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Method: datafeeds.insert
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Registers a datafeed configuration with your Merchant Center account.
HTTP request
POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/datafeeds
Path parameters
| Parameters |
merchantId |
string
The ID of the account that manages the datafeed. This account cannot be a multi-client account.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Datafeed.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Datafeed.
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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