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Shopify data features

This article provides an overview of our Shopify features, including what Shopify data is tracked and example payloads, historical backfill, and product syncs.

Tracked Shopify events

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.product_viewed",
    "properties": {
        "product_id": "12345",
        "product_name": "product",
        "variant_id": "123",
        "image_url": "www.image-url.com",
        "product_url": "mystorefront.myshopify.com/product",
        "price": 10,
        "currency": "USD",
        "source": "mystorefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
          "sku": "sku"
        },
        "type": [
          "price_drop",
          "back_in_stock"
        ]
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.cart_updated",
    "properties": {
        "cart_id": "Z2NwLXVzLWVhc3QxOjAxSjk3UFg4RlFZMjVTVkRHRlc1RlI3SlRY",
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_value": 2000000,
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "8266836345064",
                "product_name": "PANTS!!!",
                "variant_id": "44610569208040",
                "image_url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0604/4211/6328/files/1200px-Trousers-colourisolated.jpg?v=1689256168",
                "product_url": "https://test-store.myshopify.com/products/pants?variant=44610569208040",
                "quantity": 2,
                "price": 1000000,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "007"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "https://test-store.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {}
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.checkout_started",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "cart_id": "eeafa272cebfd4b22385bc4b645e762c",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "checkout_id": "123123123",
        "metadata": {
            "checkout_url": "https://checkout.local/548380009/checkouts/123123123/recover?key=example-secret-token"
        }
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_placed",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "cart_id": "eeafa272cebfd4b22385bc4b645e762c",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_discounts": 5,
        "discounts": [],
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "order_status_url": "https://apple.myshopify.com/690933842/orders/123456abcd/authenticate?key=abcdefg",
            "order_number": 1234,
            "tags": [
                "heavy",
                "heavy2"
            ],
            "referring_site": "https://www.google.com",
            "payment_gateway_names": [
                "visa",
                "bogus"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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{
 "name": "shopify_fulfilled_order",
 "time": "2022-05-23T14:44:34-04:00",
 "properties": {
   "order_id": 4444668657855,
   "line_items": [
     {
       "quantity": 1,
       "product_id": 6143032066239,
       "sku": null,
       "title": "Dark Denim Top",
  "variant_id": 40094740549876,
       "variant_title": "Small Dark Denim Top",


       "vendor": "partners-demo",
       "name": "Dark Denim Top",
       "properties": [],
       "price": "60.00",
       "fulfillment_status": "fulfilled"
     }
   ],
   "shipping": [
     {
       "title": "Standard",
       "price": "0.00"
     }
   ],
   "total_price": "130.66",
   "confirmed": true,
   "total_discounts": "0.00",
   "discount_codes": [],
   "order_number": 1093,
   "order_status_url": "https://test-store.myshopify.com/",
   "cancelled_at": null,
   "tags": "",
   "closed_at": "2022-05-23T14:44:34-04:00",
   "fulfillment_status": "fulfilled",
   "fulfillments": [
     {
       "shipment_status": null,
       "status": "success",
       "tracking_company": "Other",
       "tracking_number": "456",
       "tracking_numbers": [
         "456"
       ],
       "tracking_url": "https://braze.com",
       "tracking_urls": [
         "https://braze.com"
       ],
       "line_items": [
         {
           "fulfillment_status": "fulfilled",
           "name": "Dark Denim Top",
           "price": "60.00",
           "product_id": 6143032066239,
           "quantity": 1,
           "requires_shipping": true,
           "sku": null,
           "title": "Dark Denim Top",
           "variant_id": 40094740549876,
           "variant_title": "Small Dark Denim Top",
           "vendor": "partners-demo"
         }
       ]
     }
   ]
 },
 "braze_id": "123abc123abc"
}

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{
 "name": "shopify_partially_fulfilled_order",
 "time": "2022-05-23T14:43:34-04:00",
 "properties": {
   "order_id": 4444668657855,
   "line_items": [
     {
       "quantity": 1,
       "product_id": 6143032066239,
       "sku": null,
       "title": "Dark Denim Top",
       "variant_id": 40094740549876,
       "variant_title": "",
       "vendor": "partners-demo",
       "name": "Dark Denim Top",
       "properties": [],
       "price": "60.00",
       "fulfillment_status": "fulfilled"
     }
   ],
   "shipping": [
     {
       "title": "Standard",
       "price": "0.00"
     }
   ],
   "total_price": "130.66",
   "confirmed": true,
   "total_discounts": "0.00",
   "discount_codes": [],
   "order_number": 1093,
   "order_status_url": "https://test-store.myshopify.com/",
   "cancelled_at": null,
   "tags": "",
   "closed_at": null,
   "fulfillment_status": "partial",
   "fulfillments": [
     {
       "shipment_status": null,
       "status": "success",
       "tracking_company": "Other",
       "tracking_number": "123",
       "tracking_numbers": [
         "123"
       ],
       "tracking_url": "https://braze.com",
       "tracking_urls": [
         "https://braze.com"
       ],
       "line_items": [
         {
           "fulfillment_status": "fulfilled",
           "name": "Dark Denim Top",
           "price": "60.00",
           "product_id": 6143032066239,
           "properties": [],
           "quantity": 1,
           "requires_shipping": true,
           "sku": null,
           "title": "Dark Denim Top",
           "variant_id": 40094740549876,
           "variant_title": "",
           "vendor": "partners-demo"
         }
       ]
     }
   ]
 },
 "braze_id": "abc123abc123"
}

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{
 "name": "shopify_paid_order",
 "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
 "properties": {
   "order_id": 4444596371647,
   "line_items": [
     {
       "quantity": 1,
       "product_id": 6143033344191,
       "sku": null,
       "title": "LED High Tops",
       "variant_id": 40094740549876,
       "variant_title": null,
       "vendor": "partners-demo",
       "name": "LED High Tops",
       "properties": [],
       "price": "80.00",
       "fulfillment_status": null
     }
   ],
 }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_cancelled",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "cancel_reason": "no longer necessary",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "total_discounts": 5,
        "discounts": [],
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
            "order_status_url": "https://apple.myshopify.com/690933842/orders/123456abcd/authenticate?key=abcdefg",
            "order_number": 1234,
            "tags": [
                "heavy",
                "heavy2"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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{
    "name": "ecommerce.order_refunded",
    "time": "2022-05-23T13:52:38-04:00",
    "properties": {
        "order_id": "820982911946154508",
        "total_value": 421.88,
        "currency": "USD",
        "products": [
            {
                "product_id": "632910392",
                "product_name": "IPod Nano - 8GB",
                "variant_id": "808950810",
                "quantity": 1,
                "price": 199,
                "metadata": {
                    "sku": "IPOD2008PINK"
                }
            }
        ],
        "source": "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com",
        "metadata": {
		"order_note": "item was broken"
        }
    }
} 

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{
	name: "shopify_account_login",
	properties: {
	source: "braze-mock-storefront.myshopify.com"
  }
}

Event: ecommerce.product_viewed
Type: Recommended event
Triggered: When a customer views a product page
Use Case: Browse abandonment

Event: ecommerce.cart_updated
Type: Recommended event
Triggered: When a customer adds, removes, or updates their shopping cart
Use Case: Cart abandonment

For Abandoned Cart Canvases, you first need to add the initial shopping cart Liquid tag to gain context of the shopping cart in your message.

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{% shopping_cart {{context.${cart_id}}} %}

Then you can add the following shopping cart Liquid tags into your message.

Event: ecommerce.checkout_started
Type: Recommended event
Triggered: When a customer adds, removes, or updates their shopping cart
Use Case: Checkout abandonment

For Abandoned Checkout Canvases, you first need to use the following Liquid tag:

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{% shopping_cart {{context.${cart_id}}} :abort_if_not_abandoned false %}
{{context.${cart_id}}}

Then you can add the following Liquid tags into your message to reference the products within your cart at the point of checkout.

Event: ecommerce.order_placed
Type: Recommended event
Triggered: When a user successfully completes the checkout process and places an order
Use Case: Order confirmation, post-purchase retargeting, upsells or cross-sells

Event: shopify_fulfilled_order
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When a user’s order is fulfilled and ready for shipping
Use Case: (Transactional) Fulfillment update

Event: shopify_partially_fulfilled_order
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When part of a user’s order is fulfilled and ready for shipping
Use Case: (Transactional) Fulfillment update

Event: shopify_paid_order
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When a user’s order is marked as paid within Shopify

Use Case: (Transactional) Payment confirmation

Event: shopify_cancelled_order
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When a user’s order is cancelled
Use Case: (Transactional) Order cancellation confirmation

Event: shopify_order_refunded
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When a user’s order is refunded
Use Case: (Transactional) Refund confirmation

Event: shopify_account_login
Type: Custom Event
Triggered: When a user logs into their account
Use Case: Welcome series

Supported Shopify custom attributes

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{
  "attributes": [
    {
      "shopify_tags": "VIP_customer",
      "shopify_total_spent": "60.00",
      "shopify_order_count": "3",
      "shopify_last_order_id": "1234567",
      "shopify_last_order_name": "test_order",
      "shopify_zipcode": "10001",
      "shopify_province": "null"
    }
  ]
}

Liquid personalization

To add Liquid personalization for your Shopify custom attributes, select + Personalization. Then select Custom Attributes as your personalization type.

The "Add Personalization" section with the "Attribute" dropdown extended.

After selecting your custom attribute, input a default value and copy the Liquid snippet into your message.

Pasting a Liquid snippet into a message.

Supported Shopify standard attributes

  • Email
  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Phone
  • City
  • Country

SDK data collection

For more information on what data is collected by the Braze SDKs, see SDK data collection.

Historical backfill

During your Shopify store onboarding, you can initiate an initial data sync through historical backfill to immediately engage with your customers. As part of this backfill, Braze will run an initial data sync of all customers and order placed from the last 90 days prior to your Shopify integration connection.

Setting up Shopify historical backfill

  1. Turn on historical backfill in the Track Shopify data step.

The "Track Shopify data" step of the Shopify integration showing historical backfill selected.

  1. After you complete your integration setup, Braze will begin the initial data sync. You can monitor progress on the Shopify Data tab of your integration settings.

The Shopify Integration Settings page with a spinner showing that events are actively syncing.

Synced data

For the initial data sync, Braze will import customers and order placed from the last 90 days prior to your Shopify integration connection. When Braze imports your Shopify customers, it will assign the external_id type that you chose in your configuration settings.

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