ActionShopifyUpdated September 2026

How do I update a Shopify product?

Short answer: You can update product in Shopify by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Shopify Update Product action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Update Product in Shopify — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Product ID product_id	string	Required	Shopify product ID — numeric. Find via List Products.
Title title	string	Optional	Title
Description (HTML) body_html	string	Optional	Description (HTML)
Vendor vendor	string	Optional	Vendor
Tags tags	string	Optional	Comma-separated (replaces existing)
Status status	options	Optional	Status. Options: Active, Draft, Archived

Sample request

{
  "product_id": "e.g. 123456789",
  "title": "{{trigger.title}}",
  "body_html": "{{trigger.body_html}}",
  "vendor": "{{trigger.vendor}}",
  "tags": "{{trigger.tags}}"
}

Returns

{
  "product": {
    "id": 123,
    "title": "Updated Title",
    "status": "active"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Update Product.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Shopify

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Shopify

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Update Product.

What does the Update Product action do in Shopify?

Updates an existing Shopify product's title, body, variants, images, status, or SEO fields. Common in inventory-sync flows from your PIM or ERP.

What inputs does Update Product require?

Required: Product ID. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Shopify returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Shopify returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Update Product support batch operations?

Run Update Product inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Shopify's rate limits.

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