The vehicle option [vehicle_option] attribute refers to the different features or options available in the cars that are for sale. Vehicle options are features such as leather seats, rear view cameras, moon roofs, seat heaters, navigation systems, bluetooth and other features or options.
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When to use
Required for free vehicle listings.
Optional for vehicle ads.
Format
Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure that Google understands the data that you're submitting.
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| Type | String |
| Limits | Maximum number of values: 200 Maximum characters for each value: 256 |
| Repeated field (What's this?) | Yes (can take multiple values) |
| File format | Example value |
| Text/tab-delimited | Leatherette seats, rear-view camera |
| XML (feeds) | <g:vehicle_option>Leatherette seats, rear-view camera</g:vehicle_option> |
To format your data for Content API, refer to the Vehicle ads Content API guidelines.
Minimum requirement
This is the requirement that you need to meet to show your product. If you don't follow this requirement, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.
- List the installed vehicle features or options using comma separators.
Best practice
This best practice can help you go beyond the basic requirements to optimise your product data for performance.
- Give an accurate list of installed options even when the attribute is optional for vehicle ads. This can improve the performance of your vehicle ads.
