Shopify Product Uploader V3 (Create / Update / Inventory Sync)

A production-ready Apify Actor for uploading and synchronizing products to Shopify using the Admin GraphQL API.

Automate Shopify product management reliably — without manual uploads or fragile scripts.

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⚡ Try it in 60 Seconds

1. Create a Shopify Custom App
2. Copy your Admin API access token
3. Prepare a simple CSV with one product
4. Paste your credentials and CSV into the Actor input
5. Click Run

That’s it — your product will be created or updated automatically.

If you don’t have a CSV yet, use this sample:

title,handle,vendor,product_type,price,sku,inventory,weight,image_url
Sample Product,sample-product,Demo,General,9.99,SAMPLE-001,10,0.2,https://i.imgur.com/Qr71crq.jpg



Features

✔ Create or update products by handle (upsert mode)
✔ Update variant prices (2025-safe GraphQL mutation)
✔ Synchronize inventory by location
✔ Validate image URLs before upload
✔ Automatic retries with exponential backoff
✔ Per-row success and failure logging
✔ Run health and performance summary


Quick Start

1. Create a Shopify Custom App

2. Generate an Admin API access token

3. Enable required scopes:

  # read_products

  # write_products

  # read_inventory

  # rite_inventory

  # read_locations

4. Prepare your CSV file

5. Paste credentials into Actor input

6. Run the Actor

7. Review results in Dataset


Input
Required Fields
| Field               | Type   | Description                |
| ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- |
| shopifyStoreDomain  | string | Your Shopify domain        |
| adminApiAccessToken | string | Admin API access token     |
| csvContent          | string | CSV-formatted product data |



Recommended Fields
| Field           | Type   | Description              |
| --------------- | ------ | ------------------------ |
| locationId      | string | Inventory location ID    |
| maxRetries      | number | Max retries per API call |
| rowDelaySeconds | number | Delay between rows       |
| apiVersion      | string | Shopify API version      |




Recommended Fields
| Field           | Type   | Description              |
| --------------- | ------ | ------------------------ |
| locationId      | string | Inventory location ID    |
| maxRetries      | number | Max retries per API call |
| rowDelaySeconds | number | Delay between rows       |
| apiVersion      | string | Shopify API version      |




CSV Format
title,handle,vendor,product_type,price,sku,inventory,weight,image_url


Example Row
Luxury Towel,luxury-towel,MyBrand,Bathroom Accessories,599,LT-001,50,0.3,https://example.com/image.jpg



Output
{
  "row": 1,
  "status": "ok",
  "action": "updated",
  "inventory_set": true,
  "images_uploaded": 1,
  "warnings": []
}



Run Summary
{
  "run_summary": true,
  "success_rate": 100,
  "runtime_seconds": 2.17
}



Inventory Setup

1. Open Shopify Admin → Settings → Locations

2. Click your default location

3. Copy the ID from the URL

4. Convert to:

gid://shopify/Location/XXXXXXXXXX

5. Provide it as locationId in input



Best Practices

  # Test with one row before bulk uploads

  # Use realistic delays (0.4s+)

  # Never expose API tokens

  # Save datasets for auditing

  # Monitor failed rows



Limitations

  # Only first variant is managed

  # Image processing may be asynchronous

  # API rate limits apply

  # Large catalogs should be batched  



Use Cases

  # Bulk product migration

  # Supplier imports

  # Store setup

  # Inventory synchronization

  # Managed automation service



Security Notes

  # Treat API tokens like passwords

  # Store secrets in Actor input

  # Do not commit credentials

  # Rotate tokens regularly



Author

Built by Leoncio Coronado
Automation & Data Engineering
Apify Creator

Focused on building reliable, long-running automation systems.