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  4. TikTok Shop Global EU
  5. TikTok Shop Global EU - Main errors and their resolution
Applicable products: Netmarkets

🔧 Tiktok Shop - Error : Category: the attribute is required

Error message

Category: the attribute is required

What does this error mean?

TikTok Shop requires all products to have a "category_id" provided for successful publication.

How to solve this error

  • At the category mapping step in Lengow, verify that the mapping is done for all your products.
  • You may temporarily exclude products without a category.
June 16, 2026 09:12
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