Shopify Overview

The Shopify integration is currently in Beta. Core sync flows are stable and running with real merchants; expect rapid iteration as we expand the feature.

What It Does

The Shopify integration connects your AMS product catalog with your Shopify store. Once connected, you can:

• Push AMS products to Shopify to list them in your online store
• Import Shopify products into AMS to manage them alongside your other inventory
• Push changes you make in AMS to Shopify automatically or on demand
• Automatically detect and resolve differences between the two catalogs
• Keep stock quantities in sync — AMS pushes live stock to your Shopify storefront, minus any wholesale commitments, so you don't oversell

The integration uses Shopify's Admin API with a custom app that you create in your Shopify store. Your access token is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM and never leaves the server.

Where to Find It

Go to My Business → Integrations to see the Integrations hub. Click the Shopify tile to open the dedicated Shopify detail page, which is organized into four tabs:

• Overview — connection status, Product Stock Sync health, and the Full Sync And Compare button.
• Push Log — the last 30 days of stock pushes, with success / failure / retry status and the exact quantity sent for every variant.
• Settings — pause / resume stock sync, change the inventory location, and configure the Sold-Out Override.
• Setup Wizard — the step-by-step Shopify custom-app setup. See Shopify Setup for details.

What Syncs

The following data is compared and synchronized between AMS and Shopify:

Product Fields

• Name / Title — AMS product name maps to Shopify product title
• Description — maps to Shopify body HTML
• Vendor — syncs directly
• Category — maps to Shopify product type
• Option Names — e.g., Size, Color, Style
• Status — AMS active/inactive status
• Shopify Status — Shopify-specific listing status (Active, Draft, Archived, Unlisted); separate from AMS active/inactive

Variant Fields

• SKU — syncs directly, used for matching
• Retail Price — AMS retail_price maps to Shopify variant price
• Option Values — e.g., "Small", "Blue"

Stock Quantities

• AMS pushes on-hand stock minus wholesale commitments to your Shopify variant Available quantity on every change (sale, adjustment, ship, etc.).
• Pushes run on a short interval. You can also click Push pending now on the Overview tab to flush the queue immediately.
• Stock conflicts (AMS and Shopify disagree on the on-hand count) surface in the sync compare flow alongside field and variant conflicts — resolve them inline or with Accept-All bulk actions.

Images

• Product images sync bidirectionally
• Shopify images are downloaded and stored in AMS during sync
• AMS images are pushed to Shopify via public Storage URLs
• Variant-image assignments are preserved where possible

What Doesn't Sync

These fields are AMS-only and have no Shopify equivalent:

• COGS, Material Cost, Labor — internal cost tracking
• Markup, Wholesale Pricing — AMS pricing worksheet
• Commission Rate — retailer-specific
• Retail Listed — AMS portal concept
• Consignment Stock — managed per-retailer in AMS
• Components / Bill of Materials — AMS manufacturing data

How Linking Works

Products are linked between AMS and Shopify using internal IDs stored on the AMS product record (shopify_product_id). Once linked, products stay connected across all future syncs. Linking happens automatically during the sync process:

• Products matched by shopify_product_id (previously linked)
• Products matched by SKU (first sync)
• Unmatched products can be pushed or imported

Sync Status

Each linked product shows a sync status badge:

• Synced (green) — product is linked and has no pending changes
• Out of Sync (amber) — changes were made in AMS but not pushed to Shopify
• Sync Error (red) — last sync attempt failed

You can see sync status in the product list table and on the product detail page header.