How To Reprocess Content API in Google Merchant Center

You can reprocess Google Shopping content API by using a supplement feed.

1. Go to Google Merchant Center
2. Your Business
3. Products
4. All Products
5. Click on the download icon

5. Open the zip file
6. Change the .tsv file to .csv

7. Open the file using your favorite spreadsheet editor and copy the ID column (it can also be called item_id, if so change the header from item_id to id).
8. Go to Google Sheets
9. Paste the ID column contents
10. Go back to Google Merchant Center > Settings > Data Sources > Supplemental sources > click on add supplemental product data
    • If you can not see supplemental sources, have a look at our guide.

11. Add your feed name (can be anything) and select Google Sheets.

12. Click on Choose an existing spreadsheet to upload your items

13. Locate your file and save, now choose your content api and continue.

14. Now that you have created the connection, click on the supplement feed you just created, and click on “update”.

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