[subscription_cost] attribute are not eligible for cross-border trade and can only have one targeted country.Use the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute to include the details of a monthly or annual payment plan that bundles a communications service contract with your wireless product (mobile phone or tablet).
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When to use
Optional for each product
[installment] or subscription cost [subscription_cost] attributes, as instalment and subscription pricing is not supported by Dynamic Remarketing.- Africa: South Africa
- Asia-Pacific: Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
- Europe: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
- Middle East: Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
- North America: Canada
This attribute is only supported for mobile products with the following Google product category code (GPC):
- Watches (ID: 201)
- Mobile Phone (ID: 267)
- Tablet Computers (ID: 4745)
- Mobile Phone Prepaid Cards & SIM Cards (ID: 6030)
- GPS Tracking Devices (ID: 6544)
[price] attribute to specify the minimum total cost ('minimum quantifiable price') of the device, including the deposit, instalment payments and wireless subscription plan. Use the title [title] attribute to indicate that the device is payable in instalments and if it comes with a wireless plan.This attribute uses three sub-attributes:
- Period
[period](required): The duration of a single subscription period. Either month[month]or year[year]. - Period length
[period_length](required): Integer, the number of subscription periods (months or years) that the buyer must pay. - Amount
[amount](required): ISO 4217, the amount that the buyer must pay per month. When displaying this amount, we may round up to the nearest whole unit of local currency to save space. The provided value must still exactly match the amount as shown on your site.
Format the value by submitting period [period], period length [period_length] and amount [amount] separated with colons ( : ). Don't use quotation marks.
Format
Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure that Google understands the data that you're submitting.
Learn when and how to submit product data in English
| Type | Unicode characters (recommended: ASCII only) |
|---|---|
| Repeated field | No |
| File format | Example entry |
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| Text (TSV) |
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| XML (Feeds) |
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To format your data for Content API, see the Content API for Shopping resource.
Minimum requirements
These are the requirements that you'll 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.
- Include the total amount due at checkout in the price
[price]attribute. - When used in combination with the instalment
[installment]attribute, also include the total amount due at checkout in the deposit[downpayment]sub-attribute of the instalment[installment]attribute. - Match the communications payment plan that you display on your landing page. You can also display other communication options on your landing page, but the plan that you submit must be easy to find on the landing page.
- Don't require that users have a loyalty card to choose the service plan that you submit.
- Don't use the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute for software subscriptions. Software subscriptions must be prepaid, and submitted using the yearly prepaid cost as the price
[price]attribute. - Use in approved countries only. Use of the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute in unapproved countries will result in disapprovals.
- Use for approved product categories only. Use of the subscription cost [subscription_cost] attribute for other categories of products will result in disapprovals.
Best practices
These best practices can help you to go beyond the basic requirements to optimise your product data for performance.
- Submit exact values for your subscription costs according to ISO 4217. For example, submit 1.01 GBP instead of 1.0012 GBP, otherwise we will round the submitted value. Use the same currency for subscription cost
[subscription_cost], instalment[installment]and price[price]. - If the product is also paid for in monthly instalments, use the same number of months for the subscription cost
[subscription_cost]as for the instalments. - If your product has instalment payments, submit the same number of months for the subscription cost
[subscription_cost]attribute as for the instalment[installment]attribute. If the number of months is different and we need to combine your instalment and subscription cost due to space constraints, we will use the highest of the two values. For example, if your instalment plan is 12 months but your subscription service contract is 24, we will use 24 months. - If the subscription cost for your product increases after a certain period of time then you must use the highest payment in the amount
[amount]sub-attribute. For example, if the subscription payment increases from 25 GBP to 35 GBP after 12 months, specify 35 GBP.
Examples
Mobile phone, sold with a subscription plan
Submit a total value for the payment at checkout in the price [price] attribute (as low as 0) and include any activation fees and/or one-off charges. Specify in your title that your mobile product requires a contract of a certain duration. Leave the instalment [installment] attribute empty.
| Product data for a Google Pixel 5" 32 GB Very Silver with a 12-month service contract of 35 GBP per month and a deposit of 649 GBP | |
| Attribute | Value |
ID [id] |
_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract |
Title [title] |
Google Pixel 5" 32 GB Very Silver (with contract) |
Link [link] |
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract_newsim&contract=yes |
Image link [image_link] |
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png |
Availability [availability] |
in_stock |
Price [price] |
EUR 649.00 |
Instalment [installment] |
(Must be empty because there are no instalment payments) |
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] |
month:12:35.00 GBP |
Google product category [google_product_category] |
Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones |
Brand [brand] |
|
GTIN [gtin] |
00821793049157 |
MPN [mpn] |
G-2PW4100-021-B |
Condition [condition] |
new |
Colour [color] |
Very Silver |
Delivery [shipping] |
0.00 GBP |
Mobile phone sold in instalments and bundled with a subscription plan
Submit the total value for the deposit (as low as 0) for the instalment payment option in the deposit [downpayment] sub-attribute of the instalment [installment] attribute and include any activation fees and/or one-off charges. Submit the checkout price for the full up-front payment in the price [price] attribute and include any activation fees and/or one-off charges. Specify in your title that your mobile product requires a contract of a certain duration and an instalment plan.
| Product data for a Google Pixel 5" 32 GB Very Silver with 12-month contract and paid in 12 monthly instalments | |
| Attribute | Value |
ID [id] |
_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_contract_and_instalments |
Title [title] |
Google Pixel 5 32 GB Very Silver (with contract and 12 instalment payments) |
Link [link] |
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone?sku=_pixel_phone_silver_32gb_12month_contract_newsim&contract=yes |
Image link [image_link] |
https://store.google.com/product/pixel_phone/silver.png |
Availability [availability] |
in_stock |
Price [price] |
700.00 GBP |
Instalment [installment] |
12:60.00 GBP:0.00 GBP |
Subscription cost [subscription_cost] |
month:12:30.00 GBP |
Google product category [google_product_category] |
Electronics > Communications > Telephony > Mobile phones |
Brand [brand] |
|
GTIN [gtin] |
00821793049157 |
MPN [mpn] |
G-2PW4100-021-B |
Condition [condition] |
new |
Colour [color] |
Very Silver |
Delivery [shipping] |
0.00 GBP |