REST Resource: accounts.dataSources

Resource: DataSource

The data source for the Merchant Center account.

JSON representation 
{
  "name": string,
  "dataSourceId": string,
  "displayName": string,
  "input": enum (Input),
  "fileInput": {
    object (FileInput)
  },

  // Union field Type can be only one of the following:
  "primaryProductDataSource": {
    object (PrimaryProductDataSource)
  },
  "supplementalProductDataSource": {
    object (SupplementalProductDataSource)
  },
  "localInventoryDataSource": {
    object (LocalInventoryDataSource)
  },
  "regionalInventoryDataSource": {
    object (RegionalInventoryDataSource)
  },
  "promotionDataSource": {
    object (PromotionDataSource)
  }
  // End of list of possible types for union field Type.
}
Fields
name

string

Identifier. The name of the data source. Format: {datasource.name=accounts/{account}/dataSources/{datasource}}
dataSourceId

string (int64 format)

Output only. The data source id.
displayName

string

Required. The displayed data source name in the Merchant Center UI.
input

enum (Input)

Output only. Determines the type of input to the data source. Based on the input some settings might not work. Only generic data sources can be created through the API.
fileInput

object (FileInput)

Optional. The field is used only when data is managed through a file.
Union field Type. The data source type. Type can be only one of the following:
primaryProductDataSource

object (PrimaryProductDataSource)

Required. The primary data source for local and online products.
supplementalProductDataSource

object (SupplementalProductDataSource)

Required. The supplemental data source for local and online products.
localInventoryDataSource

object (LocalInventoryDataSource)

Required. The local inventory data source.
regionalInventoryDataSource

object (RegionalInventoryDataSource)

Required. The regional inventory data source.
promotionDataSource

object (PromotionDataSource)

Required. The promotion data source.

PrimaryProductDataSource

The primary data source for local and online products.

JSON representation 
{
  "channel": enum (Channel),
  "countries": [
    string
  ],
  "feedLabel": string,
  "contentLanguage": string
}
Fields
channel

enum (Channel)

Required. Immutable. Specifies the type of data source channel.
countries[]

string

Optional. The countries where the items may be displayed. Represented as a CLDR territory code.
feedLabel

string

Optional. Immutable. The feed label that is specified on the data source level.

Must be less than or equal to 20 uppercase letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dashes (-).

See also migration to feed labels.

feedLabel and contentLanguage must be either both set or unset for data sources with product content type. They must be set for data sources with a file input.

If set, the data source will only accept products matching this combination. If unset, the data source will accept products without that restriction.
contentLanguage

string

Optional. Immutable. The two-letter ISO 639-1 language of the items in the data source.

feedLabel and contentLanguage must be either both set or unset. The fields can only be unset for data sources without file input.

If set, the data source will only accept products matching this combination. If unset, the data source will accept products without that restriction.

Channel

Data Source Channel.

Channel is used to distinguish between data sources for different product verticals.

Enums
CHANNEL_UNSPECIFIED Not specified.
ONLINE_PRODUCTS Online product.
LOCAL_PRODUCTS Local product.
PRODUCTS Unified data source for both local and online products.

SupplementalProductDataSource

The supplemental data source for local and online products.

JSON representation 
{
  "feedLabel": string,
  "contentLanguage": string
}
Fields
feedLabel

string

Optional. Immutable. The feed label that is specified on the data source level.

Must be less than or equal to 20 uppercase letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dashes (-).

See also migration to feed labels.

feedLabel and contentLanguage must be either both set or unset for data sources with product content type. They must be set for data sources with a file input.

If set, the data source will only accept products matching this combination. If unset, the data source will accept produts without that restriction.
contentLanguage

string

Optional. Immutable. The two-letter ISO 639-1 language of the items in the data source.

feedLabel and contentLanguage must be either both set or unset. The fields can only be unset for data sources without file input.

If set, the data source will only accept products matching this combination. If unset, the data source will accept produts without that restriction.

LocalInventoryDataSource

The local inventory data source.

JSON representation 
{
  "feedLabel": string,
  "contentLanguage": string
}
Fields
feedLabel

string

Required. Immutable. The feed label of the offers to which the local inventory is provided.

Must be less than or equal to 20 uppercase letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dashes (-).

See also migration to feed labels.
contentLanguage

string

Required. Immutable. The two-letter ISO 639-1 language of the items to which the local inventory is provided.

RegionalInventoryDataSource

The regional inventory data source.

JSON representation 
{
  "feedLabel": string,
  "contentLanguage": string
}
Fields
feedLabel

string

Required. Immutable. The feed label of the offers to which the regional inventory is provided.

Must be less than or equal to 20 uppercase letters (A-Z), numbers (0-9), and dashes (-).

See also migration to feed labels.
contentLanguage

string

Required. Immutable. The two-letter ISO 639-1 language of the items to which the regional inventory is provided.

PromotionDataSource

The promotion data source.

JSON representation 
{
  "targetCountry": string,
  "contentLanguage": string
}
Fields
targetCountry

string

Required. Immutable. The target country used as part of the unique identifier. Represented as a CLDR territory code.

Promotions are only available in selected countries.
contentLanguage

string

Required. Immutable. The two-letter ISO 639-1 language of the items in the data source.

Input

Determines the type of input to the data source. Based on the input some settings might not be supported.

Enums
INPUT_UNSPECIFIED Input unspecified.
API Represents data sources for which the data is primarily provided through the API.
FILE Represents data sources for which the data is primarily provided through file input. Data can still be provided through the API.
UI

The data source for products added directly in Merchant Center.

This type of data source can not be created or updated through this API, only by Merchant Center UI.

This type of data source is read only.
AUTOFEED This is also known as Automated feeds used to automatically build your product data. This type of data source can be enabled or disabled through the Accounts bundle.

FileInput

The data specific for file data sources. This field is empty for other data source inputs.

JSON representation 
{
  "fetchSettings": {
    object (FetchSettings)
  },
  "fileName": string,
  "fileInputType": enum (FileInputType)
}
Fields
fetchSettings

object (FetchSettings)

Optional. Fetch details to deliver the data source. It contains settings for FETCH and GOOGLE_SHEETS file input types. The required fields vary based on the frequency of fetching.
fileName

string

Optional. The file name of the data source. Required for UPLOAD file input type.
fileInputType

enum (FileInputType)

Output only. The type of file input.

FetchSettings

Fetch details to deliver the data source.

JSON representation 
{
  "enabled": boolean,
  "dayOfMonth": integer,
  "timeOfDay": {
    object (TimeOfDay)
  },
  "dayOfWeek": enum (DayOfWeek),
  "timeZone": string,
  "frequency": enum (Frequency),
  "fetchUri": string,
  "username": string,
  "password": string
}
Fields
enabled

boolean

Optional. Enables or pauses the fetch schedule.
dayOfMonth

integer

Optional. The day of the month when the data source file should be fetched (1-31). This field can only be set for monthly frequency.
timeOfDay

object (TimeOfDay)

Optional. The hour of the day when the data source file should be fetched. Minutes and seconds are not supported and will be ignored.
dayOfWeek

enum (DayOfWeek)

Optional. The day of the week when the data source file should be fetched. This field can only be set for weekly frequency.
timeZone

string

Optional. Time zone used for schedule. UTC by default. For example, "America/Los_Angeles".
frequency

enum (Frequency)

Required. The frequency describing fetch schedule.
fetchUri

string

Optional. The URL where the data source file can be fetched. Google Merchant Center supports automatic scheduled uploads using the HTTP, HTTPS or SFTP protocols, so the value will need to be a valid link using one of those three protocols. Immutable for Google Sheets files.
username

string

Optional. An optional user name for [fetch url][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.fetch_url]. Used for submitting data sources through SFTP.
password

string

Optional. An optional password for [fetch url][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.fetch_url]. Used for submitting data sources through SFTP.

TimeOfDay

Represents a time of day. The date and time zone are either not significant or are specified elsewhere. An API may choose to allow leap seconds. Related types are google.type.Date and google.protobuf.Timestamp.

JSON representation 
{
  "hours": integer,
  "minutes": integer,
  "seconds": integer,
  "nanos": integer
}
Fields
hours

integer

Hours of day in 24 hour format. Should be from 0 to 23. An API may choose to allow the value "24:00:00" for scenarios like business closing time.
minutes

integer

Minutes of hour of day. Must be from 0 to 59.
seconds

integer

Seconds of minutes of the time. Must normally be from 0 to 59. An API may allow the value 60 if it allows leap-seconds.
nanos

integer

Fractions of seconds in nanoseconds. Must be from 0 to 999,999,999.

DayOfWeek

Represents a day of the week.

Enums
DAY_OF_WEEK_UNSPECIFIED The day of the week is unspecified.
MONDAY Monday
TUESDAY Tuesday
WEDNESDAY Wednesday
THURSDAY Thursday
FRIDAY Friday
SATURDAY Saturday
SUNDAY Sunday

Frequency

The required fields vary based on the frequency of fetching. For a monthly fetch schedule, [day of month][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSchedule.day_of_month] and [hour of day][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSchedule.time_of_day] are required. For a weekly fetch schedule, [day of week][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSchedule.day_of_week] and [hour of day][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSchedule.time_of_day] are required. For a daily fetch schedule, only an [hour of day][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSchedule.time_of_day] is required.

Enums
FREQUENCY_UNSPECIFIED Frequency unspecified.
FREQUENCY_DAILY The fetch happens every day.
FREQUENCY_WEEKLY The fetch happens every week.
FREQUENCY_MONTHLY The fetch happens every month.

FileInputType

The method of file delivery.

Enums
FILE_INPUT_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED File input type unspecified.
UPLOAD The file is uploaded through SFTP, Google Cloud Storage or manually in the Merchant Center.
FETCH The file is fetched from the configured [fetchUri][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSettings.fetch_uri].
GOOGLE_SHEETS The file is fetched from Google Sheets specified in the [fetchUri][google.shopping.content.bundles.DataSources.FileInput.FetchSettings.fetch_uri].

Methods

create

 Creates the new data source configuration for the given account.

delete

 Deletes a data source from your Merchant Center account.

fetch

 Performs the data fetch immediately (even outside fetch schedule) on a data source from your Merchant Center Account.

get

 Retrieves the data source configuration for the given account.

list

 Lists the configurations for data sources for the given account.

patch

 Updates the existing data source configuration.