Etsy serves every listing photo in several sizes and shows you a mid-size one, usually the il_794xN copy. The full version, il_fullxfull, sits at the same address with a different size code. Swap the code in the image URL and you get the biggest file Etsy holds. Getting all ten photo slots and the variation shots takes more clicking by hand, or one pass with a tool.
One photo, five sizes
Every photo on Etsy exists in a row of sizes, and the size is written into the file name. You will see codes like il_75x75 for tiny thumbnails, il_340x270 and il_570xN for grids and search results, and il_794xN on the listing page itself. The N just means the height scales to match the width, so the 794 is the number that matters.
Then there is il_fullxfull. That is the largest version Etsy holds, the file as close to the seller's upload as the system keeps. Right-clicking on the listing page saves the display copy, because that is the file the page is showing you. The full one is one small edit away.
Method: swap the size code in the URL
For a single photo, this takes under a minute:
- Open the listing and click the photo so you are looking at the large view, not the thumbnail column.
- Right-click the photo and open it in a new tab.
- Look at the file name in the address bar. It will contain a size code, usually
il_794xN, just before the .jpg. - Replace that code with
il_fullxfulland press Enter. The same photo reloads at full size. - Right-click and save.
Two things to keep in mind. Full size still means the seller's upload: a crisp 3000-pixel photo from a careful shop gives you a crisp file, and a dim phone shot gives you a bigger dim phone shot. And a small number of very old listings were uploaded when Etsy's size limits were tighter, so on those the full version is barely bigger than the display copy.
All ten slots, and the variation photos
Most listings get up to ten photo slots, and sellers use all of them: front, back, close-ups, scale shots, packaging. Saving the whole set by hand means clicking each thumbnail, swapping the URL code, saving, and keeping your own notes on which file was which. It is not hard. It is just repetitive, and it is easy to save the same slot twice and miss another one entirely.
Variation photos are trickier. A seller can link a photo to a specific option, so picking a colour on the page jumps the gallery to that item's photo. When you download the set, though, the page does not always tell you which photo belonged to which option. The practical fix by hand: select the option, save its photos into a folder named after that option, repeat. Slow, but you end up with labels you can trust.
Doing it with HiRes
HiRes opens a panel on the Etsy listing you are viewing and lists the photos the page exposes, at the largest size available for each one. Save them one by one for free, or take the whole set as a ZIP with Pro ($19 once, no subscription). Everything runs in your browser and the files go straight to your Downloads folder.
The variation limit applies to us too. Where the page data links a photo to an option, the panel shows that label. Where it doesn't, the photo arrives unlabeled, because guessing wrong labels is worse than none. If the mapping matters for your research, the folder-per-option method above is still the most reliable way to build it.
A quick word on using the photos. Sellers download Etsy photos for reference all the time: checking construction, comparing materials, showing a maker what a custom order should look like. Those photos still belong to the shop that made them. Reference is fine; reposting them as your own product photos is what gets listings reported. More in our guide on using supplier photos in your own listings.
Questions people ask
What does il_794xN mean in an Etsy image URL?
It is Etsy's sizing code. The number is the width in pixels, and N means the height scales to match. il_794xN is a common display size on listing pages. The same photo is also served as il_fullxfull, which is the largest version Etsy holds, and as smaller codes like il_570xN and il_340x270 for grids and thumbnails.
How many photos can an Etsy listing have?
Up to 10 photo slots for most listings, plus a video on some. Each slot holds one photo, served in several sizes, so what matters when saving is getting the full-size version of each slot rather than the display copy the page shows.
Can I tell which variation an Etsy photo belongs to?
Sometimes. Sellers can link a photo to a variation, and when they do, picking that option on the page jumps the gallery to that photo. But Etsy does not always expose that link in the page data, so a downloaded set can include variation photos with no label attached. HiRes leaves those unlabeled instead of guessing.
Can I use Etsy listing photos in my own shop?
Not without the seller's permission. The photos belong to the shop that made them. Downloading for reference, sizing or a custom-order conversation is normal; reposting them as your own product photos is the part that gets listings reported and removed.
Get the full-size files without the URL surgery
HiRes pulls the largest version of every photo on the Etsy listing you are viewing, variation shots included where the page exposes them. Free for individual downloads, no account needed.
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