Processing Profile Required

This error appears when a product has no processing profile assigned to it. As of mid-2025, Etsy's API requires every physical listing to include a processing profile that tells buyers how long order preparation takes before shipping.

Error Key: ProcessingProfileNotFound

What Is a Processing Profile?

A processing profile (also called a readiness state) tells buyers whether an item is ready to ship or made to order, and how many business days you need to prepare and dispatch it. Etsy made this a mandatory field for all physical listings through its API v3. Digital listings do not require a processing profile.

There are two readiness states:

• Ready to ship — the item is made and will ship within your stated processing time
• Made to order — the item is created after purchase and requires additional production time

Why This Happens

This error occurs when:

• The product was never assigned a processing profile in the app
• The processing profile it was pointing to was deleted from your Etsy shop
• The product was created before processing profiles became mandatory and hasn't been updated yet

How to Fix It

1. Open the affected product in the Etsy Integration – DPL app.
2. Locate the Processing Profile or Readiness State field.
3. Assign an existing processing profile. If none appear, see the related error Processing Profile Missing to create one first.
4. Retry the upload.

Note: Processing profiles only apply to physical item listings. If you are uploading a digital product, this field should not be required.

Updated on: 30/06/2026