You can use the Merchant API to manage local (in-store) and regional inventory.
Requests
Use the following request URL format for the Inventories sub-API:
POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/inventories/v1beta/{parent}/regionalInventories
In the Merchant API, the Inventories sub-API and related endpoint is referred to as the plural, "inventories".
Here's a sample comparison of the Content API for Shopping to the Merchant Inventories API for local inventory requests:
| Content API | Merchant API | |
|---|---|---|
| URL | https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/products/{productId}/localinventory | https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/inventories/v1beta/{parent}/localInventories |
| Identifiers | {merchantId}/products/{productId} |
{name}
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Methods
The Merchant API introduces two new methods for inventory management:
- List the local and regional inventories for your products
- Remove local and regional inventory from your products
Here's a comparison of the inventories methods in the Content API for Shopping and the Merchant Inventories API:
| Method | Content API for Shopping | Merchant API |
|---|---|---|
customBatch |
Yes | No |
insert |
Yes | Yes |
list |
No | Yes |
delete |
No | Yes |
Local inventory
Here's what's changed for local inventory in the Merchant Inventories API:
| Content API for Shopping | Merchant API | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Not supported | name:string
|
Added new field to differentiate LocalInventory resources within a product. The Content API for Shopping identifies local inventory by storeCode and productId.
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| Not supported | account:string
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Added new field to identify the merchant account the product and LocalInventory belong to.
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price: {
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price: {
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Price definition has changed.
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salePrice: {
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salePrice: {
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Price definition has changed.
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salePriceEffectiveDate: string
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salePriceEffectiveDate: {
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salePriceEffectiveDate uses the new TimePeriod type in the Merchant Inventories API.
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quantity:string,
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quantity:integer
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quantity takes an integer instead of string in the Merchant Inventories API.
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kind:string
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Not supported | kind isn't supported in the Merchant Inventories API.
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| Not supported | localShippingLabel:string
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Added new field to label local shipping services in the Merchant Inventories API. |
Regional inventory
Here's what's changed for regional inventory in the Merchant Inventories API:
| Content API for Shopping | Merchant API | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Not supported | name:string
|
Added new field to differentiate regionalInventory resources within a product. The Content API for Shopping identifies regional inventory by regionId and productId.
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| Not supported | account:string
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Added new field to identify the merchant account the product and regionalInventory belong to.
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"regionId": string
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"region": string
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regionID is called region in the Merchant Inventories API.
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price: {
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price: {
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Price definition has changed.
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salePrice: {
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salePrice: {
|
Price definition has changed.
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salePriceEffectiveDate: string
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salePriceEffectiveDate: {
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salePriceEffectiveDate uses the new TimePeriod type in the Merchant Inventories API.
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kind:string
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Not supported | kind isn't supported in the Merchant Inventories API.
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