What will happen if you try to upload a feed in Google Merchant Center that does not have availability for each product?
Correct Answer
Availability is a required attribute, so Google’s system will disapprove the feed until all required attributes are included.
Key takeaways
Availability is required — missing it disapproves the affected items.
Required attributes disapprove; recommended ones only warn.
Keep availability synchronised with the site, not just present.
Why is this the correct answer?
Availability is a required attribute, so items missing it are disapproved until it is supplied. That strictness is deliberate: availability changes what the shopper is actually being offered, and advertising something without knowing whether it can be bought wastes the click and erodes trust. Recommended attributes generate warnings; required ones generate disapprovals.
Why are the other options wrong?
Availability is a required attribute, so Google’s system will flag it as a warning for you to resolve in the future.
The attribute is correctly identified as required, but the consequence is disapproval rather than a warning.
Availability is an optional attribute, so Google’s system will flag it as a warning for you to resolve in the future.
Availability is required, not optional, so a warning is the wrong outcome.
Availability is not an attribute in the product feed, so Google’s system will disapprove the feed.
Availability is a core product feed attribute, so the premise of this answer is wrong.
Frequently asked questions about this topic
How do I keep availability accurate at scale?
Frequent scheduled fetches for most catalogues, the Content API where stock moves quickly, and automatic item updates so Google can correct availability from structured data on your product pages when it detects a mismatch.
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