How to integrate a dropshipper's data feed with minimal technical knowledge?

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

  • Goal: Connect an old-school dropshipper to Shopify without a native integration or technical setup.

  • Input available: A .txt “data feed” that reportedly contains product images and other product details for store setup, but it appears only as text when downloaded.

  • Ongoing requirement: The feed must be updated daily to keep inventory levels accurate.

  • Constraints: Very limited technical knowledge and a minimal budget; preference for a free app or low-effort solution.

  • Ask: Recommendations for an app or simple method to import products from the .txt feed and automate daily inventory updates.

  • Status: No solution or consensus yet; the request remains open for suggestions.

Summarized with AI on February 28. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi,

I am working with an old school dropshipper that doesn’t directly integrate with Shopify. I don’t have much technical knowledge but I would like to see how it would be possible to integrate using available data.

What they offer is: a ‘data feed’ that is a .txt file that apparently when downloaded includes product images and other information I need to customize my store.

However when I download it, it doesn’t appear as anything except text…

Additionally:

The data feed needs to be updated daily to reflect up to date inventory levels.

I have no idea how to work with this. But alas, hopefully a very smart person here can suggest an app, or a solution, preferably free as I do not have much $$ to dedicate to this particular aspect.

Best,

Gene