# Product Feed Validator — Google Merchant / XML Feeds (`q_services/product-feed-validator`) Actor

Validate Google Merchant / RSS product feeds: find missing required attributes, format errors and warnings per product before ads get rejected.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/q\_services/product-feed-validator.md
- **Developed by:** [Q Services](https://apify.com/q_services) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.20 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Product Feed Validator — Google Merchant / XML Feeds

Valide vos **flux produit Google Merchant / RSS** (namespace `g:`) et détecte, **produit par produit**, les attributs requis manquants, les erreurs de format et les avertissements — **avant que Google ne refuse vos annonces**.

Idéal pour : e-commerçants et agences Google Shopping. Un feed invalide = annonces désactivées = perte de chiffre d'affaires immédiate.

**Exemple de résultat :**

```json
{
    "productId": "SKU-12345",
    "title": "T-shirt coton bio",
    "valid": false,
    "missingRequired": ["image_link"],
    "missingRecommended": ["gtin"],
    "warnings": ["price sans code devise ISO (ex: \"19.99 EUR\")."],
    "price": "19.99",
    "availability": "in_stock",
    "link": "https://boutique.com/p/12345",
    "feedUrl": "https://boutique.com/feed.xml",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-10T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### Comment l'utiliser

1. Collez l'URL de votre **flux produit XML**
2. (Optionnel) Activez **ne retourner que les produits en erreur** pour aller droit au but
3. Cliquez sur **Start**

### Combien ça coûte ?

| Événement | Prix |
|---|---|
| Démarrage du run | 0,005 $ |
| Par produit vérifié | 0,0002 $ |

**Exemple : 10 000 produits ≈ 2,01 $.**

### Attributs vérifiés

**Requis** (spec Google) : `id`, `title`, `description`, `link`, `image_link`, `availability`, `price`.
**Recommandés** : `brand`, `gtin`, `mpn`, `condition`, `google_product_category`.
**Format** : devise dans le prix, URLs absolues, valeurs `availability` standard.

### Limitations

- Valide la **structure et les attributs** du feed selon la spec Google Merchant, pas la véracité des données (ex: le prix affiché correspond-il au site)
- Supporte le format RSS 2.0 avec namespace `g:` (le plus répandu)

### FAQ

**Puis-je l'utiliser via API ?** Oui, appelable par API et via MCP. Idéal en validation automatique après chaque mise à jour de catalogue.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Flux produit au format Google Merchant / RSS 2.0 (namespace g:). Exemple : https://votre-boutique.com/feed.xml

## `onlyInvalid` (type: `boolean`):

Si activé, ne sauvegarde que les produits qui ont un problème (plus rapide pour corriger un feed).

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

L'Actor s'arrête (et arrête de facturer) une fois ce nombre atteint.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Configuration proxy. Le proxy Apify par défaut convient dans la plupart des cas.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/marcosnakamine/acc1be40f6606c397b3c8bbd7f8b689c/raw"
  ],
  "onlyInvalid": false,
  "maxResults": 10000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/marcosnakamine/acc1be40f6606c397b3c8bbd7f8b689c/raw"
    ],
    "onlyInvalid": false,
    "maxResults": 10000,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("q_services/product-feed-validator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": ["https://gist.githubusercontent.com/marcosnakamine/acc1be40f6606c397b3c8bbd7f8b689c/raw"],
    "onlyInvalid": False,
    "maxResults": 10000,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("q_services/product-feed-validator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/marcosnakamine/acc1be40f6606c397b3c8bbd7f8b689c/raw"
  ],
  "onlyInvalid": false,
  "maxResults": 10000,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call q_services/product-feed-validator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=q_services/product-feed-validator",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/iCnvWJaPB5YUlKVgU/builds/Nci88TZyAkvC5TsMI/openapi.json