Creates a client.
  client = merchant_products_v1.ProductInputsServiceClient(
      credentials=credentials
  )

  # Creates the request.
  request = merchant_products_v1.InsertProductInputRequest(
      parent=_PARENT,
      # If this product is already owned by another datasource, when
      # re-inserting, the new datasource will take ownership of the product.
      product_input=create_product_input(),
      data_source=_DATA_SOURCE_NAME,
  )

  # Makes the request and catches and prints any error messages.
  try:
    response = client.insert_product_input(request=request)
    # The last part of the product name will be the product ID assigned to a
    # product by Google. Product ID has the format
    # `contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId`
    print(f"Input successful: {response}")
  except RuntimeError as e:
    print("Input failed")
    print(e)
    # After the product is inserted, the product ID will be returned in the
    # response. We recommend that you check the Merchant Center to ensure that
    # the product is approved and visible to users before using the product ID
    # in any downstream processes.


if __name__ == "__main__":
  insert_product_input()
insert_product_input_sample.py

Apps_Script

/**
 * Inserts a product into the products list. Logs the API response.
 */
function productInsert() {
  // IMPORTANT:
  // Enable the Merchant API Products sub-API Advanced Service and call it
  // "MerchantApiProducts"

  // Replace this with your Merchant Center ID.
  const accountId = 'INSERT_MERCHANT_ID';

  // Replace this with the Data Source ID you want to use.
  const dataSourceId = 'INSERT_DATASOURCE_ID';

  // Construct the parent name
  const parent = 'accounts/' + accountId;

  // Construct the Data Source name
  const dataSource = parent + '/dataSources/' + dataSourceId;

  // Create a product resource and insert it
  const productResource = {
    'offerId': 'fromAppsScript',
    'contentLanguage': 'en',
    'feedLabel': 'US',
    'productAttributes': {
      'title': 'A Tale of Two Cities',
      'description': 'A classic novel about the French Revolution',
      'link': 'http://my-book-shop.com/tale-of-two-cities.html',
      'imageLink': 'http://my-book-shop.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg',
      'availability': 'in stock',
      'condition': 'new',
      'googleProductCategory': 'Media > Books',
      'gtin': '[9780007350896]',
      'price': {'amountMicros': '2500000', 'currencyCode': 'USD'},
    }
  };

  try {
    console.log('Sending insert ProductInput request');
    // Call the ProductInputs.insert API method.
    response = MerchantApiProducts.Accounts.ProductInputs.insert(
        productResource, parent, {dataSource});
    // RESTful insert returns the JSON object as a response.
    console.log('Inserted ProductInput below');
    console.log(response);
  } catch (e) {
    console.log('ERROR!');
    console.log(e);
  }
}
insert_product_input_sample.gs

cURL

curl -X POST \
"https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs:insert?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU12345",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "US",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
    "description": "A comfortable, durable, and stylish t-shirt made from 100% cotton.",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU12345",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU12345.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "15990000",
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "condition": "new",
    "gtins": ["9780007350896"]
  }
}'

Add or update product information with a supplemental data source

Use a supplemental data source to provide additional or overriding data for products that already exist in a primary data source. This is useful for adding information like promotions, custom labels, or overriding specific attributes without modifying the original product input.

To do this, use the productInputs.insert method, but specify the name of your supplemental data source in the dataSource parameter. Verify that offerId, channel, contentLanguage, and feedLabel match an existing product.

This example adds a custom label to an existing product using a supplemental data source.

POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs:insert?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{SUPPLEMENTAL_DATASOURCE_ID}

{
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU12345",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "US",
  "attributes": {
    "customLabel0": "clearance-sale"
  }
}

After this call, the final Product will have customLabel0 set to clearance-sale, assuming the supplemental data source has a higher priority than the primary data source in your feed rules as defined by the default_rule.

Add products asynchronously

To upload a large number of products efficiently, you can send multiple insert requests concurrently. Instead of waiting for a response to each request before sending the next, you can send them asynchronously and handle the responses as they arrive. This approach can significantly improve your data upload throughput.

The following code samples show how to insert products asynchronously. To learn about performing multiple requests at once using curl, see Send multiple requests at once.

Java

import com.google.api.core.ApiFuture;
import com.google.api.core.ApiFutureCallback;
import com.google.api.core.ApiFutures;
import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.InsertProductInputRequest;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductAttributes;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInput;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceClient;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceSettings;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.Shipping;
import com.google.shopping.type.Price;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

/** This class demonstrates how to insert a product input */
public class InsertProductInputAsyncSample {

  private static String getParent(String accountId) {
    return String.format("accounts/%s", accountId);
  }

  private static String generateRandomString() {
    String characters = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
    Random random = new Random();
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(8);
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
      sb.append(characters.charAt(random.nextInt(characters.length())));
    }
    return sb.toString();
  }

  private static ProductInput createRandomProduct() {
    Price price = Price.newBuilder().setAmountMicros(33_450_000).setCurrencyCode("USD").build();

    Shipping shipping =
        Shipping.newBuilder().setPrice(price).setCountry("GB").setService("1st class post").build();

    Shipping shipping2 =
        Shipping.newBuilder().setPrice(price).setCountry("FR").setService("1st class post").build();

    ProductAttributes attributes =
        ProductAttributes.newBuilder()
            .setTitle("A Tale of Two Cities")
            .setDescription("A classic novel about the French Revolution")
            .setLink("https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.html")
            .setImageLink("https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg")
            .setAvailability("in stock")
            .setCondition("new")
            .setGoogleProductCategory("Media > Books")
            .addGtins("9780007350896")
            .addShipping(shipping)
            .addShipping(shipping2)
            .build();

    return ProductInput.newBuilder()
        .setChannel(ChannelEnum.ONLINE)
        .setContentLanguage("en")
        .setFeedLabel("CH")
        .setOfferId(generateRandomString())
        .setProductAttributes(attributes)
        .build();
  }

  public static void asyncInsertProductInput(Config config, String dataSource) throws Exception {

    // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
    GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

    // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
    ProductInputsServiceSettings productInputsServiceSettings =
        ProductInputsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
            .build();

    // Creates parent to identify where to insert the product.
    String parent = getParent(config.getAccountId().toString());

    // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
    try (ProductInputsServiceClient productInputsServiceClient =
        ProductInputsServiceClient.create(productInputsServiceSettings)) {

      // Creates five insert product input requests with random product IDs.
      List<InsertProductInputRequest> requests = new ArrayList<>(5);
      for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        InsertProductInputRequest request =
            InsertProductInputRequest.newBuilder()
                .setParent(parent)
                // You can only insert products into datasource types of Input "API", and of Type
                // "Primary" or "Supplemental."
                // This field takes the `name` field of the datasource.
                .setDataSource(dataSource)
                // If this product is already owned by another datasource, when re-inserting, the
                // new datasource will take ownership of the product.
                .setProductInput(createRandomProduct())
                .build();

        requests.add(request);
      }

      System.out.println("Sending insert product input requests");
      List<ApiFuture<ProductInput>> futures =
          requests.stream()
              .map(
                  request ->
                      productInputsServiceClient.insertProductInputCallable().futureCall(request))
              .collect(Collectors.toList());

      // Creates callback to handle the responses when all are ready.
      ApiFuture<List<ProductInput>> responses = ApiFutures.allAsList(futures);
      ApiFutures.addCallback(
          responses,
          new ApiFutureCallback<List<ProductInput>>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(List<ProductInput> results) {
              System.out.println("Inserted products below");
              System.out.println(results);
            }

            @Override
            public void onFailure(Throwable throwable) {
              System.out.println(throwable);
            }
          },
          MoreExecutors.directExecutor());

    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Config config = Config.load();
    // Identifies the data source that will own the product input.
    String dataSource = "accounts/" + config.getAccountId() + "/dataSources/{datasourceId}";

    asyncInsertProductInput(config, dataSource);
  }
}
InsertProductInputAsyncSample.java

Python

import asyncio
import functools
import random
import string

from examples.authentication import configuration
from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
from google.shopping.merchant_products_v1 import InsertProductInputRequest
from google.shopping.merchant_products_v1 import ProductAttributes
from google.shopping.merchant_products_v1 import ProductInput
from google.shopping.merchant_products_v1 import ProductInputsServiceAsyncClient
from google.shopping.merchant_products_v1 import Shipping
from google.shopping.type import Price

# Read merchant account information from the configuration file.
_ACCOUNT_ID = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()
# The parent account for the product input.
# Format: accounts/{account}
_PARENT = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT_ID}"


def _generate_random_string(length: int = 8) -> str:
  """Generates a random string of a given length."""
  characters = string.ascii_letters + string.digits
  return "".join(random.choice(characters) for _ in range(length))


def _create_random_product() -> ProductInput:
  """Creates a ProductInput with random elements and predefined attributes."""
  price = Price(amount_micros=33450000, currency_code="USD")

  shipping1 = Shipping(price=price, country="GB", service="1st class post")
  shipping2 = Shipping(price=price, country="FR", service="1st class post")

  attributes = ProductAttributes(
      title="Async - A Tale of Two Cities",
      description="A classic novel about the French Revolution",
      link="https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.html",
      image_link="https://exampleWebsite.com/tale-of-two-cities.jpg",
      availability="in stock",
      condition="new",
      google_product_category="Media > Books",
      gtins=["9780007350896"],
      shipping=[shipping1, shipping2],
  )

  return ProductInput(
      content_language="en",
      feed_label="US",
      offer_id=_generate_random_string(),
      product_attributes=attributes,
  )


def print_product_input(i, task):
  print("Inserted ProductInput number: ", i)
  # task.result() contains the response from async_insert_product_input
  print(task.result())


async def async_insert_product_input(
    client: ProductInputsServiceAsyncClient, request: InsertProductInputRequest
):
  """Inserts product inputs.

  Args:
    client: The ProductInputsServiceAsyncClient to use.
    request: The InsertProductInputRequest to send.

  Returns:
    The response from the insert_produc_input request.
  """

  print("Sending insert product input requests")

  try:
    response = await client.insert_product_input(request=request)
    # The response is an async corouting inserting the ProductInput.
    return response
  except RuntimeError as e:
    # Catch and print any exceptions that occur during the API calls.
    print(e)


async def main():
  # The ID of the data source that will own the product input.
  # This is a placeholder and should be replaced with an actual data source ID.
  datasource_id = "<INSERT_DATA_SOURCE_ID_HERE>"
  data_source_name = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{datasource_id}"

  # Gets OAuth Credentials.
  credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

  # Creates a ProductInputsServiceClient.
  client = ProductInputsServiceAsyncClient(credentials=credentials)
  tasks = []
  for i in range(5):
    product_input = _create_random_product()
    request = InsertProductInputRequest(
        parent=_PARENT,
        data_source=data_source_name,
        product_input=product_input,
    )
    # Create the async task
    insert_product_task = asyncio.create_task(
        async_insert_product_input(client, request)
    )
    # Add the callback
    callback_function = functools.partial(print_product_input, i)
    insert_product_task.add_done_callback(callback_function)
    # Add the task to our list
    tasks.append(insert_product_task)

  # Await all tasks to complete concurrently
  # The print_product_input callback will be called for each as it finishes
  await asyncio.gather(*tasks)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  asyncio.run(main())
insert_product_input_async_sample.py

Add products targeting specific countries

You can set country targeting for individual products to override the settings from the data source, or to target products when the data source has no countries defined.

Target countries with the shipping attribute

If your data source doesn't have specific countries defined, you can target countries for a product by providing the shipping attribute. This attribute lets you specify shipping costs and rules for different countries, implicitly targeting them for serving.

This example targets a product to the US and Canada by providing two separate shipping entries.

POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs:insert?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}

{
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU_SHIP_TARGET",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "GLOBAL",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Global T-Shirt",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU_SHIP_TARGET",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU_SHIP_TARGET.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "25990000",
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
   "shipping": [
      {
        "country": "US",
        "price": {
          "amountMicros": "5990000",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      },
      {
        "country": "CA",
        "price": {
          "amountMicros": "10990000",
          "currencyCode": "CAD"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Exclude countries and destinations

If your data source already targets multiple countries, you can exclude a product from serving in a subset of those countries or from specific destinations.

• Use the shoppingAdsExcludedCountries attribute to prevent a product from appearing in Shopping ads in specific countries.
• Use the excludedDestinations attribute to prevent a product from appearing within specific Marketing Methods, such as FreeListings.

This example assumes the data source targets the US, Canada, and Mexico. The request excludes the product from Shopping ads in Mexico and from the Free Listings destination entirely.

POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs:insert?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}

{
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU_EXCLUDE_TARGET",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "NA",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "North America T-Shirt",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU_EXCLUDE_TARGET",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU_EXCLUDE_TARGET.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "19990000",
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "shoppingAdsExcludedCountries": ["MX"],
    "excludedDestinations": ["FREE_LISTINGS"]
  }
}

Get product information

To retrieve the final processed state of a product, use the products.get method. This method returns the Product resource, which includes all attributes after feed rules and supplemental data sources have been applied, along with its current validation status.

There can be a delay of a few minutes between when you insert or update a ProductInput and when the final Product is available to retrieve.

GET https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/products/online~en~US~SKU12345

A successful request returns the Product resource.

{
  "name": "accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/products/online~en~US~SKU12345",
  "channel": "ONLINE",
  "offerId": "SKU12345",
  "contentLanguage": "en",
  "feedLabel": "US",
  "dataSource": "accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}",
  "attributes": {
    "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
    "description": "A comfortable, durable, and stylish t-shirt made from 100% cotton.",
    "link": "https://www.example.com/p/SKU12345",
    "imageLink": "https://www.example.com/img/SKU12345.jpg",
    "availability": "in stock",
    "price": {
      "amountMicros": "15990000", // 15.99 USD
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    },
    "condition": "new",
    "gtins": [
      "9780007350896"
    ]
  },
  "productStatus": {
    "destinationStatuses": [
      {
        "reportingContext": "SHOPPING_ADS",
        "approvedCountries": [
          "US"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "creationDate": "2024-05-20T10:00:00Z",
    "lastUpdateDate": "2024-05-20T10:05:00Z",
    "googleExpirationDate": "2024-06-19T10:05:00Z"
  }
}

The following code samples show how to get a product.

Java

import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.GetProductRequest;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.Product;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductsServiceClient;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductsServiceSettings;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

/** This class demonstrates how to get a single product for a given Merchant Center account */
public class GetProductSample {

  public static void getProduct(Config config, String product) throws Exception {

    // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
    GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

    // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
    ProductsServiceSettings productsServiceSettings =
        ProductsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
            .build();

    // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
    try (ProductsServiceClient productsServiceClient =
        ProductsServiceClient.create(productsServiceSettings)) {

      // The name has the format: accounts/{account}/products/{productId}
      GetProductRequest request = GetProductRequest.newBuilder().setName(product).build();

      System.out.println("Sending get product request:");
      Product response = productsServiceClient.getProduct(request);

      System.out.println("Retrieved Product below");
      System.out.println(response);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Config config = Config.load();
    // The name of the `product`, returned after a `Product.insert` request. We recommend
    // having stored this value in your database to use for all future requests.
    String product = "accounts/{datasource}/products/{productId}";

    getProduct(config, product);
  }
}
GetProductSample.java

PHP

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\GetProductRequest;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\Product;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\Client\ProductsServiceClient;


/**
 * This class demonstrates how to get a single product for a given Merchant Center
 * account.
 */
class GetProduct
{

    // ENSURE you fill in the product ID for the sample to work.
    private const PRODUCT = 'INSERT_PRODUCT_ID_HERE';

    /**
     * Gets a product from your Merchant Center account.
     *
     * @param array  $config
     *      The configuration data used for authentication and getting the acccount
     *      ID.
     * @param string $product
     *      The product ID to get.
     *      Format: `accounts/{account}/products/{productId}`.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public static function getProductSample($config, $product) : void
    {
        // Gets the OAuth credentials to make the request.
        $credentials = Authentication::useServiceAccountOrTokenFile();

        // Creates options config containing credentials for the client to use.
        $options = ['credentials' => $credentials];

        // Creates a client.
        $productsServiceClient = new ProductsServiceClient($options);

        try {
            // Creates the request.
            $request = new GetProductRequest(
                [
                    'name' => $product
                ]
            );

            // Sends the request.
            echo "Sending get Product request\n";
            $response = $productsServiceClient->getProduct($request);

            // Outputs the response.
            echo "Retrieved Product below\n";
            print_r($response);
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper to execute the sample.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function callSample(): void
    {
        $config = Config::generateConfig();
        // Identifies the product to retrieve.
        // The name has the format: accounts/{account}/products/{productId}.
        $product = ProductsServiceClient::productName(
            $config['accountId'],
            self::PRODUCT
        );

        self::getProductSample($config, $product);
    }

}


$sample = new GetProduct();
$sample->callSample();
GetProductSample.php

Python

from examples.authentication import configuration
from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
from google.shopping import merchant_products_v1


_ACCOUNT = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()

# ENSURE you fill in the product ID for the sample to
# work.
# In the format of `contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId`
_PRODUCT = "[INSERT_PRODUCT_HERE]"
_NAME = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT}/products/{_PRODUCT}"


def get_product():
  """Gets the specified `Product` resource."""

  # Gets OAuth Credentials.
  credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

  # Creates a client.
  client = merchant_products_v1.ProductsServiceClient(
      credentials=credentials
  )

  # Creates the request.
  request = merchant_products_v1.GetProductRequest(name=_NAME)

  # Makes the request and catches and prints any error messages.
  try:
    response = client.get_product(request=request)
    print(f"Get successful: {response}")
  except RuntimeError as e:
    print("Get failed")
    print(e)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  get_product()
get_product_sample.py

Apps_Script

/**
 * Get a specific product for a given Merchant Center account.
 */
function getProduct() {
  // IMPORTANT:
  // Enable the Merchant API Products sub-API Advanced Service and call it
  // "MerchantApiProducts"

  // Replace this with your Merchant Center ID.
  const accountId = '<MERCHANT_CENTER_ID>';

  // The ID of the product to retrieve.
  // This ID is assigned by Google and typically follows the format:
  // channel~contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId
  // Replace with an actual product ID from your Merchant Center account.
  const productId = '<PRODUCT_ID>';

  // Construct the parent name
  const parent = 'accounts/' + accountId;

  // Construct the product resource name
  const name = parent + "/products/" + productId;

  try {
    console.log('Sending get Product request');
    // Call the Products.get API method.
    product = MerchantApiProducts.Accounts.Products.get(name);
    console.log(product);
  } catch (e) {
    console.log('ERROR!');
    console.log(e);
  }
}
get_product_sample.gs

cURL

curl -X GET \
"https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/products/online~en~US~SKU12345" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>"

Delete a product from a data source

To delete a product input from a specific data source, use the productInputs.delete method.

• If you delete from a primary data source, the entire product including its supplemental ProductInputs is removed from Merchant Center after a short delay.
• If you delete from a supplemental data source, only the attributes from that data source are removed from the product. The product itself remains, sourced from the primary and any other supplemental data sources.

You must specify the dataSource from which you are deleting the product input.

DELETE https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs/online~en~US~SKU12345?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}

A successful call returns an empty response.

The following code samples show how to delete a product.

Java

import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.DeleteProductInputRequest;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputName;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceClient;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.products.v1.ProductInputsServiceSettings;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Config;

/** This class demonstrates how to delete a product for a given Merchant Center account */
public class DeleteProductInputSample {

  public static void deleteProductInput(Config config, String productId, String dataSource)
      throws Exception {

    // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
    GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();

    // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
    ProductInputsServiceSettings productInputsServiceSettings =
        ProductInputsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
            .setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
            .build();

    // Creates product name to identify product.
    String name =
        ProductInputName.newBuilder()
            .setAccount(config.getAccountId().toString())
            .setProductinput(productId)
            .build()
            .toString();

    // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
    try (ProductInputsServiceClient productInputsServiceClient =
        ProductInputsServiceClient.create(productInputsServiceSettings)) {
      DeleteProductInputRequest request =
          DeleteProductInputRequest.newBuilder().setName(name).setDataSource(dataSource).build();

      System.out.println("Sending deleteProductInput request");
      productInputsServiceClient.deleteProductInput(request); // no response returned on success
      System.out.println(
          "Delete successful, note that it may take a few minutes for the delete to update in"
              + " the system. If you make a products.get or products.list request before a few"
              + " minutes have passed, the old product data may be returned.");
    } catch (Exception e) {
      System.out.println(e);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Config config = Config.load();
    // An ID assigned to a product by Google. In the format
    // contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId
    String productId = "online~en~label~sku123";

    // The name of the dataSource from which to delete the product. If it is a primary feed, this
    // will delete the product completely. If it's a supplemental feed, it will only delete the
    // product information from that feed, but the product will still be available from the primary
    // feed.
    String dataSource = "accounts/{account}/dataSources/{dataSource}";

    deleteProductInput(config, productId, dataSource);
  }
}
DeleteProductInputSample.java

PHP

use Google\ApiCore\ApiException;
use Google\Auth\CredentialsLoader;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\Client\ProductInputsServiceClient;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\DeleteProductInputRequest;
use Google\Shopping\Merchant\Products\V1\ProductInputName;

/**
 * This class demonstrates how to delete a productinput for a given Merchant Center
 * account.
 */

class DeleteProductInput
{

    // ENSURE you fill in the product and datasource ID for the sample to work.
    // An ID assigned to a product by Google:
    // In the format `contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId`
    private const PRODUCT = 'INSERT_PRODUCT_ID_HERE';
    private const DATASOURCE = 'INSERT_DATASOURCE_ID_HERE';

    /**
     * Deletes a product input to your Merchant Center account.
     *
     * @param array  $config
     *      The configuration data used for authentication and getting the
     *      acccount ID.
     * @param string $product
     *      The product ID to delete.
     *      Format: `accounts/{account}/products/{productId}`.
     * @param string $dataSource
     *      The primary or supplemental product data source name that owns the
     *      product.
     *      Format: `accounts/{account}/dataSources/{datasource}`.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public static function deleteProductInputSample(
        $config, $product, $dataSource
    ): void {
        // Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
        $credentials = Authentication::useServiceAccountOrTokenFile();

        // Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
        $options = ['credentials' => $credentials];

        $productInputsServiceClient = new ProductInputsServiceClient($options);

        // Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
        try {

            $request = new DeleteProductInputRequest(
                [
                    'name' => $product,
                    'data_source' => $dataSource
                ]
            );

            echo "Sending deleteProductInput request\n";
            $productInputsServiceClient->deleteProductInput($request);
            echo "Delete successful, note that it may take a few minutes for the "
            . "delete to update in the system. If you make a products.get or "
            . "products.list request before a few  minutes have passed, the old "
            . "product data may be returned.\n";
        } catch (ApiException $e) {
            echo "An error has occurred: \n";
            echo $e->getMessage() . "\n";
        }
    }

    /**
     * Helper to execute the sample.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function callSample(): void
    {
        $config = Config::generateConfig();

        // The productID variable is defined at the top of the file.
        $product = ProductInputsServiceClient::productInputName(
            $config['accountId'],
            self::PRODUCT
        );

        // The name of the dataSource from which to delete the product.
        $dataSource = sprintf(
            'accounts/%s/dataSources/%s',
            $config['accountId'],
            self::DATASOURCE
        );
        self::deleteProductInputSample($config, $product, $dataSource);
    }
}


// Run the script.
$sample = new DeleteProductInput();
$sample->callSample();
DeleteProductInputSample.php

Python

from examples.authentication import configuration
from examples.authentication import generate_user_credentials
from google.shopping import merchant_products_v1


_ACCOUNT = configuration.Configuration().read_merchant_info()

# ENSURE you fill in the product ID and data source for the
# sample to work.
# In the format of `contentLanguage~feedLabel~offerId`
_PRODUCT = "[INSERT_PRODUCT_HERE]"
_DATA_SOURCE = "[INSERT_DATA_SOURCE_HERE]"
_NAME = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT}/productInputs/{_PRODUCT}"
_DATA_SOURCE_NAME = f"accounts/{_ACCOUNT}/dataSources/{_DATA_SOURCE}"


def delete_product_input():
  """Deletes the specified `ProductInput` resource."""

  # Gets OAuth Credentials.
  credentials = generate_user_credentials.main()

  # Creates a client.
  client = merchant_products_v1.ProductInputsServiceClient(
      credentials=credentials
  )

  # Creates the request.
  request = merchant_products_v1.DeleteProductInputRequest(
      name=_NAME, data_source=_DATA_SOURCE_NAME
  )

  # Makes the request and catch and print any error messages.
  try:
    client.delete_product_input(request=request)
    print("Deletion successful")
  except RuntimeError as e:
    print("Deletion failed")
    print(e)


if __name__ == "__main__":
  delete_product_input()
delete_product_input_sample.py

cURL

curl -X DELETE \
"https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/products/v1/accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/productInputs/online~en~US~SKU12345?dataSource=accounts/{ACCOUNT_ID}/dataSources/{DATASOURCE_ID}" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer <API_TOKEN>"