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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.

##### Article Contents

1. [Product Approval Settings](#5-product-approval-settings)
2. [Approve, Publish and Delete Products (video recording)](#5-approve-publish-and-delete-products-video-recording)
3. [How to view product changes made by your vendor](#3-how-to-view-product-changes-made-by-your-vendor)

##### Product Approval Settings

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](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/cf9b185a0b087000/image_5am0ni.png)

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

##### Approve, Publish and Delete Products (video recording)

${frame}[Approve, Publish & Delete Products](https://www.loom.com/embed/6bd4e76beb4d4f5ab5b296847e20a277)

### How to view product changes made by your vendor

![Click the Update button](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/c/f/9/b/cf9b185a0b087000/update1_mvzixd.jpg)

![Details of changes made by the vendor](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/c/f/9/b/cf9b185a0b087000/update2_1eglgtp.jpg)