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Upload CSVs, Excel .xlsx files, PDFs, invoices, packing slips, product sheets, JPG, PNG, HEIC, HEIF, or WebP images.
Shopify supplier-file intake
Turn supplier files into Shopify products without rebuilding imports by hand.
Upload a packing slip, PDF, CSV, Excel file, invoice, product sheet, or photo. Review extracted products, variants, SKUs, barcodes, prices, images, and quantities before approving Shopify draft products or inventory updates.
14-day free trial
Plans start at $4.99/month
Workflow
Upload files. Review products. Approve Shopify changes.
Review the extracted products
Check product groups, variants, SKUs, barcodes, prices, quantities, image matches, and warnings before anything changes.
Approve the Shopify update
Create draft products by default, update existing inventory by barcode, or publish approved products only when you enable that workflow.
Try it with one real supplier file.
14-day free trial. Starts at $4.99/month.
Prepared for review
What Catalog Intake prepares for review.
- Review queue before any product or inventory change is sent to Shopify.
- Variant grouping for size, color, width, edition, format, and other product options.
- Shopify Files image matching by filename, product title, SKU, barcode, vendor name, and colorway.
- Review-first product creation with draft products by default.
- Store Profile context for existing product types, tags, option labels, suppliers, vendors, and naming patterns.
- Field-level controls for titles, SKUs, barcodes, prices, compare-at prices, inventory, images, tags, and metadata.
Safety
Review the batch before it touches your Shopify catalog.
Catalog Intake keeps extraction, matching, warnings, and publishing decisions visible before the app sends approved changes to Shopify. New products stay draft by default.
Drafts by default
New products start as Shopify drafts unless active publishing is explicitly enabled.
Final push review
Review the batch summary, blocked rows, draft products, images, and inventory impact before approving changes.
Inventory matches stay visible
Barcode-matched rows show the existing Shopify variant and quantity impact before inventory is updated.
Field-level controls
Choose which fields Shopify receives, including titles, SKUs, barcodes, prices, inventory, images, tags, and metadata.
Pricing
Start small, then scale by upload volume.
Plans start at $4.99/month with a 14-day free trial. One upload means one submitted supplier file or image. A multi-page PDF or CSV can contain many products and still count once.
Basic
$4.99/month
10 uploads/month. Best first install for testing real supplier files. A multi-page PDF still counts as one upload, not one product.
Lite
$9.99/month
50 uploads/month for small stores that process supplier paperwork a few times each month.
Starter
$19/month
150 uploads/month for merchants using Catalog Intake as part of regular receiving and product setup.
Growth
$39/month
400 uploads/month for busier stores with frequent supplier files, packing slips, invoices, and image review.
What counts as an upload?
Multi-page PDF: 1 upload
Supplier CSV or Excel file: 1 upload
Photo or scan: 1 upload each
Rows or products inside a file: no per-row count
Upload limits are based on submitted files and images, not product rows. If a store reaches its monthly limit, new file processing pauses while already processed batches remain available for review and push.
Try it with one real supplier file.
14-day free trial. Starts at $4.99/month.
Permissions
Why Shopify asks for these permissions.
Catalog Intake needs product, inventory, Files, location, and publication access to prepare reviewed drafts, match images, update approved inventory, and optionally publish products you approve. It is not designed to collect customer records, orders, payment data, or shopper tracking data.
Products and inventory
Needed to create approved draft products, read existing variants, and update approved inventory counts.
Shopify Files
Needed to suggest image matches from files already uploaded to Shopify.
Locations
Needed so approved inventory updates can target the correct Shopify inventory location.
Publications
Used only when merchants enable active publishing to selected Shopify sales channels.
Store owner contact
Used for account operation, billing, support, and required Shopify app workflows.
Customer data
Catalog Intake is not designed to collect Shopify customer records, orders, payment data, or shopper tracking data.
Examples
See one supplier file become reviewed Shopify changes.
This example starts with a real packing slip and ends with draft products, barcode-matched inventory updates, images, and push readiness before anything reaches Shopify.
Packing slip
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Inventory
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Start with the supplier paperwork
The example begins with the packing slip merchants already receive: ship-to details, line items, brands, SKUs, UPCs, quantities, unit costs, and MSRP.
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Upload without rebuilding the file
The merchant uploads the supplier file and processes the batch directly into review instead of turning it into a Shopify CSV by hand.
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Review extracted products and variants
The review step shows titles, variants, SKUs, barcodes, prices, quantities, image status, and source evidence before rows are approved.
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Approve the Shopify push
The push step summarizes draft products, existing products, inventory updates, variants, images, and settings before anything is sent to Shopify.
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Confirm inventory impact
For matched variants, the merchant sees current stock plus received quantity before approving the inventory update.
Try it with one real supplier file.
14-day free trial. Starts at $4.99/month.
FAQ
Common merchant questions
The biggest question is not whether the app can import a file. It is whether you can control what reaches Shopify. These answers cover that.
Will products publish automatically?
No. New products are created as drafts by default. Active publishing only runs when enabled, and merchants choose the Shopify sales channels before approving the batch.
What counts as an upload?
One submitted supplier file or image counts as one upload. A multi-page PDF, CSV, or Excel file counts once even when it contains many products; separate photos count one image at a time.
Can it update existing inventory?
Yes. Approved products can update inventory when they match existing Shopify variants by barcode.
What happens before Shopify changes?
Merchants review extracted rows, edit or reject items, inspect warnings, and see a push summary before approved products or inventory updates are sent to Shopify.
What if Catalog Intake extracts something wrong?
The batch stays in review. Merchants can edit or reject extracted rows before approving product drafts or inventory updates.
Will it create duplicate products?
Catalog Intake shows barcode matches for existing Shopify variants during review. If a row matches an existing barcode, the merchant can approve an inventory update instead of creating a duplicate product.
What happens when I hit my upload limit?
New file processing pauses until the limit resets or the plan is upgraded. Batches already processed during the billing period remain available for review and push.
Can I cancel before the trial ends?
Yes. Billing is handled through Shopify, and the app has a 14-day free trial before the monthly plan starts.
Can I edit products before pushing?
Yes. The review flow lets merchants inspect extracted rows and approve, reject, or edit before sending product drafts or inventory updates to Shopify.
Why does the app ask for Shopify permissions?
Catalog Intake needs product, inventory, file, location, and publication access for reviewed drafts, image matches, approved stock updates, and optional publishing. It is not designed to collect customer records, orders, payment data, or shopper tracking data.
Try it with one real supplier file.
14-day free trial. Starts at $4.99/month.