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Promotion destination [promotion_destination]

The promotion destination [promotion_destination] value indicates where a promotion appears.

When to use

Required Required for all promotions.

These are the supported values for this attribute:

  • Local inventory ads [Local_inventory_ads]
  • Shopping ads [Shopping_ads]
  • Free listings [Free_listings]

Format

Follow these formatting guidelines to make sure we understand the data you're submitting.

Supported values Local_inventory_ads, Shopping_ads, Free_listings
Repeated field Yes
File format Example entry
Text data source

Supported values:

  • [Local_inventory_ads]
  • [Shopping_ads]
  • [Free_listings]
XML data source <g:promotion_destination>Local_inventory_ads</g:promotion_destination>

To format your data for Content API, check the Content API for Shopping resource.


Minimum requirements

You'll need to meet the below requirements to display your product. If you don't follow these requirements, we'll disapprove your product and let you know in your Merchant Center account.

  • If you don’t specify a destination by including a supported value in your data source, your promotion will display in Shopping ads and free listings by default.
  • The [free_listings] value is only available in the US, and requires an approved offer for free listings.

Best practices

These best practices can help you go beyond the basic requirements to optimize your product data for performance.

  • We recommend offers submitted via a promotions data source be in a structured format to help ensure faster approval.
  • To submit your promotion to more than one destination, submit each destination value as a separate column.

Examples

Promotion data for an anniversary sale set to run on local inventory ads and shopping ads
Attribute Value
ID [id] anniversary_sale
Title [title] Anniversary Sale
Promotion destination [promotion_destination]
  • [Local_inventory_ads]
  • [Shopping_ads]

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