Import products from a spreadsheet into Shopify automatically

Automatically creates Shopify products, including sizes and colors, straight from a Google Sheet.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each product row in sheet.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Simple Merge (5) · Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

flowchart TD trig(("user runs product import")):::human s0[["read product data from sheet"]]:::mi s1["group products detect variants"]:::task s2["create or update shopify product"]:::svc trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 gx{"× product already exists"}:::gate s1 --> gx p00["update listing"]:::task gx -->|"existing product"| p00 p10["create listing"]:::task gx -->|"new product"| p10 jn{"○ shopify catalog updated"}:::gate p00 --> jn p10 --> jn jn --> s2 out[/"shopify catalog populated with variants"/]:::out pay{{"bulk catalog setup with no manual entry"}}:::pay s2 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
E-commerce & ProductSpreadsheet & Database Ops
Connects
ShopifyGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

Adding new products to your store one at a time is slow, and it's worse when each product comes in several sizes or colors. Manually creating every variant, price, and stock level invites mistakes.

Who it fits

Store owners setting up or updating a Shopify catalog in bulk.

How it works

  1. Product data is read from a Google Sheet
  2. Products are grouped automatically by name, and variants like size or color are detected
  3. Each product or variant is created in Shopify with the right price, stock level, and image
  4. Existing products are updated rather than duplicated
What you get

Catalog fully stocked without any retyping

You get your entire product catalog built in Shopify automatically, complete with sizes, colors, and images pulled straight from your spreadsheet.

What you get

New or updated product listings in Shopify, complete with variants, pricing, and images.

What you need

A Shopify account with API access and a Google Sheets account.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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