Merchant API code sample to get an account by alias.
Java
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package shopping.merchant.samples.accounts.accounts.v1beta;
import com.google.api.gax.core.FixedCredentialsProvider;
import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1beta.Account;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1beta.AccountName;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1beta.AccountsServiceClient;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1beta.AccountsServiceSettings;
import com.google.shopping.merchant.accounts.v1beta.GetAccountRequest;
import shopping.merchant.samples.utils.Authenticator;
/** This class demonstrates how to get a single Merchant Center account by its alias. */
public class GetAccountByAliasSample {
public static void getAccountByAlias(long providerId, String alias) throws Exception {
// Obtains OAuth token based on the user's configuration.
GoogleCredentials credential = new Authenticator().authenticate();
// Creates service settings using the credentials retrieved above.
AccountsServiceSettings accountsServiceSettings =
AccountsServiceSettings.newBuilder()
.setCredentialsProvider(FixedCredentialsProvider.create(credential))
.build();
// Creates account name to identify account.
// The name has the format: accounts/{providerId}~{alias}
// This format can used whenever an account name is needed. For example it can also be used to
// get the homepage of an account or approve, get or list its services etc.
// For more information about aliases see
// https://developers.google.com/merchant/api/guides/accounts/relationships
String name = AccountName.newBuilder().setAccount(providerId + "~" + alias).build().toString();
// Calls the API and catches and prints any network failures/errors.
try (AccountsServiceClient accountsServiceClient =
AccountsServiceClient.create(accountsServiceSettings)) {
GetAccountRequest request = GetAccountRequest.newBuilder().setName(name).build();
System.out.println("Sending Get Account request:");
Account response = accountsServiceClient.getAccount(request);
System.out.println("Retrieved Account below");
System.out.println(response);
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
// Update this with the provider ID of the account you want to get.
long providerId = 123L;
// Update this with the alias of the account you want to get.
String alias = "alias";
getAccountByAlias(providerId, alias);
}
}