# Detect accidental Shopify CSV edits before a price update

**Use case:** 

Compare synthetic Shopify CSVs where a price edit also clears a product description, changes a variant option and edits a vendor. This tested example returns REVIEW_REQUIRED with five findings. Inspect the report before importing. Read-only comparison; it does not repair files or write to Shopify. PASS never guarantees live import safety. No developer fee; Apify platform usage applies.

## Input

```json
{
  "originalCsv": "URL handle,Title,Description,Vendor,Option1 name,Option1 value,Option2 name,Option2 value,Option3 name,Option3 value,SKU,Price,Compare-at price,Cost per item,Product image URL,Image position,Image alt text,Variant image URL,Price / International,Compare-at price / International\nshirt,Shirt,Soft cotton,Example,Size,S,Color,Red,,,001,20.00,25.00,8.00,https://example.invalid/shirt-1.jpg,1,Front,,,\nshirt,,,,,M,,Red,,,002,22.00,26.00,8.00,,,,,,\nshirt,,,,,L,,Red,,,003,24.00,28.00,8.00,,,,,,\nshirt,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://example.invalid/shirt-2.jpg,2,Back,,,\nmug,Mug,,Example,Title,Default Title,,,,,MUG,9.99,,3.00,,,,,,\n",
  "editedCsv": "URL handle,Title,Description,Vendor,Option1 name,Option1 value,Option2 name,Option2 value,Option3 name,Option3 value,SKU,Price,Compare-at price,Cost per item,Product image URL,Image position,Image alt text,Variant image URL,Price / International,Compare-at price / International\nshirt,Shirt,,Example,Size,S,Color,Red,,,001,20.00,25.00,8.00,https://example.invalid/shirt-1.jpg,1,Front,,,\nshirt,,,,,XL,,Red,,,002,21.00,26.00,8.00,,,,,,\nshirt,,,,,L,,Red,,,003,24.00,28.00,8.00,,,,,,\nshirt,,,,,,,,,,,,,,https://example.invalid/shirt-2.jpg,2,Back,,,\nmug,Mug,,Changed Vendor,Title,Default Title,,,,,MUG,9.99,,3.00,,,,,,\n",
  "intendedPriceColumns": [
    "Price"
  ]
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "status": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "changeCount": {
    "label": "Changes",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "findingCount": {
    "label": "Findings",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "rulesVersion": {
    "label": "Rules version",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "disclaimer": {
    "label": "Important limitations",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reportSha256": {
    "label": "Report SHA-256",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Shopify Price-Update CSV Guard](https://apify.com/bgmowl/shopify-price-update-csv-guard.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/bgmowl/shopify-price-update-csv-guard.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/bgmowl/shopify-price-update-csv-guard.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).