We are pleased to announce a new Content API interface developers can use to verify phone numbers for Merchant Center accounts. Phone verification is an important step in providing contact information  for an account and can also help address account status  issues such as PENDING_PHONE_VERIFICATION, which in some cases can enable the option for an account re-review. Prior to this release, this was only possible in the Merchant Center  user interface.Accounts.AccountBusinessInformationWe strongly recommend you use these new methods to verify the phone numbers for all Merchant Center accounts to avoid future issues.  See the Phone Verification guide  for examples and more detail.Content API for Shopping forum .