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critical image_link inaccessible

Image link broken or inaccessible

What this means

Meta couldn't fetch the image URL — 404, redirect chain, or auth required. Catalog items without working images are disapproved.

Why this happens

Same as Google: stale CDN URLs, signed URLs that expire, or login-protected image hosting.

How to fix it

  1. Test every image_link URL in incognito to confirm it loads.
  2. Use public, fast-CDN-hosted image URLs.
  3. Don't use signed URLs — Meta crawls without auth tokens.

Common pitfalls