Approve, publish and delete vendor products
This article describes how you can approve, publish, unpublish, and delete products created by your vendor.
Article Contents
- Product Approval Settings
- Approve, Publish and Delete Products (video recording)
- 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.
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)
How to view product changes made by your vendor
Updated on: 17/03/2026
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