Migrate local feeds partnership

You can use the Merchant API to share your inventories, stores, and sales data with Google for better visibility and management.

Requests

Use the following request URL format for the local feeds partnership API:

POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpInventories:insert

Here's a sample comparison of the Content API for Shopping to the local feeds partnership API for the request to insert an inventory:

	Content API	Merchant API
URL	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/inventory`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpInventories:insert`
Identifiers	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`

Here's a sample comparison of the Content API for Shopping to the local feeds partnership API for the request to insert a sale:

	Content API	Merchant API
URL	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/sale`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpSales:insert`
Identifiers	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`

Here's a sample comparison of the Content API for Shopping to the local feeds partnership API for the request to insert a store:

	Content API	Merchant API
URL	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpStores:insert`
Identifiers	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`

Here's what changed for the store API methods in the local feeds partnership API:

Method	URL in Content API for Shopping	URL in Merchant API	Identifiers in Content API for Shopping	Identifiers in Merchant API	Description
`insert`	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/`{parent=accounts/*}`/lfpStores:insert`	`{merchantId}/pos`/`{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`	`parent` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}`
`delete`	`DELETE https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store/{storeCode}`	`DELETE https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/`{name=accounts//lfpStores/}	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store/{storeCode}`	`{name}`	`name` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}/lfpStores/{targetMerchantId}`~`{storeCode}`
`get`	`GET https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store/{storeCode}`	`GET https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/`{name=accounts//lfpStores/}	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store/{storeCode}`	`{name}`	`name` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}/lfpStores/{targetMerchantId}`~`{storeCode}`
`list`	`GET https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store`	`GET https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/`{parent=accounts/*}`/lfpStores`	/`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`	`{parent}` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}`

Here's what changed for the inventory API methods in the local feeds partnership API:

Method	URL in Content API for Shopping	URL in Merchant API	Identifiers in Content API for Shopping	Identifiers in Merchant API	Description
`insert`	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpInventories:insert`	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`	`parent` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}`

Here's what changed for the sales API methods in the local feeds partnership API:

Method	URL in Content API for Shopping	URL in Merchant API	Identifiers in Content API for Shopping	Identifiers in Merchant API	Description
`insert`	`POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}/store`	`POST https://merchantapi.googleapis.com/lfp/v1beta/{parent}/lfpSales:insert`	`{merchantId}/pos/{targetMerchantId}`	`{parent}`	`{parent}` is in the format of `accounts/{lfpPartnerAccountId}`

Here's what has changed for the store resource in the local feeds partnership API. Fields not included here are unchanged.

Content API for Shopping	Merchant API	Description
Not supported	`name: string`	Added new field to differentiate different stores
Not supported	`targetAccount: integer`	The merchant account to insert inventories for
`targetCountry: string`	`regionCode: string`	`targetCountry` has been renamed to `regionCode`
`websiteUrl: string`	`websiteUri: string`	`websiteUrl` has been renamed to `websiteUri`
`kind: string`	Not supported	`kind` isn't supported in the local feeds partnership API

Here's what has changed for inserting an inventory. Fields not included here are unchanged.

Content API for Shopping	Merchant API	Description
Not supported	`name: string`	Added new field to differentiate different inventories
Not supported	`targetAccount: integer`	The merchant account to insert inventories for.
`targetCountry: string`	`regionCode: string`	`targetCountry` has been renamed to `regionCode`. The CLDR territory code for the country where the product is sold.
`itemId: string`	`offerId: string`	`itemId` has been renamed to `offerId`
`quantity: string`	`quantity: string`	`quantity` has been updated to be optional
Not supported	`availability: string`	`availability` is required
`price: { object (Price) }`	`price: { object (Price) }`	Price definition has changed. For more information, see Price.
`timestamp: string`	`collectionTime: string`	`timestamp` has been renamed to `collectionTime`
`kind: string`	Not supported	`kind` isn't supported in the local feeds partnership API.

Here's what has changed for inserting a sale. Fields not included here are unchanged.

Content API for Shopping	Merchant API	Description
Not supported	`name: string`	Added new field to differentiate different inventories
Not supported	`targetAccount:integer`	The merchant account to insert sales for
`targetCountry: string`	`regionCode: string`	The CLDR territory code for the country where the product is sold.
`itemId: string`	`offerId: string`	`itemId` has been renamed to `offerId`
`price: { object (Price) }`	`price: { object (Price) }`	Price definition has changed. For more information, see Price.
`timestamp: string`	`saleTime: string`	`timestamp` has been renamed to `saleTime`
`kind: string`	Not supported	`kind` isn't supported in the local feeds partnership API.