The rulebook
Google Merchant Center
Every rule below comes from the platform's own published requirements. Each one is versioned and re-verified on a schedule, and every verdict we give links back here. See what changed →
No text added over the imageOverlays · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
0 added text regionsNo watermarks, logos or badges addedOverlays · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
Nothing added over itShows the actual productPhotography · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
The actual productNo products that aren't sold togetherFraming · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
Only what is soldNo border around the imageFraming · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
No borderNot a single flat colourPhotography · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
Not one flat colourNot larger than 64 megapixelsDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
≤ 64 MPFile not larger than 16 MBFile · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
≤ 16 MBAt least 500 × 500 pixelsDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
≥ 500 px (shorter side)Around 1500 × 1500 pixels or moreDimensions · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
≥ 1,500 px (shorter side)Product fills 75–90% of the imageFraming · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
75–90%AI-made images keep their AI tagDisclosure · v1 · verified 2026-09-30
AI tag if AI-madeBuilding a tool or writing about Amazon images? The whole rulebook is open data: rules.json — thresholds, sources and verification dates, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to Shotlift.
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