Platform · pre-upload
Clean metadata from Etsy listing photos
What makes Etsy different is not a platform label but buyer access: the metadata in your listing photos can expose the generator you used, your prompts, even where you shot it.
On-device/No upload/Quality unchanged/No sign-up
Drop images here, or click to choose
JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC · 15 MB each · up to 30 per batch
You can also paste a screenshot with ⌘V / Ctrl+V
Cleaning options
Want to look first? Themetadata inspectorlists every field in the file, so you can see exactly what is there before deciding what to strip.
Buyers can inspect the file, so metadata becomes evidence in a dispute
The same image in different slots — feed, story, cover — may be three separate files, and each one has to be handled.
What the platform reads
| Entry point | Notes |
|---|---|
| Listing photo | The XMP may hold a complete Midjourney prompt |
| Shop banner | Carries metadata just the same |
| Digital download | Metadata survives intact when the buyer downloads it |
Pre-upload checklist
- 11. Clean every listing image in one pass
- 22. Clean digital products too — those files go straight to the buyer
- 33. Watch for GPS; a maker's studio address can be embedded in the photo
- 44. Upload that copy, with no editor or forwarding in between
Common traps
- Cleaning the images but forgetting the metadata inside a digital PDF or ZIP
- Batch-listing from one set of source images, all still carrying prompts
If it is still flagged after cleaning
That means the trigger was never in the file metadata. It could be an invisible pixel-level watermark, the platform's own visual classifier, or history held on the platform side. None of those live in the metadata layer, and cleaning again will not change them.
The full boundaries are in thedisclaimer; if you just want to confirm the file really is clean, use thewatermark check.
Common questions
Does Etsy label AI content?
Etsy itself may not attach a label, but buyers can inspect the file. In a real transaction the disclosure obligation matters more.
Can prompts really be read out?
Yes. exiftool, or any viewer that understands XMP, will show the full generation parameters.
How do I clean digital products?
Images through the image cleaner, PDFs through the PDF cleaner, MP4 through the video cleaner. Finish before packing the ZIP.