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Bolt Food photo requirements
Last checked against the platform’s documentation: September 2026
The short answer
- Size
- Min 1,200px both sides. Cover 2:1 (1,280×640px)
- Background
- A solid, minimal background that does not compete with the food — white works, and so does a plain colour
- Shape
- Product image: horizontal or square (NOT vertical)
- Not allowed
- NO text/logos, NO people or hands at all
What Bolt Food requires
Everything in this section is published by Bolt Food. Each line is marked as a rule or as advice, because the two are not the same thing when you are deciding what to do.
Size and shape
Product image: horizontal or square (NOT vertical)Required
Min 1,200px both sides. Cover 2:1 (1,280×640px)Required
Item photo: 16:8 at 1,280×640px, max 10MB — Bolt's photo guide asks for 1,200px on both sides, so meet whichever is larger on each sideRequired
“Add a photo of the item 16:8 (1280x640, max 10MB) - optional”
— Bolt Food’s own wording
Background
A solid, minimal background that does not compete with the food — white works, and so does a plain colourRequired
“Make the photo on a solid background and without competing decorations”
— Bolt Food’s own wording
What the photo may and may not show
NO text/logos, NO people or hands at allRequired
No alcohol and no interior-design objects in the shotRequired
Avoid napkins, chopsticks and cutlery — Bolt suggests garnishes, herbs and spices as the extras instead. Also avoid patterned fabrics and disposable dishesRecommended
“Please avoid using napkins, chopsticks, and cutlery.”
— Bolt Food’s own wording
Framing and lighting
White balance 4500–5000KRecommended
The file
Max 10MBRequired
Formats: PNG, JPG, TIFFRequired
These rules are what our Bolt Food packs are built from.See what you get
These are the rules. We build to them.
Upload one photo and get back a set sized, framed and backgrounded to exactly what is on this page. No studio, no measuring, no rejected listing.
Ready-made Bolt Food packs, built from these rules:
- Enhanced1 image
- Three Styles3 images