Automating Shopify Store Setups with GraphQL

1. Introduction
   • The importance of automation in e-commerce setups
   • Benefits of using GraphQL for automating Shopify store configurations
2. Understanding GraphQL with Shopify
   • Basics of GraphQL as applied to Shopify
   • How GraphQL can automate various store setup tasks
3. Setting Up Your Node.js Environment
   • Installing Node.js and Shopify’s GraphQL API library
   • Setting up Shopify API credentials and configuring your environment
4. Automating Product Uploads
   • Designing GraphQL mutations for bulk product uploads
   • Node.js code example: Automating product creation
5. Setting Up Collections and Tags Automatically
   • Using GraphQL to create and manage collections
   • Automatically tagging products based on certain criteria
   • Node.js code example: Collection setup and product tagging
6. Automating Pricing and Inventory Updates
   • Structuring GraphQL queries and mutations for price and inventory management
   • Node.js code example: Updating product prices and inventory in bulk
7. Streamlining Customer Data Imports
   • Techniques for importing and managing customer data via GraphQL
   • Node.js code example: Bulk customer data import
8. Implementing Theme Changes
   • Automating theme setup and configuration changes with GraphQL
   • Node.js code example: Theme customization and setup
9. Security and Access Control
   • Ensuring secure API interactions in automated setups
   • Managing access control for automated processes
10. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
    • Tools and strategies for monitoring automated processes
    • Common issues in automation and their solutions
11. Advanced Automation Techniques
    • Integrating third-party services and APIs with GraphQL for enhanced automation
    • Node.js code example: Advanced automation scenarios
12. Conclusion
    • Recap of the benefits and methods of automating Shopify store setups with GraphQL
    • Encouragement to explore further automation possibilities

const { Shopify } = require('@shopify/shopify-api');

const shop = 'your-shop-name.myshopify.com';
const accessToken = 'your-access-token';

const client = new Shopify.Clients.Graphql(shop, accessToken);

async function createProducts(products) {
  const mutation = `
  mutation createProducts($products: [ProductInput!]!) {
    productCreate(input: $products) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`;

  try {
    for (let product of products) {
      const result = await client.query({
        data: mutation,
        variables: { products: product }
      });
      console.log('Product Created:', result.productCreate.product);
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error creating products:', error);
  }
}

const newProducts = [
  { title: "Product 1", bodyHtml: "<strong>Great product</strong>", variants: [{ price: "19.99" }] },
  { title: "Product 2", bodyHtml: "<strong>Another great product</strong>", variants: [{ price: "29.99" }] }
];

createProducts(newProducts);