What are item_width and item_height on Etsy

Updated Sep 30, 2022

4 min read

Knowing your product’s dimensions are is vital for shipping your products. If you use calculated shipping with Etsy you need to provide your product’s length, width, height, and weight. This article covers item width and height for both Etsy and Shop Uploader.

This article covers:

  • What is item_width?
  • How to enter item width through Etsy
  • How to enter item width with Shop Uploader
  • What is item_height?
  • How to enter item height through Etsy
  • How to enter item height with Shop Uploader

How to add product width and height to Etsy?

What is item_width?

item_width is how wide your product’s packaging is. You only need to provide this information if your product is physical and your shipping profile uses calculated shipping. Etsy uses your package’s width to calculate shipping costs.

How to enter item width through Etsy

To enter your product’s width through Etsy, you must first navigate to the listings page. Once there, find and open your listing. Next, scroll down to the delivery section and locate the Item size (when packed) subsection.

Image showing a listing's width through Etsy.

You enter your package’s information into the box labeled width.

How to enter item width with Shop Uploader

The first step to updating your listings on Etsy with shop Uploader is to open your upload template. With this open, find the listing you are editing. Once found, scroll to the right to locate the width column. You enter your product’s width into its corresponding length column cell. Once entered, save your file, then upload it to Shop Uploader.

Image showing a listing's width through Shop Uploader.

If you want to update a preexisting listing, enter its listing id into the listing_id column. If you do not, you will make a new listing instead.

What is item_height?

item_height is how tall your product’s packaging is. You only need to provide this information if your product is physical and your shipping profile uses calculated shipping. Etsy uses your package’s width to calculate shipping costs.

How to enter item height through Etsy

To enter your product’s height through Etsy, you must first navigate to the listings page. Once there, find and open your listing. Next, scroll down to the delivery section and locate the Item size (when packed) subsection.

Image showing a listing's height through Etsy.

You enter your package’s information into the box labeled height.

How to enter item height with Shop Uploader

The first step to updating your listings on Etsy with shop Uploader is to open your upload template. With this open, find the listing you are editing. Once found, scroll to the right to locate the height column. You enter your product’s height into its corresponding height column cell. Once entered, save your file, then upload it to Shop Uploader.

Image showing a listing's height through Shop Uploader.

If you want to update a preexisting listing, enter its listing id into the listing_id column. If you do not, you will make a new listing instead.

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