Google Added GTIN12 Property To Product Structured Data

Google has the gtin12 residence to the Google merchandise structured facts documentation in its assistance center. Observe, the gtin12 house was often supported but Google just failed to have it in the documentation right up until currently. Google also clarified that you can use the generic gtin assets for all GTINs, but Google stated it recommends that you use the most unique a person if achievable.

It now reads “Involve all applicable world identifiers these are described at schema.org/Products. Though you can use the generic gtin assets for all GTINs, we advise that you use the most particular GTIN that applies to your solution, as this is the most accurate representation of the merchandise. Make positive the GTIN price is in the numerical type we really don’t help the URL kind for GTINs.”

Naomi Gallula posted on Twitter:

🚨🚨Another update on the GTIN property in the product or service structured info documentation- You can use the common home “gtin” in your Structured details but Google still recommends to specify and be accurate with the gtin used to your products(gtin8,gtin12and so forth.) FYI-@rustybrick pic.twitter.com/9A7PHLvy1s

— Naomi Gallula (@naomig84) August 11, 2022

I absolutely agree with you- wired that Google is not aligned with it.

— Naomi Gallula (@naomig84) August 11, 2022

The Google side of it stems from an editorial oversight by me in updating /gtin definitions in a recent https://t.co/ooIuC1elTy release. I neglected to insert the planned transform to assistance URL gtin values. That deal with is in progress but it’ll take a though to propagate by means of…

— Dan Brickley (@danbri) August 11, 2022

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