An online store is developing a Python script to automatically upload dropshipping products from a supplier’s backend to supplement their existing physical store inventory. They’re using a third-party provider for payments and shipping due to Shopify not supporting their country.
Key concerns raised:
Whether the automated script will conflict with or overwrite existing products and vendor data
The third-party provider claims their app doesn’t support automatic product uploads via script
The script is being developed by someone without professional IT/coding experience, raising quality and risk concerns
Proposed alternative approach:
Remove “Add to Cart”/buy buttons for dropshipped items
Add contact text for pre-orders or special orders instead
This would avoid inventory and shipping conflicts while still allowing customer interest
Current status: The discussion remains open with the original poster seeking advice on whether to proceed with manual product addition and the contact-based approach, or continue pursuing the automated solution despite the technical limitations and risks.
Summarized with AI on November 7.
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Currently our online store are selling products that we have at our physical store, but we need to make more profits. So we are making an python script which will take info from one of our suppliers backend and upload automatically products which we do not have at our store (some type of dropshipping i would say). We’re thinking that there might be a problem because we are in a country which shopify does not support and so we have to use a 3rd party company for payments and shipping provider. And this 3rd party company uses vendors for collections (I will add screenshot)
TLDR:
Will the script cause issues for existing products and vendors?
Is this idea any good?
Maybe removing add to cart or buy button and adding text to contact us for these pre-order/special order a better option?
@ELC19 Using a script to automate product uploads from your supplier shouldn’t affect your existing products or vendors if it’s properly configured. However, ensure it doesn’t overwrite or conflict with your current inventory. The idea of removing the “Add to Cart” button for pre-orders and adding a contact option can be a good approach, as it avoids potential inventory and shipping issues while still allowing customers to express interest in special orders.
Thank you for your insight. If you don’t mind answering - I have some other enquiries regarding this topic.
I contacted the shipping and payment provider and they said that their app does not support automatic product uploads via script which seems strange but I guess it’s valid. So I think it’s pretty risky to do this? Also the script is made by someone not professional in IT and coding so there might be issues in the scripts quality.
Do you think we should just proceed with removing of the buy button and adding these product manually?
