How to generate a Google Shopping Feed using CLI

Command line tools for the Google Shopping Feed extension. These commands are useful for manual feed generation, automation scripts, and troubleshooting.

Available Commands

googleshopping:feed:create

Generates the main Google Shopping product feed. This is the same feed that runs via cron.

# Generate feeds for all enabled store views
bin/magento googleshopping:feed:create

# Generate feed for specific store view only
bin/magento googleshopping:feed:create --store-id=1

Options:

Output: Shows progress and the number of products exported per store view.

Use this when:

• Testing feed generation without waiting for cron
• Troubleshooting feed issues (CLI provides more detailed output)
• Running feed generation from deployment scripts
• Manual feed refresh after catalog updates

googleshopping:feed:cleanup

Removes old feed files from the feed directory. Useful for cleaning up storage.

bin/magento googleshopping:feed:cleanup

Use this when:

• Disk space is running low
• You want to remove outdated feed files
• After changing feed filenames

googleshopping:inventory:create

Generates the inventory feed for real-time stock updates.

# Generate inventory feeds for all enabled store views
bin/magento googleshopping:inventory:create

# Generate inventory feed for specific store view
bin/magento googleshopping:inventory:create --store-id=1

Options:

Use this when:

• You need immediate stock level updates
• Testing inventory feed configuration
• Running more frequent inventory updates than the main feed

googleshopping:promo:create

Generates the promotions feed for Google Merchant promotions.

# Generate promo feeds for all enabled store views
bin/magento googleshopping:promo:create

# Generate promo feed for specific store view
bin/magento googleshopping:promo:create --store-id=1

Options:

Use this when:

• You've added or changed promotions
• Testing promotions feed configuration

Examples

Manual feed generation after catalog update

# Generate fresh feed immediately
bin/magento googleshopping:feed:create --store-id=1

# Optionally generate inventory feed as well
bin/magento googleshopping:inventory:create --store-id=1

Generate all feeds (deployment script)

# After deployment, regenerate all feeds
bin/magento cache:flush
bin/magento googleshopping:feed:create
bin/magento googleshopping:inventory:create
bin/magento googleshopping:promo:create

Troubleshoot specific store view

# Generate with output visible
bin/magento googleshopping:feed:create --store-id=1

# Check the generated feed
cat var/export/googleshopping/googleshopping_1.xml | head -100

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