Uploading order details from a PDF customer order into Shopify without changing the product prices

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Topic summary

A user is building a workflow using Make and PDFDataNet to extract order details from PDF sales orders and upload them into Shopify. They’ve encountered an issue where the Shopify API requires passing product unit prices, which then overwrites the existing prices stored in Shopify’s product files.

Core Problem:

  • Need to create orders without modifying pre-set product prices in Shopify
  • Looking for either: a way to reference existing product prices, or prevent the API from updating standing product data

Current Status:

  • Project is in final stages
  • Technical solution unclear

Response:

  • Another user suggested an alternative app called “Email to Order” by LevelOps, which uses AI to automatically extract order data from PDF files and emails, then creates Shopify orders without manual entry.
Summarized with AI on October 26. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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We are in the final stages of building a solution where order details are extracted from a PDF sales order and uploaded into our client’s Shopify account.

We are using Make to control the workflow and PDFDataNet - pdfdatanet.com - to extract the data from the PDF. It seems that when we use the Make/Shopify API we must pass the product’s unit price which then updates the price set on the Shopify product file.

So the question is: Is there a way to tell the API to use the prices already set in the product file or alternatively tell the API not to update any existing, standing data?

Many thanks for any ideas or solutions anyone can suggest.

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If you’re looking to automatically create Shopify orders from PDFs, we just launched an app designed exactly for that.

:envelope_with_arrow: Email to Order reads incoming emails and attached PDF files (like POs from B2B customers), extracts order data using AI, and creates Shopify orders automatically — no manual entry needed.

:white_check_mark: Works with standard order formats from distributors, retailers, and EDI partners
:white_check_mark: Handles PDF parsing and email processing end-to-end
:white_check_mark: Saves hours of admin work every week

You can try it here: LevelOps Email to Order

Happy to answer any questions or help with setup!