Use the pickup method [pickup_method] attribute to indicate that products are available for store pickup.
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When to use
Required to enable store pickup.
Add the pickup method [pickup_method] attribute to enable store pickup for your offer.
Supported values
These supported values of pickup method [pickup_method] attribute are supported by pickup today only:
- Buy
[buy]: The entire transaction occurs online. - Reserve
[reserve]: The item is reserved online and the transaction occurs in-store.
These values are supported by pickup later with product data and pickup later with in-store inventory data
- Ship to store
[ship to store]: The item is purchased online and shipped to a local store for the customer to pick up.
These values are supported by pickup today, pickup later with product data, and pickup later with in-store inventory data
- Not supported
[not supported]: The item is not available for store pickup.
[pickup_method] will no longer be required to enable store pickup for your offers.Format
| Type | Text (string) |
| Repeated field | No |
| File format | Example value |
| Text data sources | buy |
| XML data sources | <g:pickup_method>buy</g:pickup_method> |
To learn how to format your data for Content API, visit the Content API for Shopping resource.
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.
- To use the pickup today feature, you must implement local inventory ads. In addition, for each product that you opt-in to pickup today, you must offer same day or next day pickup from the time the order is placed. Learn more about the pickup today feature.
- To implement Pickup later with product data, you must be active for Shopping ads, be able to identify your store locations which are eligible to fulfill online orders, and be able to fulfill store pickup orders even when a product isn't physically in-stock at your store locations. Learn about Pickup later with product data.
- To implement pickup later with in-store inventory data, you must be able to fulfill store pickup orders even when a product isn't physically in-stock at your store locations. Learn how to Implement pickup later with in-store inventory data.