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Para testar o código que usa a API Content para Shopping, sugerimos criar uma conta separada do Merchant Center dedicada apenas a testes. Isso permite executar testes manuais e automatizados para códigos que usam a API Content for Shopping sem afetar feeds ativos ou campanhas do Shopping.
Configurar seu ambiente de teste
Crie uma Conta do Google
que será associada à conta do Merchant Center. Faça login e use
a nova Conta do Google para as etapas a seguir.
Siga as etapas em Como começar para
configurar uma nova conta do Merchant Center. Não é necessário validar o URL do site para a conta de teste.
Crie as credenciais adequadas para o código que você planeja testar. Para código de teste, sugerimos que você use o fluxo de conta de serviço descrito no guia de contas de serviço para sua estrutura de teste. Assim, você não precisa lidar com solicitações de permissão, tokens de acesso e tokens de atualização.
Com sua nova conta e credenciais do Merchant Center, você já pode
testar seu código com a API Content for Shopping. Se você está começando a usar a API Content, leia o guia de primeiros passos para saber como usar seu ambiente de teste com a biblioteca de cliente Python ou acesse a página Exemplos e bibliotecas, onde você encontra exemplos de código para testar seu novo ambiente.
A API ainda vai realizar verificações de validação, que fornecem feedback sobre erros comuns, como campos obrigatórios ausentes, mas as verificações de qualidade de dados não serão realizadas, já que todos os produtos enviados serão reprovados automaticamente.
[null,null,["Última atualização 2025-08-29 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThe Merchant API is the new version of the Content API for Shopping and represents the future of the platform.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eDevelopers are encouraged to create a separate Merchant Center account solely for testing the API to avoid impacting live data.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSetting up a test environment involves creating a new Google account, Merchant Center account, and developer project with the Content API enabled.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eWhile data quality checks aren't performed on test accounts, the API still conducts validation checks to provide feedback on errors.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eTesting accounts will eventually be suspended due to invalid product information, which is expected and won't affect Content API testing.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The Merchant API beta, the new version of the Content API for Shopping, is introduced. To test this API, create a separate Merchant Center test account. This includes creating a new Google account, setting up a new Merchant Center account without website validation, and creating a new developer project to enable the Content API. Generate credentials, ideally using service accounts, for testing. Note that the test account will likely be suspended for invalid products, but this will not impact the API testing.\n"],null,["# Test your code\n\nTo test code that uses the Content API for Shopping, we suggest creating a\nseparate Merchant Center account devoted solely to testing. This lets you run\nboth manual and automated tests for code that uses the Content API for Shopping\nwithout impacting active feeds or Shopping campaigns.\n\nSet up your test environment\n----------------------------\n\n1. [Create a new Google account](//support.google.com/accounts/answer/27441)\n that will be associated with the Merchant Center account. Sign in to and use\n the new Google account for the following steps.\n\n2. Follow the steps in [Getting Started](/shopping-content/guides/quickstart) to\n set up a new Merchant Center account. You don't need to validate the website\n URL for the testing account.\n\n3. [Create a new developer\n project](/shopping-content/guides/quickstart#create-a-google-api-console-project)\n in the [API Console](//console.developers.google.com/), and enable the Content\n API for Shopping for that project.\n\n4. Create appropriate credentials for the code you plan to test. For test code,\n we suggest you use the service account flow described in the [Service Accounts\n guide](/shopping-content/guides/how-tos/service-accounts) for your testing\n framework to avoid having to deal with requesting permission, access tokens,\n and refresh tokens.\n\nWith your new Merchant Center account and credentials, you should be ready to\ntest your code with the Content API for Shopping. If you're just getting\nstarted with the Content API, read the [Getting Started\nguide](/shopping-content/guides/quickstart) to learn how to use your test\nenvironment with the Python client library, or visit our [Samples and Libraries\npage](/shopping-content/guides/libraries), where you can find code examples\nwith which you can test your new test environment.\n| **Note:** We expect that you won't be using a valid storefront website URL for your testing Merchant Center, so your account will eventually be suspended for invalid products.This is expected and won't affect your testing of the Content API.\n\nThe API will still perform validation checks, which provide\nfeedback to common errors such as missing required fields, but data quality\nchecks won't be performed, as any uploaded products will be automatically\ndisapproved."]]
