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URL_INVALID

How to fix an invalid product or image URL

Product and image links need complete HTTP or HTTPS URLs. Relative paths, unencoded spaces, and private URLs cannot identify a public product page.

Rule source reviewed September 3, 2026

Why it happens

  • The export contains a relative path instead of the full website URL.
  • Spaces or other characters were not encoded correctly.
  • The URL points to an internal, staging, or login-protected location.

How to fix it

  1. 1Start with the full canonical HTTP or HTTPS URL, including the domain.
  2. 2Encode spaces and confirm the URL stays within the 2,000-character limit.
  3. 3Open the URL in a private browser window and verify the product or image is publicly reachable.

Example

Beforelink: /products/travel-mug
Afterlink: https://shop.example.com/products/travel-mug

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