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I changed the property title and it's not updating on MercadoLibre

You edited the title of a property from Mapaprop, but when viewing the public listing on MercadoLibre the title still shows the previous text. This is expected behavior of the integration: MercadoLibre does not allow modifying the title of a listing that is active or paused through its API.

Why this happens

MercadoLibre imposes this restriction to maintain the integrity of active listings and protect its moderation system. The limitations are:

FieldActive / Paused listingClosed listing
Title❌ ML rejects the change❌ Also not allowed (requires publishing a new one)
Zone / location❌ ML rejects the change❌ Also not allowed
Category❌ ML rejects the change❌ Also not allowed
Plan❌ ML rejects the change✅ Yes, via Relist
Price✅ Automatic sync✅
Description✅ Automatic sync✅
Photos✅ Automatic sync (max 30)✅
Attributes numeric / amenities✅ Automatic sync✅

Mapaprop respects these ML restrictions: automatic sync sends all changes except those blocked by ML.

How do I know?

Every time you save changes to a property published on ML, Mapaprop shows you a toast confirming what was synced:

  • ✅ Yellow toast "MercadoLibre updated": the syncable changes (price, description, photos, attributes) reached ML.
  • ℹ️ Blue toast "The title was not updated on MercadoLibre" (when applicable): Mapaprop detected that you changed the title while the listing is active, and notifies you that this specific field was not reflected.

How to resolve — the steps

If you need to reflect the new title in the public MercadoLibre listing, you need to create a new listing:

  1. Go to the property's Publication panel.
  2. In the MercadoLibre card, open the editor (pencil icon) and click the Close button (or directly from the card). Confirm.
  3. Once Closed, click Delete from MercadoLibre (trash icon) — this deletes the listing from the ML panel while keeping your data in Mapaprop.
  4. Return to the MercadoLibre card and click Publish. The editor will allow you to confirm the new title and publish a new listing.

The Relist button does not work for this case: MercadoLibre's /items/{id}/relist endpoint accepts price and plan changes but does NOT accept title changes. The new item's title remains the same as the closed one. That's why to change the title you need to go through Close + Delete + Publish new.

What happens to the previous listing's views and sales?

Unfortunately when a new listing is published (not via Relist), accumulated views and sales are not transferred. That transfer only occurs with the Relist endpoint and for items closed less than 60 days ago.

If your priority is to preserve views/sales, evaluate whether the title change is really necessary or if you can express the change in the description (which does sync instantly).

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