How can I import a CSV file with multiple image links in one cell?

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Topic summary

A merchant received a CSV file from their supplier where multiple image links are stored in a single cell, separated by commas. This format conflicts with Shopify’s standard import requirement, which expects one image URL per line with position assignments.

Key challenges:

  • The supplier regularly updates this file and sends it in this format to all business partners
  • The supplier cannot modify the format to separate the image links
  • Manually separating the links would be extremely time-consuming

Seeking solution:
The merchant is looking for either a Shopify app or an alternative import method that can handle this non-standard CSV format with comma-separated image URLs in single cells.

Summarized with AI on November 21. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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One of my suppliers sent me a CSV file and I can’t figure out how to upload the images because they don’t follow the Shopify format of one per line with assigned position.

The supplier has all links in one cell separated by a comma.

The spreadsheet is constantly being updated so to have to separate them out myself would take loads of time.

They have told me there is no way for them to separate them out and this is how they send to all their business partners so clearly there is a app or another way to import the file as is that I haven’t found yet.

Any suggestions?