Weekly product updates: week 42, 2026
This week brought fixes to Meta feed uploads for large catalogues and operational changes to reservation handling. Learn what changed and what you need to do.
Overview
This week's updates focus on resolving a critical issue affecting merchants with large product feeds on Meta, and an operational adjustment to how the platform manages stale reservations. Both changes improve reliability and reduce friction in your product feed workflows.
Meta feed upload fix for large catalogues
A defect that prevented large product feeds from uploading to Facebook and Meta has been resolved. Merchants with extensive product catalogues experienced consistent upload failures when feed size exceeded certain thresholds. This issue blocked product synchronisation and delayed campaign launches.
The platform now handles large feed uploads without interruption, regardless of catalogue size. This matters because your products reach customers only when feeds sync successfully. A failed upload means your inventory, pricing, and availability data fall out of step with your Meta advertising and shop.
What you should do: If you experienced upload failures in recent days, retry your feed uploads now. Check your feed status dashboard to confirm synchronisation is complete. Monitor your Meta feed performance over the next few days to ensure data flows consistently.
Stale reservation release on hold
The able.release_stale_reservations operation has been removed from the regular processing schedule. This function normally runs on a set beat to clear expired inventory holds that could otherwise lock stock indefinitely.
Reservations that exceed their time limit will no longer clear automatically through the standard schedule. This change is temporary while the team investigates underlying behaviour and optimises the release mechanism. Stale reservations may accumulate if left unmanaged, which can cause inventory visibility issues and prevent legitimate orders from accessing available stock.
What you should do: Review your current reservations and identify any that have exceeded their intended hold period. If you have processes that depend on automatic stale reservation cleanup, prepare manual intervention or contact support to discuss temporary alternatives. Monitor your inventory levels closely to catch any unexpected stock lockups before they affect customer orders.
Action summary
| Update | Action | Urgency |
|---|---|---|
| Meta feed upload fix | Retry failed uploads and confirm sync status | High |
| Stale reservation schedule change | Review active reservations and plan manual cleanup if needed | Medium |
Next steps
Check your feed management dashboard for any pending uploads. If you notice inventory discrepancies or reservation issues, reach out to support with details of the affected products or orders. Stay alert for further updates on the stale reservation schedule as the team completes their investigation.