Mercado Libre Image Requirements: 1200px and 95% Fill Rule
Size, white background and fill rule, traced to Mercado Libre’s own seller docs, plus the moderation tag that can cut your exposure.
Search “Mercado Libre image size” and the numbers do not agree: different minimums, different file caps and a fill rule nobody can settle on.
This guide sticks to Mercado Libre’s own seller help page and developer documentation, and flags every figure that comes from somewhere else.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿
- Background: white, created digitally with a photo editor.
- Product fill: centered, about 𝟵𝟱% of the image, no margins.
- Size: 500 x 500 px minimum, 1,200 x 1,200 px recommended so buyers can zoom.
- Files: JPG, JPEG or PNG, RGB preferred, up to 10 MB each.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱
Watermarks, business logos, QR codes, borders, contact details and platform-only labels such as Bestseller or MercadoLeader stay off the photo. Packaging and alternate angles belong from the second photo onward.
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Mercado Libre’s developer documentation says listings can be tagged poor_quality_thumbnail while active or paused, and the example it gives is a watermark on the cover photo. Its seller guidance describes the result: lost search visibility, a paused listing or a cancelled one.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲
Minimum size: the seller help page and the current developer page say 500 x 500 px, while an older version of the developer docs lists a smaller one.
File size: the developer docs say 10 MB, and some third-party guides quote more.
Product fill: Mercado Libre’s own pages say 𝟵𝟱%. Some third-party guides quote a lower figure. Fill to 𝟵𝟱% and the argument disappears.
𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
Shoot square, export at 1,200 x 1,200 px, put the product on pure white (RGB 255,255,255), center it and fill the frame, and keep the first photo free of text, logos and badges. That same master also clears Amazon’s 85% minimum.
Full guide with the spec table, FAQ and fix pricing: https://pixeltrims.com/blog/mercado-libre-image-requirements
Originally published at https://pixeltrims.com/blog/mercado-libre-image-requirements
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