# Google Merchant Center Feed Drift Check (Demo)

**Use case:** 

See how DriftGuard flags price and stock mismatches between a product feed and the live store, with a fix hint per item. Runs on built-in sample data; swap in your own store and feed URL.

## Input

```json
{
  "storeUrl": "",
  "feedUrl": "",
  "storeCurrency": "USD",
  "maxProductsPerStore": 500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  },
  "maxChargeUsd": 0.5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "recordType": {
    "label": "Record type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Product title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "driftType": {
    "label": "Drift type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "severity": {
    "label": "Severity",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "detail": {
    "label": "Detail",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The DriftGuard: Google Merchant Center Feed Price & Stock Checker Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Google Merchant Center Feed Drift Check (Demo)". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/WlwC7P63yZITADEEq) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Google Merchant Center Feed Drift Check (Demo)" task

The DriftGuard: Google Merchant Center Feed Price & Stock Checker Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like store currency (iso code), max variants per store, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Google Merchant Center Feed Drift Check (Demo)" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as record type, product title, drift type, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Google Merchant Center Feed Drift Check (Demo)" task via API](https://apify.com/dheerajitbhu/driftguard.md).

## FAQ

### What is Google Merchant Center feed drift?

When your Shopify storefront price or availability no longer matches the feed Google (or Meta/TikTok) crawls — a common cause of disapprovals.

### Does this demo need my store URL?

This example uses built-in demo data so you can see drift rows without connecting a store. For production, duplicate and set your storeUrl and feedUrl.

### Do I need Shopify admin or API keys?

No. DriftGuard reads the public storefront and the public feed URL you already submit to Google/Meta/TikTok.

### How should I schedule it?

Daily is a sensible default. Repeat drifts on a schedule are deduped so you are not re-billed for the same open issue.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [DriftGuard: Google Merchant Center Feed Price & Stock Checker](https://apify.com/dheerajitbhu/driftguard.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dheerajitbhu/driftguard.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/dheerajitbhu/driftguard.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).