# Shopify Taxonomy Fixer: 2026 AI SEO + MCP Ready (`automationnation/shopify-fixer`) Actor

Fixes Shopify product taxonomy to the April 2026 Standard, preventing AI search invisibility in Google SGE, Perplexity, and ChatGPT Shopping.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/automationnation/shopify-fixer.md
- **Developed by:** [Nathan Carter](https://apify.com/automationnation) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools, E-commerce, AI
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $100.00 / 1,000 ai taxonomy mapping (per product)s

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

### Shopify Taxonomy Fixer: 2026 AI SEO + MCP Ready

![Shopify 2026](https://img.shields.io/badge/Shopify%20Standard%20Taxonomy-April%202026-96bf48) ![MCP Ready](https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Agent%20Ready-blue)

> **Pricing:** A Shopify Plus consultant charges £150/hr to remap your catalogue. This Actor does the full store in one run — pay once per refresh, not per hour, 90% cheaper.


**If your Shopify products aren't showing up in AI search results — Google SGE, ChatGPT Shopping, or Perplexity — wrong taxonomy is likely the cause.**

This Actor connects directly to any public Shopify store's `/products.json` endpoint, reads every product, and maps each one to the correct **April 2026 Shopify Standard Product Taxonomy** category. It outputs a Shopify-ready CSV you can import instantly via the Shopify admin bulk editor — no manual work, no guessing category names.

Try it on any Shopify store in under 60 seconds on the [Apify platform](https://apify.com).

---

### Why use Shopify 2026 AI SEO & Taxonomy Fixer?

- **AI search requires structured data.** Google's Shopping Graph, ChatGPT's product search, and Perplexity all rely on Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy to surface your listings. Untagged or generic categories make products **invisible to AI**.
- **No API key or Shopify login required.** Works on any public Shopify store using the open `/products.json` feed.
- **Bulk-fix in minutes, not days.** One run processes hundreds or thousands of products and exports a ready-to-import CSV.
- **April 2026 taxonomy.** Kept current with Shopify's latest standard category tree to maintain compatibility with Google Merchant Center and new AI shopping integrations.

---

### How to use Shopify 2026 AI SEO & Taxonomy Fixer

1. Click **Try for free** on the Actor page.
2. In the **Input** tab, paste your Shopify store URL (e.g. `https://yourstore.myshopify.com`).
3. Optionally set **Max Products** to limit the run (0 = all products).
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish (usually under 60 seconds).
5. Go to the **Storage** tab → **Key-Value Store** → download `taxonomy-output.csv`.
6. In Shopify Admin, go to **Products** → **Import** and upload the CSV.

---

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `startUrl` | String | Yes | — | Base URL of the Shopify store |
| `maxProducts` | Integer | No | 250 | Max products to process (0 = unlimited) |

Example input:

```json
{
    "startUrl": "https://example.myshopify.com",
    "maxProducts": 500
}
````

***

### Output

Each product is pushed to the **Dataset** as a JSON object and also written to a downloadable **CSV** in the Key-Value Store.

#### Dataset item example

```json
{
    "Handle": "mens-classic-tee",
    "Title": "Men's Classic T-Shirt",
    "Standard Product Category": "Apparel & Accessories > Clothing",
    "Custom Product Type": "T-Shirts"
}
```

#### CSV columns

| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Handle | Shopify product handle (URL slug) |
| Title | Product title |
| Standard Product Category | Mapped 2026 Shopify Standard Taxonomy value |
| Custom Product Type | Original product\_type from the store |

You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel from the **Dataset** tab.

***

### Data table

| Field | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Handle | Text | `/products.json` |
| Title | Text | `/products.json` |
| Standard Product Category | 2026 Shopify Taxonomy string | Mapped by actor |
| Custom Product Type | Text | `/products.json` `product_type` field |

***

### Pricing / Cost estimation

This Actor uses minimal compute — it makes only HTTP requests (no browser). A typical store with 500 products completes in under 30 seconds.

- **Free tier** on Apify covers roughly 10–20 full store runs per month.
- Larger catalogues (5,000+ products) typically cost less than $0.05 per run.

***

### Tips

- **Run monthly** — Shopify's taxonomy evolves. Re-running after each Shopify taxonomy update keeps your listings AI-search compliant.
- **Combine with Google Merchant Center** — after importing the CSV, re-sync your Merchant Center feed to propagate the corrected categories to Google Shopping.
- **Custom mappings** — if your store uses niche product types not covered by the built-in rules, open an issue and request additions.

***

### FAQ & Disclaimers

**Is scraping `/products.json` allowed?**
Yes. Shopify exposes `/products.json` as a public, unauthenticated endpoint by design. This Actor reads only publicly available product data and does not bypass any authentication.

**Does it modify my store?**
No. This Actor only reads data and produces a CSV. All store changes require a manual import by the store owner.

**Known limitations**

- Only works on stores that have not disabled the `/products.json` endpoint.
- Taxonomy mapping is keyword-based; niche or highly custom product types may fall back to `Generic > Miscellaneous`.

**Support**
Found a bug or want a new taxonomy rule? Open an issue in the Issues tab. Custom integrations available on request.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `string`):

Base URL of the Shopify store (e.g. https://example.myshopify.com). The actor fetches /products.json automatically — no sitemap needed.

## `maxProducts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to process. Set to 0 for unlimited (all products).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrl": "https://example.myshopify.com",
  "maxProducts": 250
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `csv` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrl": "https://example.myshopify.com"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("automationnation/shopify-fixer").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "startUrl": "https://example.myshopify.com" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("automationnation/shopify-fixer").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrl": "https://example.myshopify.com"
}' |
apify call automationnation/shopify-fixer --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=automationnation/shopify-fixer",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Shopify Taxonomy Fixer: 2026 AI SEO + MCP Ready",
        "description": "Fixes Shopify product taxonomy to the April 2026 Standard, preventing AI search invisibility in Google SGE, Perplexity, and ChatGPT Shopping.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "nABBntEUoX8ILFokt"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/automationnation~shopify-fixer/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-automationnation-shopify-fixer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/automationnation~shopify-fixer/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-automationnation-shopify-fixer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/automationnation~shopify-fixer/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-automationnation-shopify-fixer",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "startUrl"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "startUrl": {
                        "title": "Store URL",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Base URL of the Shopify store (e.g. https://example.myshopify.com). The actor fetches /products.json automatically — no sitemap needed."
                    },
                    "maxProducts": {
                        "title": "Max Products",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of products to process. Set to 0 for unlimited (all products).",
                        "default": 250
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
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                                    },
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                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```