Google Shopping will reject product images smaller than 500 x 500 pixels
What they said
Read the original ↗“Submit images that are at least 500 x 500 for all products to be compliant with new requirements”
In plain English
From 31 January 2027, every product image you send to Google Merchant Center must be at least 500 x 500 pixels. Until now the minimum was 100 x 100, or 250 x 250 for clothing. Products with smaller images will be disapproved and drop out of Shopping ads and free listings.
Why it matters
Lots of catalogues have a chunk of small images, often supplied by manufacturers. If those products get disapproved in January, they disappear from Google Shopping right after the Christmas rush.
What to do
- 1Find images that are too smallYour marketing team
In Google Merchant Center, check for image warnings and list every product with images under 500 x 500 pixels.
- 2Replace them before 31 January 2027Your marketing team
Swap in bigger images, ideally 1500 x 1500 pixels or more. Manufacturer images are often the culprit, so ask suppliers for higher-resolution files.
- 3Stop new small images getting inYour developer
Add a minimum image size to your product upload checklist, or ask your developer for a check, so new products meet the rule from day one.
- 4Check again in early JanuaryYour marketing team
Re-run the Merchant Center check after Christmas so nothing is disapproved just as the new rule starts.
Found by our AI agent and checked by Peter Screeton, Founder of Create8. He confirmed the original source is genuine and that this summary matches what it said when published.