Google Merchant Center
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File not larger than 16 MB
Google accepts image files up to 16 MB.
Required: ≤ 16 MB · checked against the source on 2026-09-30
Required
≤ 16 MB
Severity: hard fail — the image is rejected
How we measure it
We read the byte size of the uploaded file before decoding it.
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Source
Google Merchant Center Help: Image link [image_link]- Rule version
- v1
- Effective since
- 2026-09-30
- Last verified
- 2026-09-30
When the platform changes this requirement we publish a new version. Past verdicts keep pointing at the version they were checked against.
Version history
- v1 · 2026-09-30First published: ≤ 16 MBGoogle's limit: no image file larger than 16 MB.