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# 🔒 Is SyncBase modifying data autonomously?

**Short answer: no.** SyncBase never modifies your Shopify or Airtable data on its own. Every data change performed by SyncBase is always a direct reaction to an action that already happened elsewhere.

SyncBase acts as a bridge between Shopify and Airtable, ensuring that updates are synced accurately, but it never initiates changes by itself.

# How data changes actually happen

### SyncBase always reacts to an external action

Every data modification synced by SyncBase comes from one of the following sources:

* A **manual change** made by a user in Shopify or Airtable
* A **Shopify automation** (for example, an order being created or updated)
* An **Airtable automation or script** modifying records
* An **external app or third-party tool** connected to Shopify or Airtable

SyncBase simply detects these changes and syncs them to the other side according to your configuration.

# Why does Shopify or Airtable show “SyncBase” as the editor?

### It’s related to the API token, not the origin of the change

When Shopify or Airtable displays *SyncBase* as the author of a modification, this is expected behavior.

* SyncBase uses an **API token** to communicate with Shopify and Airtable
* From a technical perspective, the platforms only see the token performing the update
* **The real origin of the change is still the user or automation** that triggered it initially

In other words, SyncBase is the messenger, not the decision-maker.