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The Products sub-API lets you programmatically manage your product inventory in
Google Merchant Center. You can create, retrieve, update, and delete products,
giving you the flexibility to integrate your systems directly with Google.
A key concept in Merchant API is the distinction between the data you submit and
the final product that Google uses. This separation provides a clearer model of
the product data lifecycle and gives you more precise control over your product
information. The API reflects this with two main resources:
ProductInput:
This represents the raw product data you submit to a specific data source.
Think of this as the row you upload in a feed file or the data you submit
with an API call before any Merchant Center processing happens. You use this
resource for all write operations (insert, patch, delete).
Product:
This is a read-only resource that represents the final, processed product as
it appears in Merchant Center and on Google surfaces. It is built from one
primary ProductInput and zero or more supplemental ProductInput
resources after all feed rules and processing have been applied. This
resource includes the product's final status and any data quality issues.
You use this resource for all read operations (get, list).
The format and requirements for all product attributes submitted using the
ProductInput resource are defined in the Product data
specification.
What you can do with the Products sub-API
The Products sub-API lets you to perform the following key tasks. Explore the
guides for detailed instructions and code samples for each use case.
- Add and manage products: Learn
how to add new products to your account, provide supplemental data for
existing ones, and delete products you no longer sell.
- Make frequent updates to your
products: Discover how to
make efficient, partial updates to product attributes that change often,
such as price and availability.
- List your products data and product
issues: Find
out how to retrieve your processed products, check their approval status for
different destinations, and identify any data quality issues that may be
affecting their visibility.
Before you begin
Before using the Products sub-API, you must create at least one API data source
in your Merchant Center account. The Products sub-API can only insert or update
products in data sources of type API. For instructions, see the Manage API
data sources for product uploads guide.
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Last updated 2025-08-12 UTC.
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