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🔄 Bulk update your Shopify data from Airtable

If you need to edit many records at once, the bulk update feature is the best option to update your Shopify data from your Airtable-synced base. It helps you avoid Shopify API limitations when making large changes in bulk. You can access it from the SyncBase app in your Shopify admin.

This feature is available on Elite and Enterprise plans only.

When to use bulk update

Use this feature when you want to make bulk changes from Airtable and send them back to Shopify. It is especially useful if you want to update a large amount of data more safely and efficiently.

Steps to bulk update your Shopify data

Open the SyncBase app from your Shopify admin.
Go to the Operations tab.
Find the Bulk update from Airtable section.
Follow the 3 steps shown in the app.

Step 1: Pause synchronization

Pause the instant synchronization between Shopify and Airtable. This lets you edit your Airtable base safely before sending the changes back to Shopify.

Step 2: Edit your Airtable base

Make the changes you need directly in your Airtable-synced base. Once your edits are ready, confirm in SyncBase to move to the next step.

Step 3: Push to Shopify

Choose which tables you want to push from Airtable to Shopify, then start the bulk update.

How the bulk update works

When the bulk update starts, SyncBase temporarily sets your webhooks to inactive. This prevents ongoing synchronization events from interfering with the update.

If new events happen during the process, such as:

a new order
an update made by a colleague
any other incoming change

they are stored in the queue temporarily.

Once the bulk update is complete, SyncBase sets the webhooks back to active and starts processing the queue again.

This process helps protect your updates while the bulk action is running. It makes sure your Airtable changes are pushed first, and that new incoming events are handled afterward.

Updated on: 22/04/2026

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