How long does it take for my product feed to be created and submitted on Google Merchant Center/Facebook Catalog?
After you create a product feed on Google or Facebook, our app will streamline the next process through three key steps: importing products, submitting them, and fetching their status back to the app. To keep you updated, we provide a Progress Bar at the bottom right of the interface.
Import Products
1.1 Internal Validation
Submit Products
Fetch Product Status
The first step involves importing your products from your store into the feed. The time required depends on the number of products, but the process typically completes within an hour.
After importing, our app performs an internal validation to identify potential Google Merchant Center errors proactively. This allows you to fix common issues before submission, increasing the likelihood of feed approval.
To view suggested errors, check the Error from Merchant Center column and hover over any error to see its full description. You can resolve issues using Field Mapping.
These internal errors are displayed only once when you first create the feed. Once the product status is fetched in step 3, the internal errors disappear.
Once the products are imported, the app submits them to the shopping channel of your choice, either Google Merchant Center (GMC) or Facebook.
- Google Submission: You can check the feed in GMC > Settings & tools > Data sources within 30 minutes. The feed will appear as Your feed name - FeedHub.
- Facebook Submission: The data source for the feed appears within 10-15 minutes with the format [Feed name] - FeedHub.
After submission, our app fetches the product statuses from Google/Facebook. This process takes approximately 30 minutes for both platforms. During this period, all products will show a Pending status.
Once completed, you will see detailed performance metrics, including the number of products approved, disapproved, and the types of errors encountered.
If you update a product, our app automatically resyncs and resubmits the new data. By default, this submission process occurs every 8 hours, but you can modify the sync and submission schedule based on your needs.
Managing a product feed can be effortless with the right tools. Our app ensures a seamless process by importing products, validating errors, submitting data, and fetching statuses efficiently. By following these steps, you can maximize your feed’s approval rate and improve your product visibility on Google and Facebook.
If you have any further question, don't hesitate to contact us via in-app live chat or email at support@socialhead.io.
Table of Contents
Import Products
1.1 Internal Validation
Submit Products
Fetch Product Status
Import Products
The first step involves importing your products from your store into the feed. The time required depends on the number of products, but the process typically completes within an hour.
1.1 Internal Validation
After importing, our app performs an internal validation to identify potential Google Merchant Center errors proactively. This allows you to fix common issues before submission, increasing the likelihood of feed approval.
To view suggested errors, check the Error from Merchant Center column and hover over any error to see its full description. You can resolve issues using Field Mapping.
These internal errors are displayed only once when you first create the feed. Once the product status is fetched in step 3, the internal errors disappear.
Submit Products
Once the products are imported, the app submits them to the shopping channel of your choice, either Google Merchant Center (GMC) or Facebook.
- Google Submission: You can check the feed in GMC > Settings & tools > Data sources within 30 minutes. The feed will appear as Your feed name - FeedHub.
- Facebook Submission: The data source for the feed appears within 10-15 minutes with the format [Feed name] - FeedHub.
Fetch Product Status
After submission, our app fetches the product statuses from Google/Facebook. This process takes approximately 30 minutes for both platforms. During this period, all products will show a Pending status.
Once completed, you will see detailed performance metrics, including the number of products approved, disapproved, and the types of errors encountered.
If you update a product, our app automatically resyncs and resubmits the new data. By default, this submission process occurs every 8 hours, but you can modify the sync and submission schedule based on your needs.
Managing a product feed can be effortless with the right tools. Our app ensures a seamless process by importing products, validating errors, submitting data, and fetching statuses efficiently. By following these steps, you can maximize your feed’s approval rate and improve your product visibility on Google and Facebook.
If you have any further question, don't hesitate to contact us via in-app live chat or email at support@socialhead.io.
Updated on: 28/02/2025
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