Step 1: Merchant Account Setup

Overview

The account setup is the first imperative step to meet our Free Listing and Paid ads requirements. Specifically, these features allow new and existing merchants to seamlessly meet our Merchant Center account requirements. All of these features listed in the account setup are mandatory and setting up a seamless experience to integrate with these requirements is highly recommended.

Initially, a merchant needs to decide if they create or use an existing Merchant Center Account. Afterwards, they need to walk through the following steps to complete the Merchant Center account setup.

New Merchant Center Account Creation:

• Create or use existing Google Account
• Create a Merchant Center Account
• Add Business details
• Website Claiming
• Phone Verification

Use existing Merchant Center Account:

• Connect existing Google Account and select which Merchant Center Account they want to use
• Website Claiming Check: Verify if website is claimed and claim if need to
• Verify business Information and update if needed
• Phone verification Check: Need to verify if phone number is verified. If not, then allow the merchant re-verify through your integration

For the remaining steps, all accounts need to perform the following:

• Account Linking
• Implement Shipping settings
• Tax settings - only for merchants who target the US
• Website policy check