Merchant Center Suspension Checker: Free 60-Second Scan (2026)

A merchant center suspension checker is the fastest way to find out which policy issues are keeping your Google Shopping account suspended. The free tool at GMCSuspension.com scans your live store URL against 52+ GMC compliance requirements and returns a step-by-step fix list in under 60 seconds, with no account needed.

What the Checker Scans (All 52+ Points)

Google's suspension review looks at your store across multiple policy dimensions. The checker covers every one of them:

Contact and Business Information

Your store needs a visible phone number, business address, and functioning contact form or email address. These need to appear on your contact page and be consistent with what you entered in your Merchant Center account. The checker verifies that all three are present, readable by Googlebot, and not hidden behind a login wall.

Policy Pages

Google requires a privacy policy, return policy, and shipping policy that are accessible without login, not buried in footer text, and specific enough to cover your actual store practices. A vague "contact us for returns" paragraph fails the check. The tool reads the content of each policy page and flags gaps against the requirements Google's automated system checks for.

Checkout and Price Consistency

The most common suspension trigger is price mismatch: the price in your product feed differs from the price on your website. The checker compares what it finds on your product pages to what you are advertising. It also flags checkout flows that require an account to complete a purchase, redirects that break after adding to cart, and surprise fees that appear at checkout but not in the product listing.

Technical Compliance

SSL certificate validity, correct robots.txt configuration, Core Web Vitals thresholds, and structured data markup all factor into GMC compliance. A site that loads slowly, blocks Googlebot from key pages, or has broken Product schema can trigger a "Website Needs Improvement" flag even when your policies are otherwise clean.

Suspension Checker vs. Agency vs. DIY: Which One Fits Your Situation?

The automated checker is the right first step in almost every case. It takes 60 seconds and costs nothing. Even if you plan to hire an agency afterward, running the checker first tells you exactly what the agency needs to fix, which makes every subsequent conversation more productive and prevents you from paying for advice on issues you could have found yourself.

Run the Checker Before You Appeal

This is the single most important rule for anyone dealing with a GMC suspension: fix every issue the checker flags before you submit your appeal. Google's review team examines your live store during the appeal process. If the same policy violations are still present, the appeal is rejected immediately, which can trigger a multi-week cooldown period before you are allowed to appeal again.

The checker gives you a prioritized fix list. Work through every item from top to bottom. For complex issues like missing policy pages, use the specific fix guides linked in your report. Once every issue shows as resolved, then submit your appeal through your Merchant Center account under "Account Issues." For a complete walkthrough of the appeal process, including what to write in your appeal statement, see the full guide.

How to Use the Checker for Multiple Stores

If you manage multiple Shopify or WooCommerce stores, or if you are an agency managing accounts for multiple clients, you can run the checker for each store URL separately. The paid plans remove the per-scan limit and add saved reports, comparison between scans, and email delivery of results. For a one-off suspension check before submitting an appeal, the free tier handles everything you need.

Platform-specific suspension guides are available for Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and BigCommerce if you want to understand how your platform configuration affects GMC compliance before running the scan.