# Shopify Flow **URL:** https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-flow/304.md [Latest](https://community.shopify.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.shopify.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.shopify.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Shopify Flow category](https://community.shopify.com/t/about-the-shopify-flow-category/559121)
**Author:** [@Jacqui](https://community.shopify.com/u/Jacqui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/about-the-shopify-flow-category/559121 "2026-05-18T13:38:15Z")
The Shopify Flow board is a dedicated space for users to discuss automation workflows, share best practices, and get support for the Shopify Flow app. Connect with fellow merchants and experts to streamline your business… --- ## [Getting orders from a x number of days ago](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-orders-from-a-x-number-of-days-ago/695871)
**Author:** [@ctevan](https://community.shopify.com/u/ctevan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/getting-orders-from-a-x-number-of-days-ago/695871 "2026-10-10T18:18:20Z")
Say I want to get all draft orders from 2 weeks ago, so between 7 and 14 days ago. Is this possible? All example queries I see using created\_at use exact timestamps, not relative time. --- ## [Shopify Flow: inventoryAdjustQuantities, Idempotency & Error Handling for Subscription Bundles](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-flow-inventoryadjustquantities-idempotency-error-handling-for-subscription-bundles/694301)
**Author:** [@OldGeezerSoap](https://community.shopify.com/u/OldGeezerSoap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-flow-inventoryadjustquantities-idempotency-error-handling-for-subscription-bundles/694301 "2026-10-08T11:00:49Z")
Hello Shopify Community! I’m looking for technical guidance on a Shopify Flow workflow we’ve built for our small soap business. We’ve completed the workflow, but we’re holding off on activating it until we can confirm t… --- ## [Pre-checkout fraud blocking needs regex/pattern matching and order value conditions](https://community.shopify.com/t/pre-checkout-fraud-blocking-needs-regex-pattern-matching-and-order-value-conditions/639386)
**Author:** [@lovelyworld](https://community.shopify.com/u/lovelyworld)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 9:51am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/pre-checkout-fraud-blocking-needs-regex-pattern-matching-and-order-value-conditions/639386 "2026-10-07T09:51:27Z")
I am experiencing a sustained card-testing bot attack on my store with 225+ fraudulent $2 orders in the past month. The bots use US billing addresses, making IP/country blocking ineffective. The clearest fraud signal is … --- ## [Shopify Feature Request: Suppress Pixel Conversion for Non-Revenue Orders](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-feature-request-suppress-pixel-conversion-for-non-revenue-orders/563989)
**Author:** [@petereroe](https://community.shopify.com/u/petereroe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-feature-request-suppress-pixel-conversion-for-non-revenue-orders/563989 "2026-10-05T14:26:50Z")
Dear Shopify team, I’m reaching out to request a feature that would improve tracking accuracy and advertising performance for merchants who occasionally process non-revenue orders such as: Warranty replacements Free a… --- ## [What's wrong with this fulfillment update for multiple shipments?](https://community.shopify.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-fulfillment-update-for-multiple-shipments/629550)
**Author:** [@ctevan](https://community.shopify.com/u/ctevan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-fulfillment-update-for-multiple-shipments/629550 "2026-10-02T15:22:06Z")
I’m making a fulfillmentTrackingInfoUpdate API call to adjust tracking info for multiple fulfillments. Here is the input to the call for an order, it runs successfully and looks correct(aside from the in one of the urls… --- ## [New Item with barcode](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-item-with-barcode/585862)
**Author:** [@Carrie712](https://community.shopify.com/u/Carrie712)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/new-item-with-barcode/585862 "2026-09-23T08:10:43Z")
I am new to shopify. We enter sometimes 100 plus new items a day. So we sometimes don’t know if they are new or not. I have noticed when we key in a new item shopfiy is allowing us to add it even if the upc is already in… --- ## [Shopify Flow to put high-risk orders on hold](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-flow-to-put-high-risk-orders-on-hold/587303)
**Author:** [@n347n](https://community.shopify.com/u/n347n)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/shopify-flow-to-put-high-risk-orders-on-hold/587303 "2026-09-01T13:24:03Z")
We have a Shopify Flow set up to automatically put high-risk orders on hold, so our support team can look into these and cancel if necessary. It is working for some (but not the majority of orders). We have seen a big r… --- ## [Capture order edit payments?](https://community.shopify.com/t/capture-order-edit-payments/668510)
**Author:** [@Sebastian\_Young](https://community.shopify.com/u/Sebastian_Young)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/capture-order-edit-payments/668510 "2026-08-20T01:07:06Z")
We have payment capture set to manual and use a Flow triggered by Order Created to capture it based on certain criteria. However, this doesn’t cover order edits when an additional payment is required then received, since… --- ## [Wait Action Issues](https://community.shopify.com/t/wait-action-issues/668443)
**Author:** [@ukecom](https://community.shopify.com/u/ukecom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/wait-action-issues/668443 "2026-08-19T13:12:56Z")
\*\*All wait actions seem to be firing no matter what path is followed after a conditon\*\* I really hope i am missing something obvious here - hopefully someone can educate me… Im building out abandomnet flows and other f… --- ## [Feature Request: Shopify Flow support for custom fulfillment services](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-shopify-flow-support-for-custom-fulfillment-services/628171)
**Author:** [@Becca\_Hemmings1](https://community.shopify.com/u/Becca_Hemmings1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/feature-request-shopify-flow-support-for-custom-fulfillment-services/628171 "2026-08-12T15:46:48Z")
Currently, the “Submit fulfillment request” action in Shopify Flow only works with app-based (third-party) fulfillment services. It does not support custom fulfillment services (email-based). For stores that use multipl… --- ## [Flow Improvement Suggestions](https://community.shopify.com/t/flow-improvement-suggestions/646849)
**Author:** [@NickB1278](https://community.shopify.com/u/NickB1278)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/flow-improvement-suggestions/646849 "2026-08-12T15:06:31Z")
Hi there. As far as I know there isn’t a specific way to provide feedback and suggestions so Sidekick told me to use this board. The first thing I’d like to see is the ability to able to copy both individual components… --- ## [How to automate tasks after a customer's order is updated on Shopify Flow?](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-to-automate-tasks-after-a-customers-order-is-updated-on-shopify-flow/76888)
**Author:** [@maxrfinch](https://community.shopify.com/u/maxrfinch)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/how-to-automate-tasks-after-a-customers-order-is-updated-on-shopify-flow/76888 "2026-07-31T11:28:11Z")
Just discovered there’s no trigger for an updated order on Shopify Flow. I’m looking to use this to automate tasks after a customer’s order is updated. --- ## [Creating a custom flow for delaying fulfilment of a digital product](https://community.shopify.com/t/creating-a-custom-flow-for-delaying-fulfilment-of-a-digital-product/573131)
**Author:** [@Eleria](https://community.shopify.com/u/Eleria)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/creating-a-custom-flow-for-delaying-fulfilment-of-a-digital-product/573131 "2026-07-30T14:33:33Z")
\*\*I want to set up a flow that delays the fulfilment of a digital product for an hour to allow the physical products to be recognised on our 3PL system and then it fulfils the digital product after an hour delay Will th… --- ## [What limitations/frustrations do you guys face working with flow and other automation tools in general? (make.com, n8n)](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-limitations-frustrations-do-you-guys-face-working-with-flow-and-other-automation-tools-in-general-make-com-n8n/654745)
**Author:** [@gabr01](https://community.shopify.com/u/gabr01)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-limitations-frustrations-do-you-guys-face-working-with-flow-and-other-automation-tools-in-general-make-com-n8n/654745 "2026-07-29T04:31:09Z")
Hey guys, I’ve been trying and failing to work with Flow and it just feels like a really buggy and unflexible tool especially when it comes to the item limits and not showing when it breaks and the logic just being very… --- ## [What is one small automation that made your store easier to run?](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-is-one-small-automation-that-made-your-store-easier-to-run/657587)
**Author:** [@clawmama](https://community.shopify.com/u/clawmama)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/what-is-one-small-automation-that-made-your-store-easier-to-run/657587 "2026-07-27T11:41:36Z")
I have been thinking about the difference between automation that merely saves clicks and automation that genuinely makes a store calmer to operate. For me, the most useful workflows are usually small and predictable: f… --- ## [Add Failed Email Delivery as Order Flow Trigger to Enable Auto-Tagging](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-failed-email-delivery-as-order-flow-trigger-to-enable-auto-tagging/652053)
**Author:** [@Rafael1603](https://community.shopify.com/u/Rafael1603)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-failed-email-delivery-as-order-flow-trigger-to-enable-auto-tagging/652053 "2026-07-22T10:21:07Z")
Hi Shopify Community, I’d like to raise an issue that I believe affects many merchants, even if it only occurs occasionally. The Problem: When a customer makes a typo in their email address during checkout (e.g. max@gm… --- ## [Add "Order cancellation requested" trigger to Shopify Flow (parity with "New return request")](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-order-cancellation-requested-trigger-to-shopify-flow-parity-with-new-return-request/653320)
**Author:** [@shopify\_696](https://community.shopify.com/u/shopify_696)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/add-order-cancellation-requested-trigger-to-shopify-flow-parity-with-new-return-request/653320 "2026-07-21T07:31:47Z")
With the EU Directive 2023/2673 taking effect on June 19, 2026, Shopify introduced self-serve order cancellations allowing customers to submit cancellation requests directly from their account page. This is a great addit… --- ## [Recent change to the Move Fulfillment Order action?](https://community.shopify.com/t/recent-change-to-the-move-fulfillment-order-action/643448)
**Author:** [@dverzani2482](https://community.shopify.com/u/dverzani2482)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/recent-change-to-the-move-fulfillment-order-action/643448 "2026-07-10T14:13:18Z")
The Move Fulfillment order action used to not be able to move products on an order to a location that the product did not have assigned as a fulfillment location. Something has changed in the past couple of days We’ve … --- ## [Expose days\_of\_inventory\_remaining in Shopify Flow as a trigger/condition](https://community.shopify.com/t/expose-days-of-inventory-remaining-in-shopify-flow-as-a-trigger-condition/608333)
**Author:** [@Jf6](https://community.shopify.com/u/Jf6)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/expose-days-of-inventory-remaining-in-shopify-flow-as-a-trigger-condition/608333 "2026-07-09T08:44:29Z")
Shopify Analytics already calculates days of inventory remaining per product variant (visible in the “Products by days of inventory remaining” report, using 30-day sales velocity). However, this metric is not accessible … --- ## [Automated EU withdrawal request tool — works on Basic plan, zero subscriptions](https://community.shopify.com/t/automated-eu-withdrawal-request-tool-works-on-basic-plan-zero-subscriptions/645650)
**Author:** [@EANmatch](https://community.shopify.com/u/EANmatch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/automated-eu-withdrawal-request-tool-works-on-basic-plan-zero-subscriptions/645650 "2026-07-05T15:04:21Z")
For anyone dealing with EU right-of-withdrawal compliance (Directive 2023/2673) — built a small automation that handles this end-to-end using only free, native Shopify apps. No make automation, no Zapier, no third-party … --- ## [Can Shopify reduce stock for multiple products after one sale?](https://community.shopify.com/t/can-shopify-reduce-stock-for-multiple-products-after-one-sale/638645)
**Author:** [@ErayK01](https://community.shopify.com/u/ErayK01)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/can-shopify-reduce-stock-for-multiple-products-after-one-sale/638645 "2026-09-27T13:55:14Z")
I have three products in my Shopify store that share the same base (engraved slate designs). When one of them is sold, I want the inventory of all three products to decrease by 1 automatically. Example: I sell one piec… --- ## [Send Admin API request metafieldsSet showing invalid variable error inside For each loop on a scheduled Shopify Flow](https://community.shopify.com/t/send-admin-api-request-metafieldsset-showing-invalid-variable-error-inside-for-each-loop-on-a-scheduled-shopify-flow/638846)
**Author:** [@mn175787](https://community.shopify.com/u/mn175787)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/send-admin-api-request-metafieldsset-showing-invalid-variable-error-inside-for-each-loop-on-a-scheduled-shopify-flow/638846 "2026-06-23T13:58:18Z")
Hi Shopify Community, I’m building a custom scheduled Shopify Flow to detect when a product variant’s cost changes (synced via Printful) and send an email alert. The logic stores the last known cost in a metafield, then… --- ## [Anyone automating order forwarding to BTSWholesaler via Shopify Flow?](https://community.shopify.com/t/anyone-automating-order-forwarding-to-btswholesaler-via-shopify-flow/638724)
**Author:** [@EANmatch](https://community.shopify.com/u/EANmatch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/anyone-automating-order-forwarding-to-btswholesaler-via-shopify-flow/638724 "2026-06-21T14:53:33Z")
I sell BTSWholesaler products on Shopify and got tired of manually forwarding every new order to BTS. Built a native Shopify Flow workflow that automates it — no third-party tools, just Flow’s HTTP Request action straigh… --- ## [Checking if an order contains a Bundle with a specific productType](https://community.shopify.com/t/checking-if-an-order-contains-a-bundle-with-a-specific-producttype/599307)
**Author:** [@Sebastian\_Young](https://community.shopify.com/u/Sebastian_Young)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/checking-if-an-order-contains-a-bundle-with-a-specific-producttype/599307 "2026-05-25T20:48:37Z")
Hi all, Is there any way to check a Bundle’s productType in Flow? I can determine whether an order contains a Bundle by checking if a lineItem contains a lineItemGroup, but I can’t see how to check the Bundle’s productT… --- ## [Timestamp from Form Submission](https://community.shopify.com/t/timestamp-from-form-submission/622664)
**Author:** [@hello\_3340](https://community.shopify.com/u/hello_3340)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/timestamp-from-form-submission/622664 "2026-05-14T20:50:23Z")
Hi! I am using the “Send an internal email…” Template in Shopify Flow to receive an email when someone submitted a form that I created with Shopify Forms. In the email I would like to include the full time stamp when th… --- ## [Flow Error to Delete Draft Orders](https://community.shopify.com/t/flow-error-to-delete-draft-orders/622522)
**Author:** [@luxepalmer](https://community.shopify.com/u/luxepalmer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/flow-error-to-delete-draft-orders/622522 "2026-05-14T19:05:10Z")
I am trying to create a flow that automatically deletes any draft order tagged as “Stale”. I have a flow set up and working that tags draft orders as “Stale” 48 hours after they’re created. So far, my flow is as follows: … --- ## [Need help in holding up orders in Shopify Flow](https://community.shopify.com/t/need-help-in-holding-up-orders-in-shopify-flow/607884)
**Author:** [@hello\_3463](https://community.shopify.com/u/hello_3463)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/need-help-in-holding-up-orders-in-shopify-flow/607884 "2026-05-11T04:58:50Z")
Hi there! We’re hoping you can help us complete a Shopify Flow setup we’ve been working on. We’d like to automatically hold all orders placed overnight and then release them at 8:30 AM each morning, giving customers a w… --- ## [From flow@shopify.com change (now live) aarrrghhhh](https://community.shopify.com/t/from-flow-shopify-com-change-now-live-aarrrghhhh/591812)
**Author:** [@Iviking](https://community.shopify.com/u/Iviking)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/from-flow-shopify-com-change-now-live-aarrrghhhh/591812 "2026-05-11T04:48:52Z")
anyone else miss this note ref the change (which seems to have been implemented last night for us despite announcement being 31/1/26) for us = MAJOR ISSUE we can only use one address for outgoing emails and thus cannot … --- ## [Abandonment Checkout Email Needs to Link to Personalized Product Page](https://community.shopify.com/t/abandonment-checkout-email-needs-to-link-to-personalized-product-page/614518)
**Author:** [@Viv1](https://community.shopify.com/u/Viv1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 4:42am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/abandonment-checkout-email-needs-to-link-to-personalized-product-page/614518 "2026-05-11T04:42:49Z")
The built-in product section in the Abandoned Checkout email template (Shopify Messaging) should be clickable and link back to the specific product page — not just to checkout. This is critical for merchants who sell per… [Next page](https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-flow/304.md?page=1)