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Method: collections.delete
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Deletes a collection from your Merchant Center account.
HTTP request
DELETE https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/collections/{collectionId}
Path parameters
| Parameters |
merchantId |
string (int64 format)
Required. The ID of the account that contains the collection. This account cannot be a multi-client account.
|
collectionId |
string
Required. The collectionId of the collection. CollectionId is the same as the REST ID of the collection.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body is an empty JSON object.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/content
For more information, see the OAuth 2.0 Overview.
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Last updated 2025-02-25 UTC.
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