product update web-hook firing on each sale/order

[Rafay]

I have registered to Shopify's product web-hook using topic product/update. I am observing a completely different behavior, when ever a product is sold that fire product/update web-hook.

Has anyone else experienced same issue? or i am doing something wrong?

Any help in this regard is appreciated.

[Josh · Accepted solution]

Hey there, 

I believe it was within the last year that we started to send webhooks when a product is sold, and this behaviour is intentional. If memory serves, it's the inventory of the product being touched that triggers the webhook. 

[JoshHighland]

This is an old thread but its still relevant . Has there been any talk internally around a webhook that fires when a product is updated via the admin and not a sale?

something like - product/update_admin

There is a very big difference between and admin adjusting the body / title / images etc., compared to a sale happening.

[Robel]

I have the same issue 

[MozzoERP]

Ditto. QuickBooks does this same thing and its annoying and causes a lot of unnecessary overhead. I get Inventory Levels have changed, but that should be a separate webhook just as it is a separate object in the Shopify database.