Automation library · E-commerce

Sync Shopify inventory and prices

Started by a clock. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 20 steps, 3 branches, 1 loop or waits: a working afternoon to understand properly.

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20 stepsMedium: a working afternoon
3Branches: places the flow splits
1Loop or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 2Logic 11Service 7

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1When clicking "Execute Workflow"Manual triggerStarts it
  2. 2AUTO SYNC - Every 6 HoursSchedule triggerStarts it
  3. 3CONFIG - EDIT MESetLogic
  4. 4Get Shopify Access TokenHttp RequestService
  5. 5Validate Shopify TokenCodeLogic
  6. 6Get Primary Shopify LocationHttp RequestService
  7. 7Validate Shopify LocationCodeLogic
  8. 8Download Supplier FileHttp RequestService
  9. 9Is XLSX?IfLogic
  10. 10Extract XLSXExtract From FileService
  11. 11Extract CSVExtract From FileService
  12. 12Normalize & ValidateCodeLogic
  13. 13Loop Over RowsSplit In BatchesLogic
  14. 14Sync SummaryCodeLogic
  15. 15Valid Row?IfLogic
  16. 16Find Shopify VariantHttp RequestService
  17. 17Prepare SyncCodeLogic
  18. 18Needs Shopify Update?IfLogic
  19. 19Sync ShopifyHttp RequestService
  20. 20Finalize Sync ResultCodeLogic

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
20, with 3 branches, 1 loop or waits
Size
Medium: a working afternoon
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 20 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 20 steps before you point it at anything that matters.