How to Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete Shopify Product Variants Using Shopify API

Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

1. Install Dependencies: Ensure you have dotenv and shopify-api-node installed:

npm install dotenv shopify-api-node

Create Your .env File:

• Create a .env file in the root of your project with your Shopify store details:

SHOPIFY_STORE=your-store-name.myshopify.com
SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=your-access-token

Step 2: Create Product Variants

Create a file, e.g., variants.js, and add the following code to handle variant operations:

Create Variant

Step 2: Create Product Variants
Create a file, e.g., variants.js, and add the following code to handle variant operations:

Create Variant

Step 3: Retrieve Product Variants

Retrieve Variants

const retrieveVariants = async () => {
    try {
        const variants = await shopify.productVariant.list('product_id') // Replace 'product_id' with actual product ID
        console.log('Variants retrieved:', variants)
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error retrieving variants:', error)
    }
}

retrieveVariants()

Step 4: Update Product Variants

Update Variant

const updateVariant = async () => {
    try {
        const variant = await shopify.productVariant.update('variant_id', { // Replace 'variant_id' with actual variant ID
            price: '29.99'
        })
        console.log('Variant updated:', variant)
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error updating variant:', error)
    }
}

updateVariant()

Step 5: Delete Product Variants

Delete Variant

const deleteVariant = async () => {
    try {
        await shopify.productVariant.delete('variant_id') // Replace 'variant_id' with actual variant ID
        console.log('Variant deleted')
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error deleting variant:', error)
    }
}

deleteVariant()

Complete Example Code

Here’s a consolidated script to perform all CRUD operations on product variants:

require('dotenv').config()
const Shopify = require('shopify-api-node')

const shopify = new Shopify({
    shopName: process.env.SHOPIFY_STORE,
    accessToken: process.env.SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN
})

// Create Variant
const createVariant = async () => {
    try {
        const variant = await shopify.productVariant.create('product_id', { // Replace 'product_id' with actual product ID
            option1: 'Default Title',
            price: '19.99',
            sku: 'SKU1234',
            inventory_management: 'shopify',
            inventory_quantity: 100,
        })
        console.log('Variant created:', variant)
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error creating variant:', error)
    }
}

// Retrieve Variants
const retrieveVariants = async () => {
    try {
        const variants = await shopify.productVariant.list('product_id') // Replace 'product_id' with actual product ID
        console.log('Variants retrieved:', variants)
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error retrieving variants:', error)
    }
}

// Update Variant
const updateVariant = async () => {
    try {
        const variant = await shopify.productVariant.update('variant_id', { // Replace 'variant_id' with actual variant ID
            price: '29.99'
        })
        console.log('Variant updated:', variant)
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error updating variant:', error)
    }
}

// Delete Variant
const deleteVariant = async () => {
    try {
        await shopify.productVariant.delete('variant_id') // Replace 'variant_id' with actual variant ID
        console.log('Variant deleted')
    } catch (error) {
        console.error('Error deleting variant:', error)
    }
}

// Uncomment the function you want to execute
// createVariant()
// retrieveVariants()
// updateVariant()
// deleteVariant()

Running the Script

To run the script, uncomment the function you want to execute and run the following command in your terminal:

node variants.js

This setup should allow you to create, retrieve, update, and delete product variants in your Shopify store using the Shopify API and Node.js. If you have any further questions or need assistance, feel free to ask!