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Method: products.insert
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Uploads a product to your Merchant Center account. If an item with the same channel, contentLanguage, offerId, and targetCountry already exists, this method updates that entry.
HTTP request
POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/products
Path parameters
| Parameters |
merchantId |
string
The ID of the account that contains the product. This account cannot be a multi-client account.
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Query parameters
| Parameters |
feedId |
string
The Content API Supplemental Feed ID. If present then product insertion applies to the data in a supplemental feed.
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Request body
The request body contains an instance of Product.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Product.
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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