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More than 10 additional images

additional_image_link holds more than 10 URLs.

What is this issue?

additional_image_link holds more than 10 URLs.

Affected field:additional_image_link

What it looks like in your file

In your file
idadditional_image_link
2MUG-01https://example.com/1.jpg,… (14 URLs)
After the fix
idadditional_image_link
2MUG-01https://example.com/1.jpg,… (10 URLs)

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Why Google Merchant Center rejects this

Google uses up to 10 additional images and ignores the rest.

Google Merchant Center-specific note

Google uses up to 10 additional_image_link values for each product, and ignores any after the tenth. Put the most useful views first.

Valid values / expected format

  1. ✓Up to 10 URLs, separated by commas
  2. ✓Each one a full URL starting with https://

Fix in StriveFormats

Upload your CSV to StriveFormats to detect this issue across all rows, with clear line-by-line reporting.

Fix in Excel

  1. 1Review the additional_image_link column for incorrect values.
  2. 2Fix any cells that do not match the expected format.
  3. 3Save as Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt).

Fix in Google Sheets

  1. 1Review the additional_image_link column for incorrect values.
  2. 2Correct any cells that do not match the expected format.
  3. 3Go to File > Download > Tab Separated Values (.tsv), then rename the file to end in .txt.

Prevent it next time

  1. ✓Start from the official platform template to avoid structural issues.
  2. ✓Run your file through StriveFormats before every import.
  3. ✓Test with a small sample file first to catch errors before they affect your full catalog.

How StriveFormats detects this

StriveFormats parses every row of your CSV and applies Google Merchant Center-specific validation rules to the additional_image_link field. Any row that violates the rule is flagged with the row number and the specific value that caused the issue.

►Technical detail
Google Merchant Center's importer checks the additional_image_link field against its official import specification. Values in the wrong format are flagged because an invalid value that slips through can show up in your store as a blank field, a zero or wrong text, with no error message.