Shopify products and pages not updating on Instagram

Topic summary

Main issue: Shopify product/page updates are not appearing on Instagram, and some Shopify pages themselves display outdated content.

Key symptoms reported:

  • Instagram links open an old Shopify shipping page despite the page being edited and saved.
  • Deleted products still appear as tag options; new products do not show up to tag.
  • Price changes in Shopify are not updating on Instagram and Facebook.
  • Products show as “synced” in Shopify for Facebook/Instagram but do not appear on Instagram after days.

Suggested causes/steps:

  • Facebook catalogue sync (the product feed Instagram Shopping uses) may be failing; use Facebook Help Center guides to troubleshoot and manually add products to the Instagram catalogue when missing.
  • Potential browser caching: closing Shopify and clearing browsing history makes updated pages appear, though this is not a practical fix for end users.
  • One user suspected the issue is within Shopify when the live site showed old text despite saved edits.

Latest status:

  • As of 2024, users still report issues, including possible conflicts with add-on apps (two Instafeed apps installed). No confirmed resolution or official fix was posted.

Open questions:

  • Reliable method to force catalogue re-sync and ensure Shopify edits propagate to Instagram.
  • Whether specific apps impact syncing behavior.
Summarized with AI on December 28. AI used: gpt-5.

I have the same problem. All my products say they are synched to Facebook and Instagram and I doubled checked in Shopify. Those I’m trying to link to in instragram say they are synched with correct box ticked but they won’t show on Instagram. It’s been a few days now and it’s causing me problems. No advice online has helped so far.