--- title: "Mercado Livre product image size and requirements (2026) | Herofab" description: "At least 500 pixels on the longest side, 1,200 × 1,200 recommended for zoom, square; white backgrounds only required in some categories." url: https://herofab.app/guides/mercado-livre-product-photos language: en updated: 2026-10-18 --- # 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 [Check your images — free](https://herofab.app/tools/mercado-livre-product-photo-checker) [Resize for Mercado Livre — free](https://herofab.app/tools/mercado-livre-image-resizer) ![A pair of cream leather pumps on white](https://herofab.app/img/ex/heels-packshot-1100.webp) Made with Herofab · Packshot studio ## All Mercado Livre image requirements Source: [Mercado Livre Central de Vendedores — Fotos de qualidade](https://vendedores.mercadolivre.com.br/nota/fotos-de-qualidade-o-segredo-para-se-destacar-e-vender-mais). Checked 10 October 2026. [Read again · 13 October 2026](https://herofab.app/guides/marketplace-image-rule-changes) - **Size:** At least 500 pixels on the longest side; [1,200 × 1,200](https://herofab.app/tools/resize-image-to-1200x1200) 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](https://vendedores.mercadolivre.com.br/nota/fotos-de-qualidade-o-segredo-para-se-destacar-e-vender-mais) · checked 10 October 2026 [Check your images — free](https://herofab.app/tools/mercado-livre-product-photo-checker) ## 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. [Start free](https://app.herofab.app/login?lang=en&entry_source=content) · [Product photos for Mercado Livre](https://herofab.app/tools/product-photos-for-mercado-livre) ## 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](https://herofab.app/tools/mercado-livre-product-photo-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](https://vendedores.mercadolivre.com.br/nota/fotos-de-qualidade-o-segredo-para-se-destacar-e-vender-mais) is the final reference. 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