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Market triggers, step by step

Four triggers for Shopify Markets: created, updated, deleted, and the status change that matters most - a market going live.

On this page: Market Created, Market Updated, Market Status Changed, Market Deleted

Shopify Flow's trigger picker inside Workflow Trigger Extensions, searched for Market
Where you find them: in Shopify Flow choose Select a trigger, open Workflow Trigger Extensions and search for "Market".

Market Created

Fires when a market is created.
Fires from Shopify webhook
Permission Markets 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

  • Start the launch checklist for a new country: translations, duties, payment methods.

What Market Created sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow Type What it holds
market Object The created market
market.id ID The Shopify GID of the market
market.name Text The merchant-visible name of the market
market.handle Text The handle of the market
market.type Text The market type (REGION, POINT_OF_SALE, B2B)
market.status Text The market status (ACTIVE, DRAFT)
market.enabled True / false Whether the market is enabled (deprecated - prefer status)
market.primary True / false Whether this is the shop's primary market
eventId Text The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Open a launch checklist for a new market

  1. Pick Market Created as the trigger.
  2. Add Send internal email (or a request to your project tool): New market {{market.name}} ({{market.type}}) was created with status {{market.status}}.
  3. Turn the workflow on.

Market Updated

Fires when a market is edited.
Fires from Shopify webhook
Permission Markets 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

  • Review changes to live markets.

What Market Updated sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow Type What it holds
market Object The updated market
market.id ID The Shopify GID of the market
market.name Text The merchant-visible name of the market
market.handle Text The handle of the market
market.type Text The market type (REGION, POINT_OF_SALE, B2B)
market.status Text The market status (ACTIVE, DRAFT)
market.enabled True / false Whether the market is enabled (deprecated - prefer status)
market.primary True / false Whether this is the shop's primary market
eventId Text The id of this event. Search for it in the app's Event History to see exactly what was sent.

Example: Review edits to active markets

  1. Pick Market Updated as the trigger.
  2. Add a Condition: market.status Equal to ACTIVE.
  3. Add Send internal email with {{market.name}}.
  4. Turn the workflow on.

Market Status Changed

Fires when the status of a market changes, for example DRAFT to ACTIVE.
Fires from Shopify webhook plus change detection
Permission Markets 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

  • Announce a market launch.
  • Get warned when a live market is deactivated.

What Market Status Changed sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow Type What it holds
market Object The market whose status changed
market.id ID The Shopify GID of the market
market.name Text The merchant-visible name of the market
market.handle Text The handle of the market
market.type Text The market type (REGION, POINT_OF_SALE, B2B)
market.status Text The market status (ACTIVE, DRAFT)
market.enabled True / false Whether the market is enabled (deprecated - prefer status)
market.primary True / false Whether this is the shop's primary market
oldStatus Text The previous market status (for example DRAFT)
newStatus Text The new market status (for example ACTIVE)
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 market going live

  1. Pick Market Status Changed as the trigger.
  2. Add a Condition: newStatus Equal to ACTIVE.
  3. Add Send internal email: {{market.name}} is live (was {{oldStatus}}).
  4. Turn the workflow on.

Market Deleted

Fires when a market is deleted. Only the id and the time remain.
Fires from Shopify webhook
Permission Markets 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

  • Clean up market-specific settings in other systems.

What Market Deleted sends to your workflow

Variable in Flow Type What it holds
marketId Text The Shopify GID of the market
deletedAt Text The timestamp when the market 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: Log a deleted market

  1. Pick Market Deleted as the trigger.
  2. Add Send internal email with {{marketId}} and {{deletedAt}}.
  3. Turn the workflow on.

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