E-commerce
Shopify Flow
Free Shopify app that automates store tasks with triggers, conditions and actions
What is Shopify Flow?
Shopify Flow is a free app that automates tasks and processes in a Shopify store and across apps. A workflow starts with a trigger, such as an order being created or a scheduled time, checks conditions, and runs actions such as adding tags, sending an internal email or Slack message, or adding a row to Google Sheets. It is available to stores on the Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans, and some actions depend on the plan.
Good for
- Emailing staff or posting in Slack when a product variant is low or out of stock
- Adding customer or order tags based on the products in an order
- Adding a row to a Google Sheets spreadsheet for each new order or line item
- Emailing a daily summary of products with 0 inventory
Key features
- Workflows built from trigger, condition and action steps in the Shopify admin
- Pre-made workflow templates that can be installed and customized
- Slack and Google Sheets connectors, plus triggers and actions from supported apps
- Scheduled time trigger for recurring workflows, down to a 10-minute interval
- Send HTTP request action to call a web server or URL on the Grow, Advanced and Plus plans
- Tasks created by custom partner apps on the Plus plan
Limitations to know about
- Needs a Shopify store on the Basic, Grow, Advanced or Plus plan
- Send HTTP request is only available on the Grow, Advanced and Plus plans
- Usage limits depend on the API limits of the store's plan
- Flow is only available in English
Shopify Flow pricing
Shopify Flow is free to use.
Free plan limits: Available to stores on the Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans; Send HTTP request needs Grow, Advanced or Plus; tasks from custom partner apps need Plus; usage limits follow each plan's API limits
Shopify Flow alternatives
Zapier
No-code tool that connects web apps and runs automated, AI-assisted workflows
Make
Visual no-code tool for building automated workflows and AI agents across apps
n8n
Workflow automation and AI agent builder you can self-host or use in the cloud
Pabbly Connect
Workflow automation tool with task-based plans and one-time lifetime deals
Microsoft Power Automate
Microsoft tool for cloud workflows, desktop RPA and process mining
IFTTT
Links apps and smart-home devices through simple automations called Applets
Guides that use Shopify Flow
Frequently asked questions
Is Shopify Flow free?
Yes. Shopify Flow is free to use.
How much does Shopify Flow cost?
Shopify Flow is a free app, available to stores on Shopify's Basic, Grow, Advanced and Plus plans, so it costs nothing on top of the store's plan. Stores on Grow, Advanced and Plus can also use the Send HTTP request action, and stores on Plus can use tasks created by custom partner apps.
Can Shopify Flow add rows to Google Sheets?
Yes. Flow's Add row to spreadsheet action adds a single row of data to a Google Sheets spreadsheet. You first connect Flow to your Google Sheets account, and the Google user who connected it must have edit access to the spreadsheet. The action takes a spreadsheet URL, a tab name and row contents separated by commas. To add a row for each line item in an order, Shopify suggests looping through the line items with Flow's For each action.
Can Shopify Flow send a Slack message?
Yes. The Send Slack message action sends a chat message to a Slack channel and can be used with any trigger. To begin, you connect Flow to your Slack account, then add the FlowBot to any Slack channel where you plan to post messages. The action needs a channel or member ID, such as #your-channel-name for a named channel, and the message text.
What is Shopify Flow used for?
Shopify Flow is a free app that automates tasks and processes in a Shopify store and across apps. People use it for emailing staff or posting in Slack when a product variant is low or out of stock, adding customer or order tags based on the products in an order, adding a row to a Google Sheets spreadsheet for each new order or line item and emailing a daily summary of products with 0 inventory.
What are the alternatives to Shopify Flow?
Tools that do a similar job include Zapier, Make, n8n, Pabbly Connect and Microsoft Power Automate. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes Shopify Flow?
Shopify Flow is made by Shopify, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The company was founded in 2006.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, read on the dates shown: Shopify's own pages first, and a named public reference where they are silent.
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow (pricing (free app), Shopify plans that can use Flow, plan limits on Send HTTP Request and partner-app tasks, usage limits) read 16 October 2026
- apps.shopify.com/flow (pricing ('Free'), templates, Slack and Google Sheets integrations) read 16 October 2026
- shopify.com/pricing (Shopify plans, whose prices differ by location (not recorded)) read 16 October 2026
- shopify.com/flow (features, countries and Shopify plans, language, examples of use) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/getting-started (triggers, conditions and actions; runs in the Shopify admin) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/create/create-workflow (templates) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/triggers (triggers (inventory, order, scheduled time)) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/triggers/scheduled-time (Scheduled time trigger, smallest interval, daily summary example) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/actions (actions (customer and order tags, internal email)) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/actions/send-email (Send internal email action) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/actions/send-http-request (Send HTTP request action and which Shopify plans have it) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/connectors (connectors (Slack, Google Sheets)) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/connectors/add-row-to-spreadsheet (Google Sheets Add row to spreadsheet action) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/connectors/send-slack-message (Send Slack message action) read 16 October 2026
- help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/connectors/apps (apps that add triggers and actions to Flow) read 16 October 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopify (company founded and headquarters) read 16 October 2026