Submit
We currently provide three options for you to submit your information to us. If you only have a few items, you may wish to post these items one at a time through our web form. If you have more than a few items, you can quickly create and update numerous items using a single file by using our data feed submission option. Finally, for our more advanced users we offer the Google Base data API, a way to programmatically interact with Google Base.
Have 10 or fewer items? Fill out our web form for each item you would like to post.
A simple web form will guide you through the item creation process. This is a good choice if you have a small amount of content you want to add to Base. You'll be asked to select an item type that will allow you to categorize your content first. After that, you can submit all the details about your content using a form that contains attributes you can use to describe your item. All items created through the web form will be displayed on Google Base hosted item pages.
Upload a spreadsheet or XML file describing lots of items.
When submitting more than 10 items, we recommend creating a data feed which contains all of your content in a single tab-delimited text or XML file. Registering a data feed is also a good option for providers who'd like users to be taken directly to their website from our search results (just include the "link" attribute with the URL of your item page for each item in your data feed).
To submit a data feed, you'll need to start by registering a data feed file in your Google Base account. Registering your data feed lets our system know to expect your file, and what item type it is. To register your data feed, click the "New data feed" link from the top of the Data Feeds tab of your account. Once you've registered the correct file name, you can make updates to your bulk upload by simply uploading a new version of your file with the same name. You have two options for submitting your bulk upload file:
1. Direct Upload from the Google Base "Bulk upload files" dashboard
Files smaller than 20 MB can be uploaded through your Google Base account. Simply browse your computer for your bulk upload file and click the "Upload and process this file" button to submit your file. For more information on this option click here.
2. FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
If your file is larger than 20 MB, you'll need to upload your file using FTP. Learn about uploading via FTP.
A free download that puts eBay, Yahoo!, and osCommerce store items directly into Google Base.
The Google Base Store Connector eliminates the need for store owners to manually submit their items' data by automatically formatting a store's items to align with the Google Base requirements.
Code your way from your system to ours.
The Google Base API is designed for developers with technical know-how who would like to integrate their applications with Google Base. Your application can upload new data, update or delete existing items, and query Google Base data to find matches for complex attribute criteria.