--- title: "Connect Google Merchant Center and Instagram - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New or Updated Product\" fires in Google Merchant Center, your agent runs \"Create Post\" in Instagram." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/google-merchant-center-to-instagram" --- # Connect Google Merchant Center and Instagram When **New or Updated Product** fires in [Google Merchant Center](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-merchant-center), your agent runs **Create Post** in [Instagram](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram), or **New Comment** in Instagram to **Update Product Input** in Google Merchant Center. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Google Merchant Center **1** trigger Google Merchant Center **7** actions Instagram **3** triggers Instagram **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Google Merchant Center and Instagram to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Google Merchant Center and Instagram can do together ### From Google Merchant Center to Instagram - When **New or Updated Product** in Google Merchant Center then **Create Post** in Instagram - When **New or Updated Product** in Google Merchant Center then **Reply To Comment** in Instagram ### From Instagram to Google Merchant Center - When **New Comment** in Instagram then **Update Product Input** in Google Merchant Center - When **New Media Posted** in Instagram then **Insert Product Input** in Google Merchant Center Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Google Merchant Center and Instagram ## Triggers and actions 4 triggers ยท 20 actions - Trigger **New or Updated Product** Triggers when a product is added to or changed in a Merchant Center account. Google takes about 5 minutes to process a product change, so it fires after that delay. - Action **Delete Product Input** Deletes a product input from a Merchant Center data source. - Action **Get Product** Returns one product from a Merchant Center account, including its approval status and issues. A newly added or changed product can take about 5 minutes to appear here. - Action **Insert Product Input** Creates or replaces a product in a Merchant Center data source. - Action **List Accounts** Returns the Merchant Center accounts the connected Google login can access. - Action **List Data Sources** Returns the data sources (product feeds) configured in a Merchant Center account. - Action **List Products** Returns the products in a Merchant Center account. A newly added or changed product can take about 5 minutes to appear here. - Action **Update Product Input** Updates selected attributes of an existing product input in a Merchant Center data source. - Trigger **New Comment** Triggered when someone comments on one of your Instagram posts - Trigger **New Media Posted** Triggered when a new post is published on your Instagram account - Trigger **New Message** Triggered when a new direct message arrives in your Instagram inbox - Action **Create Carousel Container** Create a draft carousel post with multiple images/videos before publishing. - Action **Create Media Container** Create a draft media container for photos/videos/reels before publishing. - Action **Create Post** Publish a draft media container to instagram (final publishing step). - Action **Get Conversation** Get details about a specific instagram dm conversation (participants, etc). - Action **Get Post Comments** Get comments on an instagram post. - Action **Get Post Insights** Get instagram post insights/analytics (impressions, reach, engagement, etc.). - Action **Get Post Status** Check the processing status of a draft post container. - Action **Get User Info** Get instagram user info including profile details and statistics. - Action **Get User Insights** Get instagram account-level insights/analytics (profile views, reach, impressions, etc.). - Action **Get User Media** Get instagram user's media (posts, photos, videos). - Action **List All Conversations** List all instagram dm conversations for the authenticated user. - Action **List All Messages** List all messages from a specific instagram dm conversation. - Action **Reply To Comment** Reply to a comment on instagram media. ## Each app on its own - [ **Google Merchant Center** API for managing product listings, inventory, and shopping data feeds shown on Google Shopping.](https://apiant.ai/connections/google-merchant-center) - [ **Instagram** Instagram is a social media platform for sharing photos, videos, and stories.](https://apiant.ai/connections/instagram) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Google Merchant Center - [ **Google Merchant Center to Google Tag Manager** Tag management system for deploying and configuring website/app tracking codes, tags, and triggers without...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-merchant-center-to-google-tag-manager) - [ **Google Merchant Center to Square** Square is a commerce platform for payments, point of sale, orders, customers, catalog, and invoices.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-merchant-center-to-square) - [ **Google Merchant Center to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-merchant-center-to-hubspot) - [ **Google Merchant Center to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-merchant-center-to-salesforce) - [ **Google Merchant Center to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Instagram's 13 actions, including Create Carousel Container, Create Media Container, Create Post and Get Conversation. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Instagram to Google Merchant Center? Yes. When something happens in Instagram, your agent can act in Google Merchant Center too. This page covers both directions: Instagram's triggers and Google Merchant Center's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Google Merchant Center or Instagram? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Google Merchant Center and Instagram without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.