Location triggers, step by step

Five triggers for the places you stock and ship from: warehouses, stores, pickup points.

On this page: Location Created, Location Updated, Location Activated, Location Deactivated, Location Deleted

Location Created

Fires when a location is created.

Fires from	Shopify webhook
Permission	Locations Data Access
Switched on	Turning on a Flow workflow that uses it switches it on. Its own switch is on the app's Triggers page

Use it for

• Onboard a new store: create it in the ERP, the WMS and the store locator.

What Location Created sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow	Type	What it holds
location	Object	The created location
location.id	ID	The Shopify GID of the location
location.name	Text	The merchant-visible name of the location
location.active	True / false	Whether the location is active
location.fulfillsOnlineOrders	True / false	Whether the location can fulfill online orders
location.address1	Text	Address line 1
location.address2	Text	Address line 2
location.city	Text	City
location.province	Text	Province / state name
location.provinceCode	Text	ISO 3166-2 province code
location.country	Text	Country name
location.countryCode	Text	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
location.zip	Text	Postal / ZIP code
location.phone	Text	Phone number
eventId	Text	The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Create the new location in your ERP

1. Pick Location Created as the trigger.
2. Add Send HTTP request with {{location.id}}, {{location.name}}, {{location.city}} and {{location.countryCode}}.
3. Turn the workflow on.

Location Updated

Fires when any field of a location is edited: name, address, whether it fulfils online orders.

Fires from	Shopify webhook
Permission	Locations Data Access
Switched on	Turning on a Flow workflow that uses it switches it on. Its own switch is on the app's Triggers page

Use it for

• Keep a store locator or an ERP in step with address changes.
• Notice when a location stops fulfilling online orders.

What Location Updated sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow	Type	What it holds
location	Object	The updated location
location.id	ID	The Shopify GID of the location
location.name	Text	The merchant-visible name of the location
location.active	True / false	Whether the location is active
location.fulfillsOnlineOrders	True / false	Whether the location can fulfill online orders
location.address1	Text	Address line 1
location.address2	Text	Address line 2
location.city	Text	City
location.province	Text	Province / state name
location.provinceCode	Text	ISO 3166-2 province code
location.country	Text	Country name
location.countryCode	Text	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
location.zip	Text	Postal / ZIP code
location.phone	Text	Phone number
eventId	Text	The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Warn when a location stops fulfilling online orders

1. Pick Location Updated as the trigger.
2. Add a Condition: location.fulfillsOnlineOrders Equal to false.
3. Add Send internal email to operations with {{location.name}}.
4. Turn the workflow on.

Location Activated

Fires when a deactivated location is activated again.

Fires from	Shopify webhook
Permission	Locations Data Access
Switched on	Turning on a Flow workflow that uses it switches it on. Its own switch is on the app's Triggers page

Use it for

• Re-enable a store in connected systems after a seasonal closure.

What Location Activated sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow	Type	What it holds
location	Object	The activated location
location.id	ID	The Shopify GID of the location
location.name	Text	The merchant-visible name of the location
location.active	True / false	Whether the location is active
location.fulfillsOnlineOrders	True / false	Whether the location can fulfill online orders
location.address1	Text	Address line 1
location.address2	Text	Address line 2
location.city	Text	City
location.province	Text	Province / state name
location.provinceCode	Text	ISO 3166-2 province code
location.country	Text	Country name
location.countryCode	Text	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
location.zip	Text	Postal / ZIP code
location.phone	Text	Phone number
eventId	Text	The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Announce a reopened location

1. Pick Location Activated as the trigger.
2. Add Send internal email: {{location.name}} is active again.
3. Turn the workflow on.

Location Deactivated

Fires when a location is deactivated.

Fires from	Shopify webhook
Permission	Locations Data Access
Switched on	Turning on a Flow workflow that uses it switches it on. Its own switch is on the app's Triggers page

Use it for

• Stop routing to a closed store.
• Check that its stock was moved before it closed.

What Location Deactivated sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow	Type	What it holds
location	Object	The deactivated location
location.id	ID	The Shopify GID of the location
location.name	Text	The merchant-visible name of the location
location.active	True / false	Whether the location is active
location.fulfillsOnlineOrders	True / false	Whether the location can fulfill online orders
location.address1	Text	Address line 1
location.address2	Text	Address line 2
location.city	Text	City
location.province	Text	Province / state name
location.provinceCode	Text	ISO 3166-2 province code
location.country	Text	Country name
location.countryCode	Text	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
location.zip	Text	Postal / ZIP code
location.phone	Text	Phone number
eventId	Text	The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Check stock when a location closes

1. Pick Location Deactivated as the trigger.
2. Add Send internal email to logistics with {{location.name}} and a reminder to verify the stock transfer.
3. Turn the workflow on.

Location Deleted

Fires when a location is deleted.

Fires from	Shopify webhook
Permission	Locations Data Access
Switched on	Turning on a Flow workflow that uses it switches it on. Its own switch is on the app's Triggers page

Use it for

• Remove the location from an ERP or a store locator.

What Location Deleted sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow	Type	What it holds
locationId	Text	The Shopify GID of the deleted location
deletedAt	Text	ISO timestamp of when the location was deleted
eventId	Text	The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Remove a deleted location from the store locator

1. Pick Location Deleted as the trigger.
2. Add Send HTTP request to the store locator with {{locationId}}.
3. Turn the workflow on.

Next steps

• Complete trigger reference - every trigger on one page.
• Choosing the right trigger - which one fits your case.
• Custom triggers - when no built-in trigger fits, write your own.
• Event history and troubleshooting - see what fired and what it carried.