Can We Bulk Update Unit Pricing Measurements? (API Limitation)

Technical Q&A
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Topic summary

A user is encountering significant limitations when attempting to bulk update unit pricing measurements (such as base and total product units) in Shopify.

Current restrictions include:

  • Manual, one-by-one updates only
  • No support in CSV import/export
  • Bulk editor does not handle unit pricing fields
  • GraphQL Admin API can read UnitPriceMeasurement but cannot update it
  • Third-party apps are blocked by API-level restrictions

Impact: This creates inefficiency for businesses with large product catalogs or those needing to meet legal compliance requirements.

Requested solution: Enable GraphQL mutations for UnitPriceMeasurement or add support for these fields in CSV import/export.

Another participant suggested cross-posting to the official Shopify developer community forum for better visibility. The original poster has now submitted the feature request there as well.

Status: The discussion remains open, seeking workarounds or confirmation from others experiencing the same issue.

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Hi all,

I’m running into a serious limitation when trying to update unit pricing measurements (like base and total product units) for multiple products in Shopify.

Right now:

  • Unit pricing can only be changed manually, one by one
  • CSV import/export doesn’t support these fields
  • Bulk editor doesn’t work for unit pricing
  • The GraphQL Admin API can read UnitPriceMeasurement, but can’t update it
  • No third-party app can solve this, because it’s an API-level restriction

This makes managing unit pricing at scale really inefficient, especially for businesses with large catalogs or legal compliance needs.

Feature request:
Please enable GraphQL mutations for UnitPriceMeasurement, or at least support these fields in the CSV import/export.

Is anyone else facing this issue? Has anyone found a workaround?

Thanks!

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Hi @Maxim4 also make this a feature request over on the https://community.shopify.dev forums more likely to get a response.

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Hi @PaulNewton, thanks for the input.

I posted the request there now:

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