Product Created

Trigger a workflow when a new product is added to your store.

Overview

The Product Created trigger fires when a new product is added to your WooCommerce store. This includes products created via admin, API, or import.

When It Fires

  • New product created in admin
  • Product added via REST API
  • Product imported from CSV
  • Product duplicated

Configuration

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Product TypeselectNoSimple, variable, grouped, etc.
CategoryselectNoFilter by product category
StatusselectNoPublished, draft, pending

Available Data

Product Information

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.product_id}}integerProduct ID
{{Trigger.name}}stringProduct name
{{Trigger.slug}}stringURL slug
{{Trigger.type}}stringProduct type
{{Trigger.status}}stringPublication status
{{Trigger.description}}stringFull description
{{Trigger.short_description}}stringShort description
{{Trigger.sku}}stringSKU
{{Trigger.url}}stringProduct URL

Pricing

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.price}}stringCurrent price
{{Trigger.regular_price}}stringRegular price
{{Trigger.sale_price}}stringSale price

Inventory

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.stock_quantity}}integerStock quantity
{{Trigger.stock_status}}stringIn stock, out of stock
{{Trigger.manage_stock}}booleanStock management enabled

Categories & Tags

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.categories}}arrayCategory names
{{Trigger.tags}}arrayTag names

Images

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.image.url}}stringMain image URL
{{Trigger.gallery}}arrayGallery image URLs

Example Workflows

Team Notification

Alert team of new products:

  1. Trigger: Product Created
  2. Action: Send Email
    • To: products@yourstore.com
    • Subject: New Product: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Body: Product details and review link

Inventory Setup

Add to inventory system:

  1. Trigger: Product Created
  2. Action: Airtable - Create Record
    • Table: Inventory
    • SKU: {{Trigger.sku}}
    • Name: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Stock: {{Trigger.stock_quantity}}

Social Media Queue

Queue for social posting:

  1. Trigger: Product Created
    • Status: Published
  2. Action: Add to social queue
    • Title: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Image: {{Trigger.image.url}}
    • URL: {{Trigger.url}}

QA Review

Create review task:

  1. Trigger: Product Created
  2. Action: Create task
    • Title: Review: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Checklist: Images, description, pricing

Best Practices

  • Set up review workflows for quality control
  • Sync to external inventory systems
  • Queue new products for marketing
  • Track product creation for analytics