Updated on May 30, 2024
Full error name: “Generic error“
Cause
There are a few reasons why you might receive this error from Etsy:
- You tried to push an “Active” products without accepting to pay Etsy fees.
- You have special characters in your product card or description. Some quotation marks, for instance, generate an error from Etsy, despite all systems are now using UTF-8 sets.
Solution
Here are a couple of things to try to fix this error:
- Make sure everything is set between you and Etsy, so that you can pay their fees.
- Remove special characters from your listings and retry the publication.