Step 1: Install App

Install the Google Merchant Center Products App

If you’ve already linked your Google account with Yext (and have the Linked Account ID readily available), skip to Step 5. Otherwise, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Knowledge Graph > Configuration. Then click on the Linked Accounts tile. In the Google provider row, click Add a Linked Account.
  2. Check the following scope: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/content and click Link.
  3. In the popup modal, select the Google account associated with your Business Profile.
  4. Click Continue and then provide a name for your Linked Account. Copy the ID, and click Save.
  5. Head to the Google Google Merchant Center Product Connector app listing and click Install.
  6. On the following screen, click Next. Then enter your Linked Account ID followed by Merchant ID for the Google Merchant Center account from which you would like to pull products. Click Authorize.
  7. You will be redirected to the connector page where you can click Edit Configuration to see the data that will be pulled in. Or, you can click Run Connector to automatically import the data.
  8. Return to the Knowledge Graph to see all of your GMC products!

Additional Product Data

The app will create the following custom entity fields and functions in Yext:

Custom Fields

  • additionalSizeType
  • adsRedirectURL
  • canonicalLink
  • channel
  • displayAds
  • excludedDestinations
  • googleProductCategory
  • identifierExists
  • includedDestinations
  • itemGroupID
  • localInventory
  • overrideTax
  • pickupMethodOption
  • promotionIDs
  • shippingLabel
  • shippingOverride
  • shoppingAdsExcludedCountries
  • shoppingAdsLabels
  • targetCountry
  • taxCategoryLabel
  • transitTimeLabel

Custom Functions

  • convertStockStatus
  • determineInstallmentPlanLength