Resolving the error: This website URL is already in use by another Google Merchant Center account

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You need to enter your full, correct, Website URL in Google Merchant Center Settings tab, otherwise your feed may be disapproved.

• http://www.walmart.com - CORRECT
• http://walmart.com - INCORRECT
• http://www.walmart.com/info.html - INCORRECT

If you see a "Website URL In Use by another account" error message, then the other account is usually the one that holds the automatic feed from Yahoo to Google. Google will remove your Website Url from that account after you follow the steps below:

1. Submit Google's URL in use Contact Form. (You can find your Account ID on top-left of your Google Dashboard.)
2. Google will reply to you in two to three days with the following email:

   Subject:  Re:[#123456789] URL in use
   
   Thank you for your email. It appears the items from your website are
   currently being submitted by Yahoo!. If you are unable to view your items,
   please contact Yahoo! directly.
   
   Alternatively, if you'd like Yahoo! to stop submitting your items so that
   you can submit your items directly, please reply to this email.

3. Reply to Google's email with the following message:

   Please disable the automatic feed from Yahoo so that 
   I can submit my items directly.

4. Google will reply as follows:

   Thank you for your email. I've resolved the issue that was preventing you
   from registering your domain name. Please know this change can take up to
   an hour to take effect.

5. Go to Google Merchant Center General Settings and enter the Website URL.
6. Resubmit your feed from our system.