Many readers have reached out after seeing this notification in their Google AdSense account: “We encourage you to publish your seller information in the Google sellers.json file. Visit the account settings page to review your current visibility status.” If you’re wondering what this means and how to fix it, here’s everything you need to know.
What is the sellers.json?
The sellers.json is a transparency initiative by Google to help advertisers identify who is earning from ads on a website. It improves ad transparency and helps reduce ad fraud. It is a publicly accessible file that contains essential information about publishers — including name, domain (if provided), and publisher ID.
This allows advertisers to verify who they are buying ad space from, making the process more trustworthy. When your information is not visible in sellers.json, advertisers may hesitate to bid on your ad space, which can potentially affect your earnings.
For more details, visit the AdSense Help Page and the IAB Tech Lab website.
How to Fix Google sellers.json in AdSense?
Step 1: Click “Action” under the notification in your AdSense dashboard.
Step 2: If you accidentally dismissed it, click the bell icon to access the notification again.
Step 3: Enter your domain name (only the domain, without https://, http://, www, or ftp://) where AdSense ads are displayed.
Step 4: Set the visibility status to Transparent.
Note: If you don’t have a website, leave the domain field blank and still select Transparent.
Step 5: Click Dismiss to remove the notification.
Wrap Up
This simple fix resolves the sellers.json warning in your AdSense account. If you still have questions or run into issues, feel free to ask in the comments below.
