Google Merchant Sales Channel
It is a Google service that allows users to search for products on online shopping websites and compare prices between different vendors.
How Merchant Center works
1- Add your products to Google Merchant Center
If you use an e-commerce platform like Shopify or BigCommerce (Shopiroller 😄), you can link your store to add your products automatically. You can also choose to upload spreadsheets or add items individually.
2- Your products are shown for free in the Shopping tab
When customers search for your product offerings or directly about your business, your products can show up on a variety of Google websites and apps, such as Search, Maps, and YouTube.
3- Customers click to buy your products
When users click on your product, they are directed by Google to the product page on your website. If you have a physical store, you can also direct customers there.
Product data specification
Use the guide below to format your product information for Merchant Center.
Fields used in Shopiroller
No [id]
Compulsory
The unique identifier of your product.
Example A2B4
syntax Up to 50 characters
Title [title]
Compulsory
Your product name
Example Men's Woven T-Shirt
syntax Up to 150 characters
Description [description]
Description of your product
Compulsory
Example Made from 100% organic cotton, this classic men's woven t-shirt in red has a slim fit and a custom brand logo embroidered on the left chest. Machine wash in cold water; has been imported.
syntax Up to 5,000 characters
link [link]
Your product's landing page
Compulsory
Example http://www.example.com/asp/sp.asp?cat=12&id=1030
Image link [image_link]
URL of the main image of your product
Compulsory
Example http://www.example.com/picture1.jpg
Use an image of at least 100 x 100 pixels for non-clothing items. For clothing items, use an image of at least 250 x 250 pixels.
Additional image link [additional_image_link]
URL of an additional image for your product
Optional
Example http://www.example.com/picture1.jpg
syntax Up to 2,000 characters
You can add up to 10 product images using this feature multiple times.
Availability [availability]
Availability of your product
Compulsory
Example in_stock
Supported values
In stock [in_stock] Out of stock [out_of_stock] Pre-order [preorder] Future order [backorder]
price [price]
The price of your product
Compulsory
Example: 15.00 TRY
Discounted price [sale_price]
The discounted price of your product
Optional
Example: 15.00 TRY
Product type [product_type]
Optional
The product category you define for your product
Example Home > Women > Dresses > Maxi Dresses
syntax Up to 750 alphanumeric characters
brand [brand]
Brand name of your product
Mandatory (For all new products except film, book and music record brands)
Optional for all other products.
Example Google
syntax Up to 70 characters
Leave this field blank for unbranded items (e.g. a classic dress without a tag, general electronic accessories, etc.).
shipping [shipping]
Shipping cost of your product, shipping times, and locations where your product will be shipped.
syntax This feature uses the following sub-features:
Country [country] (Required) ISO 3166 country code Region [region] (Optional)
Creating the file containing category-based products
METHOD : GET
URL : /{v}/googleMerchantSettings//getProductsFile?categoryId=&countryIso2=
Fields
appId : Id information of the application categoryId : Selecting the products belonging to a certain category with the ID information countryIso2 : Bringing the product information according to a certain region (ISO2 ⇒ TR or EN etc.).
Response
{
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" version="2.0" xmlns="http://base.google.com/ns/1.0">
<channel>
<title>Elektrikçim</title>
<link>https://google.com/</link>
<item>
<id>64abc3e785643e0638079c75</id>
<title>Nokia 3310 Batarya Pil 3315 3410 3510 Orjinal Batarya Pil 1300 Mah APN-616-0666</title>
<description>Nokia 3310 Batarya Pil 3315 3410 3510 Orjinal Batarya Pil 1300 Mah APN-616-0666</description>
<link>https://google.com/telefon-nokia-3310-batarya-pil-3315-3410-3510-orjinal-batarya-pil-1300-mah-apn-616-0666</link>
<availability>in_stock</availability>
<price>199 TRY</price>
<sale_price>186 TRY</sale_price>
<product_type>Phone</product_type>
<identifier_exists>no</identifier_exists>
<shipping>
<country>tr</country>
<price>8 TRY</price>
</shipping>
</item>
<item>
<id>64a6d05685643e0638070c5f</id>
<title>Samsung Galaxy A32 128 GB Beyaz Cep Telefonu (Samsung Türkiye Garantili)</title>
<description>Samsung Galaxy A32 128 GB Beyaz Cep Telefonu (Samsung Türkiye Garantili)</description>
<link>https://google.com/telefon-samsung-samsung-galaxy-a32-128-gb-beyaz-cep-telefonu-samsung-turkiye-garantili</link>
<image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/06c75ad6-766d-495a-b030-3c8d366209a5.jpg</image_link>
<additional_image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/d49cb3ae-5f89-437a-af68-75710a31d206.jpg</additional_image_link>
<additional_image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/3013a90a-13f3-44a6-acf6-cfc1a5f78552.jpg</additional_image_link>
<additional_image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/a4b6cc5d-d93d-4e46-93dc-639dc0f71e13.jpeg</additional_image_link>
<availability>in_stock</availability>
<price>23562 TRY</price>
<sale_price>22563 TRY</sale_price>
<product_type>Phone</product_type>
<identifier_exists>no</identifier_exists>
</item>
<item>
<id>64a6c99585643e0638070ae2</id>
<title>Apple Yenilenmiş Iphone Se 2020 64 Gb Beyaz 64 Gb Beyaz A Grade 46-1</title>
<description>Apple Yenilenmiş Iphone Se 2020 64 Gb Beyaz 64 Gb Beyaz A Grade 46-1</description>
<link>https://google.com/telefon-apple-apple-yenilenmis-phone-se-2020-64-gb-beyaz-64-gb-beyaz-a-grade-46-1</link>
<image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/f48fa850-462b-4ea2-846c-ec4f266777a0.jpg</image_link>
<additional_image_link>https://dev.content.cdn.shopiroller.com/f1082f06-2eff-43f7-9625-4c8fdccee6bb/images/5e34d9db-b864-4045-8669-10a888cb7739.jpg</additional_image_link>
<availability>in_stock</availability>
<price>7500 TRY</price>
<product_type>Phone</product_type>
<identifier_exists>no</identifier_exists>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
}
Exception Keys
WebSettingsNotFound : The case that the project (appId) does not have a website sales channel.