Overview

Error 6000 is a family of product data validation errors that Amazon sellers encounter when submitting inventory feeds or listing products through Seller Central. These errors indicate that specific fields in a product listing submission contain invalid, missing, or improperly formatted data. Understanding these error codes is essential for sellers who need to quickly diagnose and fix listing issues to get their products live on Amazon.

Key Points / What Sellers Need to Know

• Error 6000 is a category, not a single error — It encompasses dozens of sub-codes, each pointing to a specific data field or validation rule that was violated during feed processing.
• Common triggers include missing required fields — Omitting mandatory attributes like product name, brand, or manufacturer will generate an Error 6000 variant.
• Invalid characters cause frequent rejections — Special characters, excessive length, or improperly encoded text in listing fields can trigger these errors.
• URL and image validation is strict — Amazon validates that image URLs and other link fields are properly formatted and accessible.
• Numeric fields have defined ranges — Price, quantity, weight, and dimension fields must fall within acceptable ranges and cannot contain negative values where prohibited.
• Variation relationship errors are included — Incorrectly configured parent-child relationships or invalid variation theme data will trigger specific Error 6000 sub-codes.

How Error 6000 Codes Work

When sellers submit product data to Amazon — whether through flat file uploads, API feeds, or direct Seller Central entry — Amazon's systems validate every field against a set of rules specific to each product category. Error 6000 codes are generated during this validation step. Each sub-code corresponds to a particular validation failure, such as a required field being left blank, a value exceeding the allowed character limit, a numeric field containing non-numeric characters, or a field value not matching Amazon's accepted enumerated values. The error response typically includes the specific field name that failed validation, making it easier to pinpoint and correct the issue.