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critical FEED_HAS_EMPTY_OR_MISSING_REQU

Feed has empty or missing required columns

What this means

Required headers (id, title, image_link, link, price, availability) are missing or empty. The catalog upload fails before any product is reviewed.

Why this happens

Specific issue affecting how TikTok Shop / TikTok Catalog Manager processes your product data — see the linked official article for the exact mechanism and fix.

How to fix it

  1. Open the linked TikTok Shop / TikTok Catalog Manager help article for the specific resolution steps.
  2. Identify which products are affected via Seller Center / Ads Manager → Catalog → Diagnostics.
  3. Make the necessary corrections in your product data feed.
  4. Re-upload the corrected feed and verify the issue clears in the next processing cycle (typically 4–24 hours).

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