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Approve, publish and delete vendor products

This article describes how you can approve, publish, unpublish, and delete products created by your vendor.


Note: If a merchant has the product approvals set to required, then products are always published to Shopify in Draft Mode. Refer to Image 1.


Image 1: Product Approvals Required


If product vendor approval permission is required, there are five possible potential values.

Value

Definition

Create

This product is a new item to be uploaded and your vendor is requesting a review.

Update

This product is an existing item with changes (inventory, title, images, etc.) that require your review.

Delete

This product is an existing item and your vendor is requesting for it to be deleted.

StatusLive

This product is an existing or new item and your vendor is requesting for it to be published live.

StatusDraft

This product is an existing or new item and your vendor is requesting for it to be set to draft if already published live.





How to view product changes made by your vendor?


Click the Update button


Details of changes made by the vendor

Updated on: 27/06/2025

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