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Method: products.update
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Updates an existing product in your Merchant Center account. Only updates attributes provided in the request.
HTTP request
PATCH https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/products/{productId}
Path parameters
| Parameters |
merchantId |
string
The ID of the account that contains the product. This account cannot be a multi-client account.
|
productId |
string
The REST ID of the product for which to update.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
updateMask |
string (FieldMask format)
The comma-separated list of product attributes to be updated. Example: "title,salePrice". Attributes specified in the update mask without a value specified in the body will be deleted from the product. You must specify the update mask to delete attributes. Only top-level product attributes can be updated. If not defined, product attributes with set values will be updated and other attributes will stay unchanged.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Product.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an 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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