How it works

Follow these 4 simple steps to update your products whenever changes are made in your Google Sheets

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Row Updated
App connector: Google Sheets • Time to complete: 3 minutes
Why this matters: This trigger detects when someone edits product information in your Google Sheets spreadsheet and kicks off the entire update process.

You'll need to install a webhook code snippet in your Google Sheets to enable real-time detection of row changes. The system provides the exact code to copy and paste into your spreadsheet's script editor. Once installed, any time someone updates a row containing product data, this trigger fires immediately and captures the changed information. The trigger automatically pulls all the updated row data and makes it available for the next steps.

Get List of Products
App connector: Shopify • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This step retrieves the current product information from Shopify to ensure you're updating the right product with the most recent data.

This step automatically takes the Product ID from your updated Google Sheets row and searches for that specific product in your Shopify store. It pulls the complete product record including all variants, pricing, and details. This verification step prevents errors by confirming the product exists before attempting any updates. The retrieved product data gets passed to the loop for processing.

Loop
App connector: Loop • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This step ensures you're updating the exact product that matches your Google Sheets data, even when dealing with multiple products.

The loop compares the Product ID from your Google Sheets with the Product ID from Shopify's product list to find the perfect match. It filters through any retrieved products and isolates the one that corresponds to your updated row. Once it finds the matching product, it prepares that specific product's data for the update process. This prevents accidentally updating the wrong product if multiple products were somehow retrieved.

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Update Product
App connector: Shopify • Time to complete: 0 minutes (Auto-configured)
Why this matters: This is where your Google Sheets changes actually get applied to your Shopify product, synchronizing your spreadsheet data with your live store.

The system takes all the updated information from your Google Sheets row and applies it to the matching Shopify product. It updates the product title, description, product type, vendor, pricing, compare-at price, and SKU based on your spreadsheet columns. The workflow maps specific column names like "Product Title," "Description," "Price," and "SKU" to the corresponding Shopify product fields. Your live product page reflects these changes immediately after the update completes.

Make it your own

Customize this workflow even further:

Set up bulk product updates
Process multiple rows at once by modifying the trigger to detect when several products are updated simultaneously in your spreadsheet.
Add inventory tracking
Extend the workflow to also update inventory quantities from your Google Sheets, keeping stock levels synchronized between your spreadsheet and Shopify.
Include product images
Connect image URLs from your spreadsheet columns to automatically update product photos when you change the image link in Google Sheets.
Send update notifications
Chain a Slack or email step after the product update to notify your team whenever someone makes changes to product information through the spreadsheet.

Frequently asked questions

Will this work if I change multiple products at the same time in Google Sheets?
The current setup processes one row update at a time, so if you edit 5 products simultaneously, it will trigger 5 separate workflow runs. Each product gets updated individually, which is actually safer for data integrity but means bulk changes might take a few moments to complete.
What happens if someone enters invalid data in the Google Sheets, like text in a price field?
Shopify will reject the update and the workflow will show an error for that specific product. Your other product updates will continue working normally, but you'll need to fix the invalid data in your spreadsheet and make another edit to trigger the update again.
Can I add custom fields or metafields through this workflow?
This template updates standard Shopify product fields like title, price, and description. To update custom fields or metafields, you'd need to modify the Update Product step to include those additional fields in the step, which requires knowing the exact metafield keys from your Shopify admin.
What is a template?
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Yes! Every step can be customized to meet your exact requirements. Additionally, you can even add more steps and make it more sophisticated.
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