Shopify Automation Comprehensive Shopify e-commerce automation covering inventory management, order processing, customer workflows, and analytics. Based on n8n's e-commerce workflow templates. Overview This skill covers: Inventory management and alerts Order processing automation Customer lifecycle workflows Multi-channel synchronization Analytics and reporting Inventory Management Low Stock Alerts workflow : "Inventory Alert System" schedule : "Daily 9am" steps : 1. fetch_inventory : shopify : endpoint : products include : variants 2. filter_low_stock : condition : inventory_quantity <= reorder_threshold default_threshold : 10 3. categorize_urgency : critical : inventory_quantity <= 5 warning : inventory_quantity <= 10 4. generate_report : group_by : [ category , urgency ] 5. notify : slack : channel : "#inventory-alerts" message : | ⚠️ Low Stock Alert 🚨 Critical (≤5 units) : * { critical_items } ⚠️ Warning (≤10 units) : * { warning_items } [ View in Shopify ] ( { admin_link } ) 6. create_purchase_orders : if : auto_reorder_enabled template : generate_po_for_each_supplier Predictive Reordering workflow : "Smart Inventory Reordering" analysis : data_sources : - sales_history : last_90_days - seasonal_trends : year_over_year - current_velocity : last_14_days calculations : daily_sales_rate : avg(units_sold_per_day) days_of_stock : current_inventory / daily_sales_rate reorder_point : daily_sales_rate * lead_time * safety_factor safety_factor : high_velocity : 1.5 normal : 1.3 slow_moving : 1.1 actions : auto_reorder : condition : days_of_stock <= lead_time + buffer action : generate_purchase_order notify : purchasing_team Order Processing Order Fulfillment Workflow workflow : "Order Processing Pipeline" trigger : shopify_order_created steps : 1. validate_order : checks : - fraud_score : < threshold - inventory_available : true - payment_captured : true 2. categorize_order : rules : - high_value : total

$500

international : country != home_country - expedited : shipping_method == "express" - subscription : has_subscription_items 3. assign_fulfillment : routing : - if : international warehouse : international_hub - if : expedited priority : high - default : warehouse : nearest_to_customer 4. create_shipping_label : carrier : based_on_service_level integrate : [ shipstation , easypost , shippo ] 5. update_inventory : action : decrement_stock 6. notify_customer : email : order_confirmation_template sms : if_opted_in 7. update_systems : - accounting : create_invoice - crm : update_customer_record - analytics : log_order_data Order Status Automation order_status_notifications : confirmed : delay : immediate email : "Thank you for your order!" processing : delay : when_status_changes email : "We're preparing your order" shipped : delay : immediate email : | Your order is on the way! Tracking: {tracking_number} Carrier: {carrier} Estimated delivery: {eta} sms : "Your order shipped! Track: {tracking_url}" delivered : delay : 1_day_after_delivery email : "How was your order? Leave a review!" delayed : trigger : no_tracking_update_3_days action : proactive_customer_outreach Customer Workflows Post-Purchase Sequence workflow : "Post-Purchase Engagement" sequence : day_0 : trigger : order_delivered action : - email : delivery_confirmation - start_review_timer day_3 : action : - email : review_request template : | Hi {first_name}, How are you enjoying your { product_name } ? We'd love to hear your thoughts ! [ Leave a Review ] ( { review_link } ) day_7 : condition : no_review_submitted action : - email : review_reminder - offer : 10%_off_next_order day_14 : action : - email : related_products personalization : based_on_purchase day_30 : condition : consumable_product action : - email : replenishment_reminder discount : returning_customer Customer Segmentation segmentation : vip : criteria : - total_spent :

= $1000

orders :

= 5 actions : - tag : "VIP" - add_to_list : "VIP Customers" - priority_support : true - early_access : new_products at_risk : criteria : - last_order :

90_days

previous_orders :

= 2 actions : - tag : "Win-Back" - email_sequence : reactivation - offer : special_discount new_customers : criteria : - orders : 1 - days_since_first_order : <= 30 actions : - email_sequence : onboarding - recommend : best_sellers wholesale : criteria : - average_order_value :

= $500

orders :

= 3 actions : - tag : "B2B Potential" - notify : sales_team Multi-Channel Sync Inventory Sync multi_channel_inventory : platforms : - shopify : primary - amazon : secondary - ebay : secondary - walmart : secondary sync_rules : frequency : real_time buffer_stock : 5_units

Safety buffer

allocation : shopify : 100%

Full inventory

amazon : available - buffer ebay : available - buffer walmart : available - buffer actions : on_sale : - update_all_channels : immediately - if_stockout : pause_listings on_restock : - update_all_channels : immediately - reactivate_listings : if_paused Price Sync price_synchronization : base_price : shopify channel_adjustments : amazon : markup : +15%

Account for fees

ebay

:

markup

:

+10%

wholesale

:

discount

:

-

30%

automation

:

-

on_price_change

:

sync_all_channels

-

competitor_monitoring

:

optional

-

dynamic_pricing

:

based_on_demand

Analytics & Reporting

Daily Sales Report

workflow

:

"Daily Sales Report"

schedule

:

"8am daily"

metrics

:

revenue

:

-

total_sales

-

average_order_value

-

comparison_vs_yesterday

-

comparison_vs_same_day_last_week

orders

:

-

order_count

-

units_sold

-

new_vs_returning_customers

products

:

-

top_sellers

-

low_performers

-

out_of_stock_items

channels

:

-

by_source

:

[

direct

,

google

,

facebook

,

email

]

-

conversion_rates

output

:

format

:

|

📊 Daily Sales Report - {date}

💰

Revenue

Today

:

$

{

total_sales

}

(

{

change_vs_yesterday

}

)

AOV

:

$

{

aov

}

📦

Orders

Count

:

{

order_count

}

New customers

:

{

new_customers

}

🏆

*Top

Products*

1.

{

product_1

}

-

{

units_1

}

units

2.

{

product_2

}

-

{

units_2

}

units

3.

{

product_3

}

-

{

units_3

}

units

⚠️

Attention

-

{

low_stock_count

}

products low stock

-

{

abandoned_carts

}

abandoned carts ($

{

value

}

)

destinations

:

-

slack

:

"#daily-sales"

-

email

:

leadership_team

-

google_sheets

:

sales_tracker

Abandoned Cart Recovery

workflow

:

"Cart Recovery"

trigger

:

cart_abandoned

wait

:

1_hour

sequence

:

email_1

:

delay

:

1_hour

subject

:

"Forgot something? 🛒"

content

:

|

Hi {first_name},

You left these items in your cart

:

{

cart_items

}

[

Complete Your Order

]

(

{

checkout_link

}

)

email_2

:

delay

:

24_hours

condition

:

cart_not_recovered

subject

:

"Your cart is waiting"

offer

:

free_shipping

email_3

:

delay

:

72_hours

condition

:

cart_not_recovered

subject

:

"Last chance - 10% off your cart"

offer

:

10_percent_discount

expiry

:

24_hours

tracking

:

metrics

:

-

recovery_rate

-

revenue_recovered

-

best_performing_offer

Output Example

Request

"Set up Shopify inventory alerts" Output :

Shopify Inventory Alert System

Workflow Configuration ```yaml name: "Low Stock Monitor" schedule: "Daily 9am + On inventory change" Alert Rules Urgency Threshold Action 🚨 Critical ≤ 5 units Immediate Slack + Email ⚠️ Warning ≤ 10 units Daily digest 📋 Monitor ≤ 20 units Weekly report Sample Alert 🚨 CRITICAL STOCK ALERT Product: Blue Widget (SKU: BW-001) Current Stock: 3 units Daily Sales Avg: 5 units Days of Stock: 0.6 days ⚠️ WARNING STOCK (5 items) • Red Widget - 8 units (1.6 days) • Green Widget - 9 units (3 days) ... 📊 Recommended Actions: 1. Reorder Blue Widget immediately 2. Review Red Widget demand 3. Contact supplier for Green Widget ETA [View Inventory Dashboard] [Generate Purchase Orders] n8n Implementation nodes : 1. Schedule Trigger (Daily 9am) 2. Shopify - Get Products 3. Filter - Low Stock Items 4. IF - Check Urgency Level 5. Slack - Send Alert 6. Google Sheets - Log Data Ready to implement?

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