Flow Automation: Publishing Products to Storefront
You can use Flow Automation to automatically publish products to your storefront based on specific conditions, helping streamline inventory control and sales campaigns. For example, products can be auto-published after title updates. You can also schedule them for batch publishing, such as by supplier or when inventory is restocked.
Field Description
| Field | Description |
| Product ID | Enter manually or use parameters to select a product ID. |
| Publish Status | Choose whether to Publish or Unpublish a product. |
Supported Actions
You can use the following actions with this trigger. Click on each action name to view its setup details:
- [Product] Bulk Product Operation
- [Product] Successful Product Order
- [Product] Product Status Update
- [Product] Product Inventory Change
- [Product] Product Creation
- [Product] Product Update
| Note: "Bulk operations" refer to applying actions to existing records (e.g., products, orders, customers). |
Example Use Case
Here’s a real-world example of using the "Product Update" trigger — When a product title contains the keyword "electronics", the system automatically publishes the product. This helps ensure relevant products are promptly displayed on the storefront without manual work:
- Trigger: Product is updated
- Condition: Product title contains "electronics"
- Action: Publish product
Available Templates
Here are ready-to-use templates that incorporate this trigger. Click a template to view or apply it:
- Automatically publish products when inventory is restocked: When product inventory increases and reaches a set threshold, the system automatically updates the product status to Published. This helps ensure high-demand items become available as soon as stock is replenished.
- Schedule product publishing by supplier: A scheduled trigger queries products created after a specific time and from a designated supplier. The system publishes up to 100 matched products in a batch, helping manage new arrivals or seasonal releases more efficiently.