# How to add products to Google Merchant Center

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**Note**: This article assumes your account is connected to Google Merchant Center.
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In this article, you’ll learn how to send your products for Shopping Ads on Google. This step is required to create Google shopping campaigns.

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### Send your products to Google Merchant Center

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<summary>Option 1: Send via Google Shopping API</summary>

You can use a[ Google Shopping API](/list-advertise/google/list-items-on-google-shopping/set-up-a-google-shopping-api.md) to automatically connect and update your product feed on your Google Merchant Center.

1. In Channable, open **\[Your project]**.
2. Open **Settings**. At the ‘Status’ heading, click **Activate project** and **Save**.
3. Go to **APIs** > **\[Your Google Shopping API]** and select **Settings** in the ‘Edit’ column.
4. At the ‘Status’ heading, click **Activate API** and **Save**.
5. Return to **\[Your Google Shopping API]** page by clicking **Back**. In the ‘Status’ column, click **Run now** to process your product feed.

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<summary>Option 2: Send via Google Shopping Feed</summary>

If you prefer to work with a product feed, you can manually link your [Google Shopping feed](/list-advertise/google/list-items-on-google-shopping/set-up-a-google-shopping-feed.md) to your Google Merchant Center account. This option allows you to update your feed at a set time.

1. Log in to [Google Merchant Center](https://merchants.google.com/mc/default?mcsubid=nl-nl-gfr-mc-web!o3\&hl=nl\&fmp=1\&gfr_referral=true&_gl=1*4kijc3*_ga*MTY2OTYzMDkxNS4xNzMyMTkwNDA1*_ga_V9K47ZG8NP*MTczMjE5MDQwNC4xLjAuMTczMjE5MDQxOS40NS4wLjA.).
2. Go to **Products**. In the **All products** tab, click **Add products**.
3. Select the option **Add products from a file**.
4. Select **Enter a link to your file** and paste the [URL from your Channable account](/list-advertise/list-on-channels/feeds-faq/how-do-i-get-the-feed-file-url.md) in the field.
5. At **Edit Schedule**, set the frequency for how often your feed will update.
6. At **Select countries,** choose your target countries, language, marketing methods and add a feed label.

   You don’t need to enter a username and password as your feed isn’t password protected.
7. Click **Continue**.
8. Once your file has been added, go to the **Data source setup** tab and click **Show advanced options**. At **Currency**, select your default currency. This will allow Google to process the feed with the correct currency data.

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**Marketing methods:** Unless you are using a Local Inventory (LIA) feed,  do not enable **Marketing methods** for “Physical stores”, as this is a different type of feed. [Contact our support team](/get-started/contact-support.md) if you would like an LIA feed.
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Before the products appear in your Merchant Center, Google will begin [processing and validating your products](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/12488713?hl=en\&ref_topic=7294088\&sjid=10342487319165542968-EU\&visit_id=638677856544326098-3715988821\&rd=1#product_statuses). This can take up to two days. You can track the progress of your products under **Products.**

For more information, refer to Google’s guides:

* [Check product visibility and status in Merchant Center](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/12488713?hl=en\&ref_topic=7294088\&sjid=10342487319165542968-EU\&visit_id=638677856544326098-3715988821\&rd=1#product_statuses)
* [View and manage products in Merchant Center](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/12488712?hl=en\&ref_topic=12672214\&sjid=14059922180152723222-EU)

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Once processed successfully, your products will appear in your Google Merchant Center. You can check their status under the **Preview** tab in the Google Shopping API.
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### [Connect Google Merchant Center to Google Ads](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/9455541?hl=en\&ref_topic=3163841)

Once Google Ads is connected to your Google Merchant center, you have everything you need to create shopping campaigns [with Google Ads](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/2660921?hl=en) or [Channable](/list-advertise/google/manage-and-optimize-google-ads/google-shopping-ads/configuring-shopping-ads-campaigns.md) (PPC Plan exclusive).
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