[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # GSC Merchant listings error: ProductGroup.description too long (JSON-LD) – excee ## - **[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")** - [![Reincidente's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/12307-reincidente) Less More - Posts: 467 - Thank you received: 21 - 7 months 3 weeks ago [\#370771](#370771) by [Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") *[GSC Merchant listings error: ProductGroup.description too long (JSON-LD) – excee](/forum/25-install-update/910175-gsc-merchant-listings-error-productgroup-description-too-long-json-ld---excee#370771 "Hello Nicolas, I’m getting Google Search Console emails for Merchant listings / structured data: “The length of the string value for field ‘description’ is invalid (in ‘’).” On this product page, HikaShop outputs JSON-LD with @type: "ProductGroup" and the description field contains almost the entire long product content (tables + FAQs + full copy), so the string exceeds Google’s 5000 character limit for description. URL: www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos In the page source: @type: "ProductGroup" description: "" (over 5000 chars) Could you please update the structured data generator so that: ProductGroup.description is capped to ription” field if available, so it complies with Google Merchant/structured data requirements and avoids GSC errors? Thanks!")* was created by *[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")* Hello Nicolas, I’m getting Google Search Console emails for Merchant listings / structured data: “The length of the string value for field ‘description’ is invalid (in ‘<parent_node>’).” On this product page, HikaShop outputs JSON-LD with @type: "ProductGroup" and the description field contains almost the entire long product content (tables + FAQs + full copy), so the string exceeds Google’s 5000 character limit for description. URL: [ www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos](https://www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos) In the page source: @type: "ProductGroup" description: "<very long text…>" (over 5000 chars) Could you please update the structured data generator so that: ProductGroup.description is capped to <= 5000 characters (ideally 500–1000), and optionally strips HTML / excessive whitespace, or uses a shorter “short description” field if available, so it complies with Google Merchant/structured data requirements and avoids GSC errors? Thanks! Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzkxMDE3NS1nc2MtbWVyY2hhbnQtbGlzdGluZ3MtZXJyb3ItcHJvZHVjdGdyb3VwLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uLXRvby1sb25nLWpzb24tbGQtLS1leGNlZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")** - [![Reincidente's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/12307-reincidente) Less More - Posts: 467 - Thank you received: 21 - 7 months 3 weeks ago [\#370772](#370772) by [Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Replied by *[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")* on topic *[GSC Merchant listings error: ProductGroup.description too long (JSON-LD) – excee](/forum/25-install-update/910175-gsc-merchant-listings-error-productgroup-description-too-long-json-ld---excee#370772 "Hello Nicolas, I’m getting Google Search Console emails for Merchant listings / structured data: “The length of the string value for field ‘description’ is invalid (in ‘’).” On this product page, HikaShop outputs JSON-LD with @type: "ProductGroup" and the description field contains almost the entire long product content (tables + FAQs + full copy), so the string exceeds Google’s 5000 character limit for description. URL: www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos In the page source: @type: "ProductGroup" description: "" (over 5000 chars) Could you please update the structured data generator so that: ProductGroup.description is capped to ription” field if available, so it complies with Google Merchant/structured data requirements and avoids GSC errors? Thanks!")* Additional GSC warning to address (missing field): Google Search Console also reports: “Missing field productGroupID (in <parent_node>)”. In your JSON-LD output, the parent node is @type: "ProductGroup". Please include a stable, unique productGroupID in that ProductGroup node (e.g., the parent product SKU or the internal HikaShop product ID), so it complies with Google Product variants structured data requirements. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzkxMDE3NS1nc2MtbWVyY2hhbnQtbGlzdGluZ3MtZXJyb3ItcHJvZHVjdGdyb3VwLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uLXRvby1sb25nLWpzb24tbGQtLS1leGNlZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")** - [![nicolas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar63.png?1793428657)](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") - [ Away](/forum/user/63-nicolas) Less More - Posts: 86358 - Thank you received: 14293 - - 7 months 3 weeks ago [\#370774](#370774) by [nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile") Replied by *[nicolas](/forum/user/63-nicolas "View nicolas's Profile")* on topic *[GSC Merchant listings error: ProductGroup.description too long (JSON-LD) – excee](/forum/25-install-update/910175-gsc-merchant-listings-error-productgroup-description-too-long-json-ld---excee#370774 "Hello Nicolas, I’m getting Google Search Console emails for Merchant listings / structured data: “The length of the string value for field ‘description’ is invalid (in ‘’).” On this product page, HikaShop outputs JSON-LD with @type: "ProductGroup" and the description field contains almost the entire long product content (tables + FAQs + full copy), so the string exceeds Google’s 5000 character limit for description. URL: www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos In the page source: @type: "ProductGroup" description: "" (over 5000 chars) Could you please update the structured data generator so that: ProductGroup.description is capped to ription” field if available, so it complies with Google Merchant/structured data requirements and avoids GSC errors? Thanks!")* Hi, Thank you for reporting this. Regarding the description too long issue: we've added a fix that normalizes whitespace and truncates the JSON-LD description to 5000 characters (Google's limit) for both Product and ProductGroup entries. This applies to the main product description as well as each variant description. Regarding the missing productGroupID: this was already addressed in a previous update. The ProductGroup node now includes productGroupID set to the parent product's SKU code. Both fixes will be available in the next HikaShop update, which we plan to release in the next few days. The following user(s) said Thank You: [Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzkxMDE3NS1nc2MtbWVyY2hhbnQtbGlzdGluZ3MtZXJyb3ItcHJvZHVjdGdyb3VwLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uLXRvby1sb25nLWpzb24tbGQtLS1leGNlZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")** - [![Reincidente's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/12307-reincidente) Less More - Posts: 467 - Thank you received: 21 - 7 months 3 weeks ago [\#370777](#370777) by [Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile") Replied by *[Reincidente](/forum/user/12307-reincidente "View Reincidente's Profile")* on topic *[GSC Merchant listings error: ProductGroup.description too long (JSON-LD) – excee](/forum/25-install-update/910175-gsc-merchant-listings-error-productgroup-description-too-long-json-ld---excee#370777 "Hello Nicolas, I’m getting Google Search Console emails for Merchant listings / structured data: “The length of the string value for field ‘description’ is invalid (in ‘’).” On this product page, HikaShop outputs JSON-LD with @type: "ProductGroup" and the description field contains almost the entire long product content (tables + FAQs + full copy), so the string exceeds Google’s 5000 character limit for description. URL: www.hermanosgaliano.es/comprar/papel-secamanos In the page source: @type: "ProductGroup" description: "" (over 5000 chars) Could you please update the structured data generator so that: ProductGroup.description is capped to ription” field if available, so it complies with Google Merchant/structured data requirements and avoids GSC errors? Thanks!")* Thanks so much. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzI1LWluc3RhbGwtdXBkYXRlLzkxMDE3NS1nc2MtbWVyY2hhbnQtbGlzdGluZ3MtZXJyb3ItcHJvZHVjdGdyb3VwLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uLXRvby1sb25nLWpzb24tbGQtLS1leGNlZT90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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