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Method: regions.create
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Creates a region definition in your Merchant Center account.
HTTP request
POST https://shoppingcontent.googleapis.com/content/v2.1/{merchantId}/regions
Path parameters
| Parameters |
merchantId |
string (int64 format)
Required. The id of the merchant for which to create region definition.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
regionId |
string
Required. The id of the region to create.
|
Request body
The request body contains an instance of Region.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of Region.
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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