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Fix Google Merchant Center Feed CSV Errors

Google Merchant Center rejects feeds with encoding issues, missing required attributes, invalid GTINs, and malformed prices. Rightrow validates and repairs your product feed CSV before submission so your ads go live without delays.

  • Fixes UTF-8 encoding errors that cause 'Invalid character encoding' rejections
  • Validates required attributes: id, title, description, price, availability, gtin
  • Detects malformed price values (missing currency, wrong decimal format)
  • Flags duplicate product IDs that trigger Merchant Center warnings
  • Checks availability field against accepted values: 'in stock', 'out of stock', 'preorder'

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Frequently Asked Questions

What causes Google Merchant Center 'Invalid character encoding' errors?

Google Merchant Center requires feeds to be encoded in UTF-8 or UTF-16. If your feed contains characters in Latin-1 or Windows-1252, Merchant Center rejects the file. Rightrow automatically detects the encoding and converts your feed to clean UTF-8.

Does Rightrow validate required Google Shopping attributes?

Yes. Rightrow checks for required attributes including id, title, description, price, availability, and gtin, alerting you to missing or malformed fields before submission.

Is this tool free to use?

Yes. You can test all diagnostic features and explore the cleaning pipeline using our 1-click interactive sample dataset with no sign-up or credit card required. To upload your own files and download sanitized exports, you can create a free Starter account in seconds (up to 250 rows per file, 5 cleaning runs per month).

What can I do without creating an account?

Without an account, you can launch the live interactive demo to inspect full data quality reports, view column profiling, review detected anomalies, and configure cleaning rules. Uploading your own files and exporting cleaned datasets requires a free account to ensure secure session handling.

Is my data private and secure?

Yes. Your data is strictly confidential. Files are processed securely in temporary session memory and purged immediately after processing. We never store your CSV records, never share your data, and never use your information to train AI models.

What file formats and sizes are supported?

Rightrow supports CSV and TSV files with automatic delimiter detection (comma, tab, semicolon, pipe) and character encoding repair. Free accounts support up to 250 rows / 2 MB per file, while Pro Analyst plans support files up to 250,000 rows (150 MB).