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Photo and video slot limits

图片与视频位上限

Up to 20 photos and 1–2 videos per listing in current Etsy Help Center guidance.

Rule 03

Current Etsy Help Center guidance allows up to 20 photos and 1–2 videos per listing. Each slot is optional to fill, but empty slots are missed opportunities to answer buyer questions before they message you.

Why does Etsy offer so many slots? Handmade and vintage items vary — scale, texture, packaging, and process shots reduce returns and build confidence. Video can show movement on textiles or assembly on kits in ways stills cannot.

If you leave half the grid empty, you are not breaking a hard ban, but you are publishing less evidence than Etsy’s own UI invites. Competing listings in the same search results often use the full carousel.

When you add photos, the same pixel rules still apply: first photo ≥635px on both edges, hover-zoom needs 2000px on the short side, and preferred aspect ratios remain 4:3 or 1:1 per Rule 04. Do not fill slots with duplicate angles that do not add information.

TagPeek listing health and photo checks surface how many images Etsy serves on the live page and whether hero pixels pass published floors. We do not count slots for you inside Shop Manager — we audit what buyers see after publish.

Re-upload with the conservative recipe on rules library Rule 10 notes when replacing weak heroes; fix one listing at a time so you can re-score in the extension.

Source: Etsy Help — Adding photos and video

FAQ

Do videos replace photo slots?

No. Videos are additional media within the 1–2 video allowance; photos still have their own 20-slot pool in current guidance.

Must every listing use all 20 photos?

No requirement to fill every slot — but unused slots do not help buyers compare detail.

Does TagPeek upload videos for me?

No. TagPeek audits listing compliance on pages you open; it does not edit your shop.

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