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Local inventory onboarding guide

Implementation guide

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To show your local products on Google, provide information about your business, stores, and products. Use this implementation guide to set up either local inventory ads or free local product listings.

  • Are you interested in onboarding via API? Learn more.
  • Are you a retailer interested in having your POS/inventory data provider submit your inventory data to Google on your behalf? Or, are you a POS/inventory data provider who would like to submit your customers' data to Google? Learn how to get started.
Tip: Eligible retailers in the US, CA, UK, and IE can use the product reader or local inventory app to automatically add their in-store products to Google for free. Get started.
Step 1 of showing your local products on Google is setting up your accounts

Step 1: Set up your accounts

Step 2 of showing your local products on Google is enabling local inventory ads or free local product listings

Step 2: Enable local inventory ads or free local product listings

Step 3 of showing your local products on Google is adding your business information

Step 3: Add your business information

Step 4 of showing your local products on Google is linking your Google My Business account and selecting your location groups

Step 4: Link your Business Profiles using your Business Profile Manager and select your business group

Step 5 of showing your local products on Google is creating, registering and submitting your feeds

Step 5: Create, register, and submit feeds

  1. Create a primary feed
  2. Create a local product inventory feed
  3. Register and submit local feeds
Step 2 of showing your local products on Google is enabling local inventory ads or free local product listings

Step 6: Select your onboarding option:

Do you have up to date inventory information?

  1. If the answer is “Yes, I know what's in stock at my stores”
    1. Choose your landing page type for local inventory ads
Note: This step is only available for local inventory ads. If you’re setting up free local product listings, continue onto step 7.
  1. If the answer is “No, I don't know what's in stock at my stores, but I can ship products to my stores”
    1. In the “Pickup later” section, select “If a product isn’t in stock, ship to store is available” and submit an example product page.
Step 6 of showing your local products on Google is verifying your About page Step 7: Verify your about page (Austria, Germany and Switzerland only)
Step 7 of showing your local products on Google is requesting inventory verification

Step 8: Request inventory verification

Note: Inventory verification isn’t required if you’ve been approved for merchant-hosted local storefront.

Learn more about the inventory verification process 

Step 8 of showing your local products on Google is setting up Google Ads for local inventory ads

Step 9: Set up Google Ads for local inventory ads (optional)

  1. Link your Merchant Center and Google Ads accounts
  2. Enable local products in your campaign

Tip: If you're having issues, go to our Contact Us form.

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