Do you need an Etsy AI disclosure?
Etsy started enforcing its AI-disclosure policy on January 14, 2026 — and in the first quarter alone it removed roughly 12,000 listings and issued about 8,500 warnings. Answer the questions below to see if your listing needs a disclosure, and exactly how to comply.
Did you use AI for any of these? Tick all that apply.
If you only used minor tools, Etsy doesn’t require disclosure — see the exemptions below. Tick a box above if AI shaped your listing.
Must disclose
- • AI-written descriptions, titles, or tags
- • AI-generated or AI-edited images/mockups
- • AI-generated artwork or designs
Exempt (no disclosure)
- • Background removal, cropping, resizing
- • Color / lighting correction
- • Spell-check & grammar-check
- • Straight translation (no tone rewrite)
- • Etsy’s own tag suggestions
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It fixes your listing to each platform’s real rules and reminds you exactly what to disclose, so an AI-assisted listing doesn’t get you flagged.
Grade a listing freeGuidance only, not legal advice — Etsy’s policy is the final word. Always confirm current requirements in Etsy’s Seller Handbook before relying on this.
What Etsy actually requires
If generative AI meaningfully shaped your listing — the words, the images, or the design — Etsy requires three things: tick the “I used AI-generative technology” attribute, switch “Made by” to “Designed by,” and state the AI use in your description (near the top, where buyers actually read). Listings that use AI without disclosing it can lose search visibility or be removed, and repeat issues can trigger a shop-wide review.
The good news: plenty of everyday edits are exempt— background removal, cropping and resizing, color and lighting correction, spell-check and grammar-check, straight translation, and Etsy’s own tag suggestions. You only disclose when AI generated or meaningfully rewrote the content.