Certification [certification] attribute

Use the certification [certification] attribute to describe certifications, such as energy efficiency ratings, associated with a product.

In this article

• When to use
• Format
• Minimum requirements

When to use 

  Required for products that require certain information to be shown in your Shopping ads or free listings, for example due to local energy efficiency labeling regulations.

  Optional for all other products

If your products target any of the EU or EFTA member states or the UK, consult EU energy efficiency regulations or any applicable local law to determine if you need to provide this attribute.  This includes products covered by rescaled EU energy labels, for example:

• Fridges and freezers
• Dishwashers 
• Televisions and other external monitors
• Household washing machines and washer-dryers
• Refrigerating appliances with a direct-sales function
• Light sources

You may be required to show the EU energy efficiency class on your Shopping ads and free listings. You can do so by providing the certification [certification] attribute in your product data for applicable  products. Google will look up your product in the EU EPREL database and render the appropriate energy efficiency class in graphic form on your Shopping ads and free listings. For example:

Note: If you aren't able to locate your rescaled (G->A) product in the EPREL database, and have energy efficiency information for your product that was provided by the manufacturer, you can provide all 3 energy efficiency class [energy_efficiency_class] attributes to show the graphical energy efficiency class. You'll also need to provide the minimum energy efficiency class [min_energy_efficiency_class] attribute with a value of G, and the maximum energy efficiency class [max_energy_efficiency_class] attribute with a value of A. The  energy efficiency class [energy_efficiency_class] attribute must then be provided with a letter value between A and G.

Note: For product categories that are not yet rescaled, you need to provide the energy efficiency class [energy_efficiency_class] attributes instead of the certification [certification] attribute.

Sub-Attributes

This attribute uses the following sub-attributes:

• Authority [certification_authority](Required): The authority or certification body responsible for issuing the certification. At this time, we only support the values  "EC" or “European_Commission”. 
• Name [certification_name] (Required): The name of the certification. At this time, we only support the value "EPREL", which represents energy efficiency certifications in the EU European Registry for Energy Labeling (EPREL) database.  
• Code [certification_code] (Required): The code of the certification. For example, for the EPREL certificate with the link https://eprel.ec.europa.eu/screen/product/dishwashers2019/123456 the code is 123456.

Format

Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure Google understands the data you're submitting.

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Type	Unicode characters (Recommended: ASCII only)
Repeated field	No

File format	Example entry
Text feeds	Include the values for each sub-attribute separated by a colon ( : ). Example value: EC:EPREL:123456 If you name the sub-attributes that you're submitting, you can provide them in any order. However, if you provide sub-attribute values only and do not name them, we’ll assume that your values include sub-attributes in this order: Authority [certification_authority] Name [certification_name] Code [certification_code] Format the value by submitting values for the authority [certification_authority], name [certification_name], and code [certification_code] sub-attributes, separated with colons ( : ). Don’t use quotation marks.
XML feeds	<g:certification>   <g:certification_authority>EC</g:certification_authority>   <g:certification_name>EPREL</g:certification_name>   <g:certification_code>123456</g:certification_code> </g:certification>

To format your data for Content API, see the Content API for Shopping resource.

Note: To ensure that this product data attribute gets recognized by our system correctly, remember to submit your data feed file in a format that we support.

Minimum requirements

These are the requirements you need to meet to show your product. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.

• Provide a valid code for a product in the EU EPREL database.