Using the brand's product shot for a deadstock item, which Depop treats as an image that does not belong to you and removes.
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Depop Photo Requirements: No Pixel Spec, Strict Image Ownership Rules
Every one of the 7 image rules below comes off a page Depop publishes, with the source linked.
7 image rules7 read at DepopChecked 10 August 2026
The short answer
Depop publishes no pixel requirement for listing photos. It publishes rules about who owns the photo instead. Every image has to be one you took yourself, and stock images, pictures pulled from the internet and AI generated images are not allowed. Depop's own help centre gives two different photo counts, four and eight, in two live articles.
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What Depop asks for
Every row states where it comes from. A rule read off a page Depop publishes is marked as a primary source; a figure that circulates among sellers without appearing in the platform’s own documentation is marked and hedged, and it is never printed as though the two carry the same weight.
| Requirement | What Depop asks for | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Official pixel requirement | None published. No article in Depop's help centre states a minimum or maximum image dimension, resolution or file size.Checked across all 166 articles in Depop's help centre on 10 August 2026. The only mention of pixels anywhere in the corpus is tracking pixels in the cookie policy. | Primary source |
| Photos per listing | Depop publishes two different numbers. Its listing walkthrough says to add up to four photos and one video. Its search ranking FAQ, updated more recently, tells sellers to make use of the eight image feature.Both articles are live on Depop's own help centre. Open the uploader in your app before you plan a shoot, and treat eight as the working ceiling rather than a promise. | Primary source |
| Video per listing | One video, alongside the photos, per Depop's listing walkthrough. | Primary source |
| Photo ownership | Only photos you took yourself. Stock images, photos found online and AI generated images are not allowed.Depop states that stock images belong to the original photographer and that using them infringes property rights. Its selling safety guidance separately tells sellers to take accurate photos, avoiding stock or AI generated images. | Primary source |
| Consequence of a disallowed image | The listing is removed. Depop lists an image that did not belong to you among the most common reasons a listing is taken down.Depop emails you when it removes a listing. Repeat infringement can lead to permanent suspension of the profile. | Primary source |
| Cover image and cropping | You pick which uploaded photo becomes the cover, and you can crop or delete photos inside the web uploader. | Primary source |
| Aspect ratio | Not published. Depop states no aspect ratio and describes no crop behaviour for the browse grid.Best practice, not a Depop rule: keep the item centred with margin on all sides so any crop applied in the grid does not clip it. | Primary source |
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- Primary source means the value is read off a page Depop publishes, linked under Sources below. 7 of 7 rows here are primary.
- Platforms change these rules without announcing them. Every source below carries the date it was read, and the figures here were checked on 10 August 2026.
Why this matters on Depop
Depop is the marketplace where sellers most often ask what size their photos should be, and the honest answer is that Depop has never said. There is no minimum, no maximum, no file size cap and no aspect ratio anywhere in its help centre. Any photo your phone produces will upload.
What Depop does police is where the picture came from. Every listing image has to be one you took yourself. Stock shots, images saved from a brand's site and AI generated images are all disallowed, and an image that did not belong to you sits on Depop's own shortlist of the most common reasons a listing gets removed. That is the rule that actually takes listings down.
The second trap is the photo count. Depop's listing walkthrough says four photos and one video. Its search ranking FAQ, updated later, tells sellers to use the eight image feature. Both pages are live. If you shoot for four and the app offers eight, you leave four empty slots that competitors are filling with tags, texture and flaw shots.
The walkthrough
How do you get a photo through Depop?
5 things in order, each one answering a question a seller actually types.
How many photos does a Depop listing actually take?
Open the uploader and count the slots before you shoot. Depop's own documentation gives two answers, four and eight, so the app is the only reliable source.
Shoot eight either way. If your version caps at four you drop the weakest four, which costs nothing. If it allows eight and you only shot four, you are reshooting.
Whose photos are you allowed to use?
Only your own. Depop puts it plainly: photos are the DNA of Depop, and every photo in your shop has to be original and not lifted from an online source. That covers:
- Brand or retailer product shots, even for deadstock with tags
- Photos from another seller's listing
- Anything found through an image search
- AI generated images, which Depop's selling safety guidance names directly
Depop's stated reasoning is both copyright and accuracy. A stock shot does not show the item in its current condition, which is the thing the buyer is actually paying for.
What happens if you use a stock or AI image?
The listing gets removed and Depop emails you. An image that did not belong to you is one of the removal reasons Depop lists explicitly, alongside counterfeits and spam posts.
You can appeal with evidence, but the faster route is a reshoot. If the item is still sealed, photograph the sealed packaging, the label and the barcode. That is your own photo of a genuinely new item and it carries more trust than a stock render.
Which photo should be the cover?
The one that reads at thumbnail size. In the web uploader you choose which uploaded photo becomes the cover image, and you can crop it there. Pick a single clear view of the whole item, not a collage and not a detail crop.
Keep margin around the item. Depop publishes no aspect ratio, so the safest assumption is that the grid may crop your photo in a way you did not choose. Photomop is a photo studio that runs on your own device, and cropping the set to one shape before upload removes that guesswork.
What resolution should you shoot at when Depop sets none?
Your phone's default. Upload the original camera file rather than a screenshot, a re-saved messaging app copy, or a crop of a crop. None of that is a Depop rule, because Depop has no rule, but a buyer zooming into a fabric close-up sees the difference immediately.
If the only photo you have is small, such as one salvaged from an old listing, upscale it before uploading rather than letting the app stretch it.
The settings, in one place
The Photomop preset for Depop
Crop every listing photo to the same shape, with the item centred and clear margin on all four sides, so a grid crop cannot clip it. Run the whole set through in one pass so the cover and the detail shots match rather than jumping between framings.
Crop image runs on your own device, at full resolution, with no watermark on the export.
What goes wrong on Depop
Every one of these is a real rejection or a real drop in placement, not a matter of taste.
Planning a shoot around four photo slots when the app offers eight, and leaving half the listing empty.
Uploading an AI generated or AI restyled image, which Depop's selling safety guidance tells sellers to avoid.
Making the cover a four-way collage, which collapses into noise at browse-grid size.
Leaving a flaw out of frame and then arguing about it in a not-as-described claim.
Assuming Depop enforces a photo size because other marketplaces do, and shrinking images that never needed shrinking.
Questions sellers ask
Depop image requirements, answered
The questions people search for once a photo has already been refused.
What size should Depop photos be in pixels?
Depop does not publish one. There is no minimum, maximum, resolution or file size stated anywhere in its help centre. Shoot at your phone's native resolution, crop with margin around the item, and upload the original file.
How many photos can I put on a Depop listing?
Depop's own help centre gives two answers. Its listing walkthrough says up to four photos and one video. Its search ranking FAQ, updated more recently, refers to an eight image feature. Check the uploader in your app version, and shoot eight so you are covered either way.
Can I use a stock photo on Depop?
No. Depop requires every photo in your shop to be original and not lifted from an online source, and an image that did not belong to you is one of its listed reasons for removing a listing.
Are AI generated images allowed on Depop?
No. Depop's selling safety guidance tells sellers to describe and take accurate photos of the items they list, avoiding stock or AI generated images.
Does Depop crop my photos to square?
Depop does not publish a crop behaviour or an aspect ratio. Because of that, keep the item centred with margin on all sides so that any crop applied in the browse grid still shows the whole item.
Where these Depop rules come from
Each link is the page the figures were read at, with the date it was opened and whether it could be read at all.
- Depop Help Centre, How to list an itemOpened and read in full on .
- Depop Help Centre, How can I improve the search ranking of my items?Opened and read in full on .
- Depop Help Centre, What are 'stock images'?Opened and read in full on .
- Depop Help Centre, Why has my listing been removed?Opened and read in full on .
- Depop Help Centre, Listing on webOpened and read in full on .
- Depop Help Centre, full article index (166 articles, none stating an image dimension)Opened and read in full on .
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eBay
eBay requires a minimum of 500 x 500 pixels and recommends about 1600 x 1600, allows up to 24 pictures per listing, and bans watermarks, borders and added text.
Amazon
Amazon requires a pure white RGB 255,255,255 background on the main image, the product filling 85% of the frame, and 1,000 px on the longest side for zoom.
AliExpress
AliExpress enforces its product image limits inside the seller centre, not on a public spec page. Here is what sellers report, what is verified, and what to export.
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