availability availability Fix “Missing required field: availability” on Meta Commerce Manager
Items without an availability value can't enter Meta's catalog. Affects items where the feed-generation pipeline failed to map the availability field correctly.
What you see in Meta Commerce Manager:
Missing required field: availability Items without availability can't enter Meta's catalog. Affects items where feed-generation pipeline failed to map availability correctly.
Map source-system values to Meta's enum (in stock / out of stock / preorder / backorder). Boolean values from source need explicit transformation.
Top causes
- 1
Feed field is called 'stock_status' or 'in_stock_status' but Meta needs 'availability'
- 2
Boolean values (true/false) that don't translate to Meta's enum
- 3
Empty field for items the source system considers neither in nor out of stock
How to fix it
- 1
Identify the field mapping issue
Open the raw feed file Meta fetches. If the availability column is empty or has unexpected values, fix the mapping.
- 2
Apply value normalisation
true → in stock, false → out of stock, 1 → in stock, 0 → out of stock, etc. Whatever your source system uses, normalise to Meta's enum at feed-generation time.
- 3
Force a fetch
Items clear within 15 minutes after the normalised values are submitted.
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FAQ
Why doesn't Meta accept boolean availability?
Because the enum has four values (in stock, out of stock, preorder, backorder) and boolean only has two. Boolean availability loses the preorder/backorder distinction.
Last reviewed: 26 May 2026
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