Product Updated

Trigger a workflow when a product is modified.

Overview

The Product Updated trigger fires when any product information is modified. This includes price changes, description updates, inventory adjustments, and more.

When It Fires

  • Product edited in admin
  • Price changed
  • Stock adjusted
  • Description updated
  • Category/tag changed
  • Image updated
  • API updates

Configuration

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
Field ChangedselectNoFilter by specific field
Product TypeselectNoFilter by product type

Available Data

Change Information

VariableTypeDescription
{{Trigger.changed_fields}}arrayList of changed fields
{{Trigger.old_values}}objectPrevious values
{{Trigger.new_values}}objectNew values

Product Information

All product data from Product Created is available.

Example Workflows

Price Change Alert

Monitor price changes:

  1. Trigger: Product Updated
    • Field Changed: price
  2. Action: Send Email
    • To: pricing@yourstore.com
    • Subject: Price Change: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Body: Old: {{Trigger.old_values.price}} → New: {{Trigger.new_values.price}}

Inventory Sync

Keep external inventory updated:

  1. Trigger: Product Updated
    • Field Changed: stock_quantity
  2. Action: Update external inventory system
    • SKU: {{Trigger.sku}}
    • Stock: {{Trigger.stock_quantity}}

Change Log

Track all product changes:

  1. Trigger: Product Updated
  2. Action: Airtable - Create Record
    • Product: {{Trigger.name}}
    • Changes: {{Trigger.changed_fields}}
    • Date: Current timestamp

Status Change

Handle publication status:

  1. Trigger: Product Updated
    • Field Changed: status
  2. Condition: New status is “published”
  3. Action: Add to social queue

Common Changed Fields

FieldDescription
priceAny price change
stock_quantityStock level change
statusPublication status
nameProduct title
descriptionContent update
categoriesCategory assignment

Best Practices

  • Use field filters to avoid excessive triggers
  • Track price changes for competitive analysis
  • Keep inventory systems in sync
  • Log changes for audit trails