# Mismatched domains

A "Mismatched domains" error means the product's link uses a different domain from the website registered in Merchant Center, so the item is disapproved. On Shopify it usually means the feed builds links on the myshopify.com address or an old domain while the account is registered to the store's custom domain.

- **Canonical URL:** https://www.feedlab.io/knowledge/errors/mismatched-domains
- **Last reviewed:** 3 November 2026
- **Source:** feedlab knowledge base
- **Licence:** free to quote and cite with attribution to feedlab


## How this appears in your account

- `Mismatched domains [link]`
- `Mismatched domains`
- `Use the same domain as the online store URL provided in Merchant Center for your product page`


## Why it happens on Shopify

### Links use the myshopify.com address

Every Shopify store keeps its original myshopify.com address alongside its custom domain. A feed built from that base URL produces links that do not match a Merchant Center account registered to the custom domain.

### The primary domain changed

Switching the store's primary domain, for example after a rebrand, leaves the feed or the Merchant Center registration on the old one until both are updated.

### No website is verified and claimed yet

Google reports this error when no website is registered in the account at all. Every link mismatches until the store's domain is verified and claimed.

### Market domains differ from the registered one

Stores that sell internationally on separate country domains can end up submitting links on a domain the Merchant Center account does not hold.




## How to fix it

1. **Check which domain the account holds** — Look up the website registered under business information in Merchant Center, and confirm it is verified and claimed.
2. **Compare it with the links in the feed** — Download the affected products and check the domain in their link values. The pattern usually shows a single wrong base URL rather than scattered mistakes.
3. **Build links on the store's primary domain** — Use the primary domain set under Domains in Shopify settings as the base for every link. That is the domain customers land on and the one the account should hold.
4. **Register the right domain if the account is wrong** — If the feed is correct and the account holds an old domain, verify and claim the current one instead of rewriting links to an address that only redirects.
5. **Allow time for the update** — Google says corrections can take 24 to 72 hours to be reflected on the Needs attention page.



## How feedlab handles this

feedlab builds link from each product's handle on the store's domain, and a transformation rule can set the base domain explicitly where it must match a different registration. The rule preview shows the resolved link for real products, so a myshopify.com address is caught before the feed is published.






## Frequently asked questions

### Do image links have to use my domain too?

No. Google allows images to be hosted elsewhere when submitted through image_link, so images on the Shopify CDN are fine. The domain rule applies to the product landing page link.

### Can I keep the myshopify.com address in my feed?

Only if that is the website registered in Merchant Center, which is rarely what you want. Use the custom primary domain customers see, and register that domain in the account.

### I changed my domain. What needs updating?

Both sides: verify and claim the new domain in Merchant Center, and regenerate the feed so every link uses it. Fixing only one leaves the two out of step.




## Primary sources

- [Google: How to fix: Mismatched domains](https://support.google.com/merchants/answer/12158934)