What changed: Shopify Flow now offers a 'Product updated' trigger that starts a workflow when a product or product variant is updated on a shop. The trigger can monitor up to 5 selected fields, such as tags, metafields, or prices, and the workflow runs when one of them changes.
Who is affected
Shopify merchants who use Flow to automate actions on their shop.
What it means for your business
For businesses using Shopify, this means a product or variant change — like a price or tag update — can automatically trigger a workflow, such as updating a dependent metafield, without manual work.
What to do
In Shopify Flow, create a new workflow, select the 'Product updated' trigger, choose up to 5 fields to monitor, and check the documentation for template examples.
When it takes effect
Live as of the October 28, 2026 announcement; the source gives no separate effective date.
Source: https://changelog.shopify.com/posts/shopify-flow-product-updated-trigger
