REPAIR GUIDE · STEP BY STEP
Fix XML Product Feed Parse Errors
Identify malformed RSS product data before submission.
How to diagnose and repair the issue
- Check the XML file has a single root element
- Escape special characters in text nodes
- Use valid closing tags and quoted XML attributes
- Check Google namespace when using g: elements
- Validate that expected item records appear
⚠ Before exporting
A well-formed XML document may still violate merchant product data rules.
Check the fix
Keep an untouched copy of your source feed. Run the relevant check again, inspect flagged rows and compare a small sample with your store catalog. Merchant Center may apply additional requirements by country, product category and destination.
For the definitive requirements, review Google's current product data specification and your own Merchant Center diagnostics.