How to update shopping feed manually with Google Shopping API

Topic summary

A user seeks to manually sync product attribute changes from Shopify to Google Merchant Center when using the Google channel plugin.

Key Points:

  • Automatic Updates: Shopify typically resubmits product changes to Google within 24 hours; manual submission via Content API is not supported.

  • Workaround Options:

    • Download the feed from Google Merchant Center and create a Supplemental Feed to override specific attributes (though this may prevent future Shopify updates from syncing properly).
    • Contact Shopify support to force-push product data (though one user reports Shopify no longer supports such requests, directing users to Google instead).
  • Emerging Issues:

    • Users report products expiring in Merchant Center, with Shopify and Google blaming each other.
    • A temporary fix involves reprocessing via supplemental feed; long-term solutions include third-party feed management apps.
  • Recommendations: Contributors suggest using dedicated feed management tools (e.g., FeedArmy, Nabu) that allow bulk editing and manual sync control, especially when the native Google channel integration fails or lacks flexibility.

Summarized with AI on November 2. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

@NinaE1 That option does not exist for Content API. If you want to push all data again, you need to either edit every product.

Or contact Shopify and ask them to push the data.

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