This document assumes you already have a Google Cloud account and a Google Merchant account. If you have not yet created those accounts, please follow the instructions on: How to create a Merchant Center Account or directly visit merchants.google.com
Activate the Content API for Shopping
Sign in to Google Cloud Console https://console.cloud.google.com/
Select your project
Use the project selector at the top of the page.
Open the API Library
In the left-hand navigation menu ☰, select APIs & Services → Library
Search for the Content API for Shopping
Click the API name.
Enable the API
Click Enable on the API details page.
Link your EvolutionX website to your Merchant Center Account
Google's FAQ: Verify and claim your website URL
On Google Merchant Center Next, during the initial setup tasks, select More ways to verify.
Make sure to select Add an HTML tag or file and Add an HTML tag. Then copy the meta tag under 1. Copy this HTML tag generated for your online store:
Open EvolutionX on a separate browser tab and paste the content to the Head block field under Appearance > Theme Options (you will need to scroll down to find the field).
Once this is done, go back to the tab with Google Merchant Next and click the Verify button at the bottom right of the screen.
You should receive a message confirming that you manage your store website.
Get your Google Merchant key for authentication
Merchant Center can automatically create a Google API Console project and associated service account key for you. Your application will authenticate with this key when using the Content API for Shopping.
Go to Google Cloud Console https://console.cloud.google.com/
If you see the following screen, click on Do it later
On the main screen, make sure the correct project is selected.
Navigate to IAM & Admin → Service Accounts
Left menu: IAM & Admin → Service Accounts.
On the Service accounts page, find or create a service account
If you already have one for Merchant API, click it.
If not, click on Create service account:
Give it a name (e.g.,
merchant-api-service).Assign a role: Editor or a custom role with Merchant API permissions.
Click Done.
Create a key for the service account
Click the newly created service account.
In the service account details page, go to Keys tab.
Click Add Key → Create new key.
Choose JSON format.
Click Create → This downloads the JSON file to your computer.
Open the JSON file downloaded in a text editor and copy its contents.
Go back to the tab with EvolutionX, and install the Google Merchant app.
Select App Store on the left-hand menu
Click on Google Merchant App
Paste the content of the JSON file into the API Key field
Fill in the Merchant Id from Google Merchant Next (visible at the top right corner on the Google Merchant interface) and click on Install.
Add the newly created service account to Google Merchant Next as a user.
Go back to the tab with Google Merchant
Click on the gear icon
Select People and access
On the People box, click on the Add person button
On the Enter email address dialog box, enter the email address of the service account created on the previous steps (it can be retrieved from the list of service accounts on Google Cloud or from the JSON file downloaded (under client_email)
Click Next, and select the Admin box
Click on the Add User button at the bottom right of the page
The service account should now be listed on the People box
Next you need to create a feed for the products you want to sync with Google Merchant by following the steps described on Generating your export (feed) for Google Merchant Center
Once the above steps are completed, you will have to configure your Tax & Shipping settings.