At a glance
Etsy Suspended Listings (24h) counts listings Etsy has taken down in the last 24 hours. Etsy suspends listings for reasons such as handmade or vintage policy violations, prohibited materials, or trademark and intellectual-property complaints, and a suspended listing earns nothing and disappears from search instantly. An Etsy seller cares because a suspension can signal a wider policy problem that may threaten more listings or the shop itself if left unaddressed. Good looks like 0 suspensions in the window; bad looks like any non-zero count, and a cluster of suspensions in one day is a strong signal that a category of listings or a sourcing decision has tripped a policy rule.
| What it counts | The number of listings suspended or removed by Etsy within the trailing 24-hour window. |
| Sample type | Backend API data from Etsy, refreshed on the standard data refresh. |
| Why it matters | Suspended listings stop selling immediately and can foreshadow account-level enforcement if the underlying policy issue is not resolved. |
| Reading the value | 0 is the safe state. Any value above 0 is a same-day investigation; a sudden cluster suggests a systemic cause rather than a single mislabelled item. |
| Currency | number |
| Time window | 24H |
| Alert trigger | >0 suspensions |
| Sentiment key | ets_alert_listing_rejection_spike |
| Roles | owner, operations |
Calculation
Vortex IQ tracks listing status changes reported by Etsy and counts those that move into a suspended or removed state within the trailing 24 hours. The card reflects Etsy’s own enforcement actions, not your manual deactivations, so it isolates takedowns you did not initiate. Because the window is short and rolling, the count naturally clears as suspensions age out past 24 hours, which keeps the card focused on what needs attention today rather than a historical tally.Worked example
Illustrative numbers. On 14 Jun 26 a craft-supply seller sees the card spike from 0 to 6 overnight. Reviewing the affected listings, all six share a popular character name in their titles and tags, and Etsy has acted on a trademark complaint. The seller removes the protected term from titles, tags, and descriptions across the range, re-checks similar listings before they are flagged too, and contacts Etsy support to clarify any remaining items. They open Vortex Mind to trace whether the six share a common keyword or supplier so the fix can be applied once rather than item by item, then ask Ask Viq, “which suspended listings mention the same brand word,” to confirm the pattern.Sibling cards merchants should reference together
| Card | Why merchants reach for it |
|---|---|
active-listings | Shows the live listing count so you can see how much of the shop a cluster of suspensions removed. |
etsy-shop-health-score | Rolls policy and performance signals into a single account-health read. |
listings-failing-feedonomics-validation | Catches listings that fail validation upstream before Etsy can suspend them. |
required-attribute-completeness | Incomplete or mislabelled attributes can contribute to policy and quality flags. |
revenue-at-risk-live | Quantifies the revenue exposed when listings drop out of search and sales. |
Reconciling against Etsy Shop Manager
Where to look in Etsy Shop Manager: Open Shop Manager > Listings and filter for inactive or removed status to find the affected items, and check Shop Manager for any policy notices or messages from Etsy explaining the action. The Help and account-status pages will note any wider enforcement. Why the Vortex IQ value may legitimately differ:| Reason | Direction | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Manual deactivations excluded. Listings you ended yourself are not suspensions and are not counted here. | Variable | Compare against your own end-listing actions before treating a count as enforcement. |
| Reinstatement lag. A listing you fixed and appealed may still show suspended until Etsy restores it. | Marginal | Recheck after the next refresh once Etsy processes the appeal. |
| Window edge. A suspension just over 24 hours old has aged out of the card but still shows in Shop Manager. | Marginal | Use Shop Manager for the full history; use the card for what needs action today. |