Mercado Livre product image requirements
At least 500 pixels on the longest side, 1,200 × 1,200 recommended for zoom, square; white backgrounds only required in some categories.
At a glance
- Size
- At least 500 pixels on the longest side; 1,200 × 1,200 recommended so buyers can zoom
- Shape
- Width and height equal — square or close to it; the product fills about 95% of the image
- Background
- White is still required for technology, beauty, health and supermarket; elsewhere light, contextual backgrounds are recommended
All Mercado Livre image requirements
Source: Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade. Checked 10 October 2026. Read again · 13 October 2026
- Size
- At least 500 pixels on the longest side; 1,200 × 1,200 recommended so buyers can zoom
- Shape
- Width and height equal — square or close to it; the product fills about 95% of the image
- Background
- White is still required for technology, beauty, health and supermarket; elsewhere light, contextual backgrounds are recommended
- Not allowed
- Watermarks, and several products in one photo
- Added elements
- Avoid adding your company's logos, purchase or delivery instructions, QR codes, text unrelated to the product, borders and contact details
- Marketplace labels
- Avoid labels or indications that only Mercado Livre can assign, such as "Mais vendido", "Full", "MercadoLíder" or "Oferta relâmpago" banners
- Extra images
- Show the product from different angles, in context and with its packaging only from the second photo onwards
Main image
- Product fill
- The product fills about 95% of the image
- Square format
- Square image, width equal to height
Source: Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade · checked 10 October 2026
What Mercado Livre asks for, covered.
Light studio and lifestyle scenes for the categories where Mercado Livre now favours contextual backgrounds, and white where it is still required — square, above 1,200 pixels.
Contextual backgrounds
Mercado Livre now favours light, contextual backgrounds in most categories; studio and lifestyle scenes deliver them.
White where still required
Technology, beauty, health and supermarket still need white; background removal covers them.
Square and zoomable
Square 2K and 4K output is above the 1,200 × 1,200 pixels Mercado Livre recommends.
Mercado Livre, answered.
What size should Mercado Livre product images be?
At least 500 pixels on the longest side, 1,200 × 1,200 recommended for zoom, square; white backgrounds only required in some categories.
What background should product images have on Mercado Livre?
White is still required for technology, beauty, health and supermarket; elsewhere light, contextual backgrounds are recommended. Source: Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade, checked 10 October 2026.
What is not allowed in product images on Mercado Livre?
Watermarks, and several products in one photo. Source: Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade, checked 10 October 2026.
What size does Herofab download for Mercado Livre?
1,200 × 1,200 px, the size Mercado Livre recommends. After delivery, choose Mercado Livre under “For a marketplace”: the file is made from your delivered image, without cropping and at no extra credit.
Can I check my images before uploading?
Yes. The free image size checker reads each file in your browser and tests it against these rules; the image is not uploaded.
Where do these figures come from?
From Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade, read on 10 October 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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