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What Google feed file attributes can I use?

In the tables below, all Google's attributes are listed, and under the column Used by Bing are marked with:

  • Yes: for attributes that are accepted and used in describing product offers.
  • Not Used: for attributes that are accepted but ignored.

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FAQ

  • Basic Product Information

    Google Attribute Used by Bing? Notes
    id Yes
    title Yes
    description Yes
    google_product_category Yes
    product_type Yes Google accepts multiple values here.
    Bing accepts a singular value here and treats the comma-separated values as a single value.
    This means when setting auto-targets in Microsoft Advertising, you have to exact-match the comma-separated string.
    link Yes
    image_link Yes Google's minimum resolution of 250x250 is accepted by Bing
    additional_image_link Yes
    condition Yes Google's values are ‘new’, ‘used’, ‘refurbished’.
    Bing accepts all these values.
  • Availability and Price

    Google Attribute Used by Bing? Notes
    availability Yes Google's values are ‘in stock’, ‘out of stock’, ‘preorder’.
    Bing accepts all these values.
    The English version of the valid options (in stock, out of stock, and preorder) is also accepted for other languages.
    price Yes For the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Australia, taxes such as VAT must be included in the price.
    sale_price Yes
    sale_price_effective_date Yes
  • Unique Product Identifiers

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    brand Yes
    gtin Yes
    mpn Yes
    identifier_exists Yes
  • Apparel Products

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    gender Yes
    age_group Yes
    color Yes
    size Yes
  • Product Variants

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    item_group_id Yes
    color Yes
    material Yes
    pattern Yes
    size Yes
  • Tax and Shipping (attributes ignored)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    tax Not Used
    shipping Not Used
    shipping_weight Not Used
  • Tax and Shipping (attributes ignored)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    tax Not Used
    shipping Not Used
    shipping_weight Not Used
  • Tax and Shipping (Germany only)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing? Notes
    shipping Yes Shipping field is required for Germany only.
    shipping_weight Yes Shipping field is required for Germany only.
  • Merchant Defined Multipacks

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    multipack Yes
  • Adult Products

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    adult Yes
  • Google Ads Attributes

    Google Attribute Used by Bing? Notes
    adwords_grouping Yes
    adwords_labels Yes Google and Bing treat this as a multi-value field composed of comma-separated values.
    However, when setting auto-targets in Microsoft Advertising, the merchant has to exact-match the entire comma-separated string.
    adwords_redirect Yes
  • Custom label attributes for Shopping campaigns

    Google Attribute Used by Microsoft Shopping campaigns?
    custom_label_0 Yes
    custom_label_1 Yes
    custom_label_2 Yes
    custom_label_4 Yes
  • Unit Prices (attributes ignored)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing? Notes
    unit_pricing_measure Yes
    unit_pricing_base_measure Yes This attribute is optional when you submit unit_pricing measure.
  • Energy Labels

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    energy_efficiency_class Yes
    max_energy_efficiency_class Yes
    min_energy_efficiency_class Yes
  • Loyalty Points (attributes ignored)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    loyalty_points Not Used
  • Multiple Installments (attributes ignored)

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    installment Not Used
  • Additional Attributes

    Google Attribute Used by Bing?
    excluded_destination Not Used
    expiration_date Yes