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Etsy image requirements

What Etsy rejects and recommends in a product photo, and how Photos.sh checks a photo against it and fixes it in one step.

Create account Checked 2026-11-06

The rules

A photo that breaks a rule marked rejected is refused or suppressed; a recommended one is advice. The photo check measures each of them on your photo.

  • Rejected In JPEG, PNG, GIF or HEIC
  • Rejected No transparency — Etsy shows transparent areas as black; flatten the image onto a background.
  • Recommended At least 635 × 635 px — The first photo should be at least 635 x 635 px or the listing ranks lower in search.
  • Recommended At least 2,000 × 2,000 px — Etsy recommends at least 2000 px in width and height.
  • Recommended At most 1 MB a file — Etsy says files over 1 MB may not finish uploading.
Check by eye
  • Include at least one unedited photo of the actual item against a real background.
  • Edits must not hide flaws or damage; say in the description if images were edited with AI.
  • The first photo sets the thumbnail shape: use landscape or square, and leave a margin so it can be cropped.
The fix makes
2,000 × 2,000 px, JPEG, under 1 MB. Added text is painted out where the marketplace forbids it, and a photo under its minimum size is upscaled.
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In the API

Check a photo against Etsy’s rules, or fix it and get the photo back. One credit a photo. API reference

curl -X POST "https://api.photos.sh/v1/check?marketplace=etsy" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PHOTOS_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: image/jpeg" \
  --data-binary @photo.jpg
curl -X POST "https://api.photos.sh/v1/fix?marketplace=etsy" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PHOTOS_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: image/jpeg" \
  --data-binary @photo.jpg \
  -o fixed.jpg

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