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How to Import Orders into Shopify: Best Tools and Methods in 2025

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Imagine this — your business is expanding, you’re switching platforms, or you’ve just connected multiple sales channels to Shopify. Naturally, you want to bring all your order history along to keep everything organized in one place. But there’s a catch. Your Shopify admin doesn’t offer a built-in option to import orders directly.

So, what’s the solution? How to import orders into Shopify efficiently without losing critical data or spending hours on manual entry? While Shopify’s Marketplace Connect can help pull in orders from platforms like Amazon and eBay, it won’t cover all your needs — especially if you’re migrating from another platform or managing order fulfillment data in bulk.

Luckily, there are specialized tools that make Shopify order import a breeze. Whether you need to bulk upload historical data, update fulfillment information, or consolidate orders from various channels, there’s a way forward. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know, with solutions that save time and prevent headaches. Continue Reading

Firebear Import & Export Tool for Shopify – Application Change Log

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Dive into the evolution of the Import & Export Tool for Shopify as it progresses through different versions. From its humble beginnings as a basic solution with import and export profiles and simple mapping in version 1.0.0, the tool has evolved into a feature-rich data transfer powerhouse. Now, it goes beyond the basics, offering advanced features like import and export automation, support for multiple file formats, including XLSX and XML,  FTP and FTPS transfers, Google Sheets and Google Drive integration, built-in email notifications, powerful and flexible mapping, diverse update strategies, and a range of other user-friendly functionalities.

With each new release, the app strengthens its capabilities, making it an even more valuable asset for users. To get a comprehensive look at the module’s growth and explore its latest features, take a closer look at the detailed overview provided below.

Application Manual | Shopify Store

1.0.43 (released 21.01.25)

Features

  • Transitioned from REST API to GraphQL. The app now exclusively uses GraphQL for importing and exporting product data.

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Advanced Shopify Import: Gift Cards

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Shopify import gift cards explained

In the following article, you will master the Shopify import of gift cards. First, we explain how to transfer gift card products to your e-commerce website. If you need to move multiple gift cards to your storefront, consider a bulk transfer a suitable option. You will mass import gift cards to Shopify within just a few clicks.

After that, we focus on another aspect – the transfer of actual Shopify gift cards. What’s the difference between a gift card and a gift card product? You will also find the answer below. So, let’s go get Shopify gift cards imported. Continue Reading

Firebear Import & Export Tool for Shopify User Manual

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The Firebear Import & Export Tool is a Shopify app that makes data management for your online store easy and efficient. With this tool, you can seamlessly import and export a variety of entities, including products, customers, orders, and more, ensuring smooth data flow in and out of your e-commerce website. The app lets you create schedules to automate import and export processes. You can work with various file formats, such as CSV, XML, and XLSX, simplifying the data import process. Additionally, the tool allows integration with Google Sheets and Google Drive. And it is possible to map columns from third-party files to properties within your store to incorporate custom data in your updates. These are just a few of the benefits that surpass the standard import and export tools of Shopify. Let’s see how our extension works and what features it offers.

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Shopify FTP Upload: How to Sync Data From FTP to Shopify

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Shopify FTP

Today, we’ll delve into the process of importing files into your Shopify store using FTP (File Transfer Protocol). This approach allows you to seamlessly transfer data from a remote server, providing a more efficient alternative to manual file uploads. To streamline your update procedures, Shopify FTP import offers a superior solution. To achieve this, you’ll require the Firebear Import & Export Tool, which will supersede the standard Shopify data transfer method and unlock previously unavailable features.

In the forthcoming guide, you will learn how to send FTP files to Shopify. We explain what FTP is, briefly describe the standard Shopify import, and then proceed to the Shopify FTP upload, including its benefits and implementation. Be sure to explore our Shopify Cookbook for additional valuable insights and tips to enhance your Shopify experience. Continue Reading

Advanced Shopify Import: Shopify Google Drive Integration

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shopify google drive import guide

Although Shopify is undoubtedly one of the greatest e-commerce platforms, its import and export capabilities may appear somewhat constrained. Especially when it comes to import and export processes. By default, you are bound to manual file uploads, requiring a hands-on approach to get your data where it needs to be; for instance, on Google Drive.

Even a basic Shopify Google Drive integration is still impossible since you need to upload files manually.  You export files from Shopify and then upload them to Google Drive or vice versa. However, this process can be streamlined. Let’s see how to connect Google Drive to Shopify, automating data transfers between the two systems. Below, we explore the import side of the process. You can learn about the export side of the Google Drive Shopify integration, in our export guide.

While Shopify’s built-in instruments prove insufficient for the task, the Firebear Import & Export Tool brings the desired functionality. You will learn how to integrate Google Drive with Shopify in a few clicks, seamlessly connecting the two systems with the help of the app. But let’s look at the default integration first.  
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Advanced Shopify Import: Shopify Google Sheets Integration

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shopify google sheets integration

In the following article, we will introduce you to an essential time-saver – Shopify Google Sheets integration, which significantly enhances the default Shopify data management routine. You will learn the import side of the process. We describe Shopify Google Sheets exports in another guide.

By default, you cannot send any data from Shopify to Google Sheets because the e-commerce platform relies on manual file uploads. You must admit that it is a notable limitation especially if your updates are usually stored on third-party platforms, such as as Google Sheets or Google Drive. To overcome this limitation, we’ve introduced the Firebear Import & Export Tool for Shopify, which allows you to connect Shopify to Google Sheets seamlessly.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of importing data from Google Sheets to Shopify. First, you will learn what Google Sheets is and how to integrate it with your e-commerce website with the help of the platform’s built-in instruments. Next, the article describes a more advanced way of Google Sheets Shopify integration and its import side.  Continue Reading

A Complete Guide to Shopify Customer Import

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Shopify customer import

Welcome to our guide to Shopify customer import. If you have a customer list that you want to use in Shopify, you’ve come to the right place. If you want to export a customer list, edit it, and then re-import it to your e-commerce website, you will find out how to do that below. It is also possible to use a customer CSV template to build a new customer list. You will lern that below. 

Like every data transfer, Shopify customer import starts with a CSV template. After exploring its components, we proceed to the default import procedure. In addition to that, you will learn how to import customers to Shopify with the help of our Import & Export Tool. Without any further delay, let’s get started.  Continue Reading

How to Bulk Edit Product Descriptions: Shopify Daily Management Enhanced

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Shopify Bulk Edit Descriptions

Welcome to the realm of Shopify product descriptions. Today, we gonna learn how to bulk edit descriptions in Shopify. Usually, merchants do that manually straight in the admin. This approach, however, requires individual editing per product. The more products you need to edit, the more time and effort you spend. What if there is another more user-oriented and less time-consuming way to bulk edit product descriptions in Shopify? 

You can always rely on import and export processes to bulk edit your Shopify product data. Below, we share the best way to edit product descriptions in bulk, minimizing your time expenditures. You will need to export products from Shopify, apply changes to the exported product table, and then re-import it. That’s Shopify product description bulk editing in a nutshell. But let’s focus on the aspects.    Continue Reading

Shopify Product Handle Explained: Bulk Update & Editing Tips

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Shopify Product Handle

In the following article, we cover the basics of Shopify product handle management. You will learn what a product handle is and how to improve updates associated with this product attribute and your Shopify website. 

Below, we describe how to edit Shopify product handles in bulk. First, you will learn how to get product handles from Shopify. Next, we will teach you how to edit them. The final step describes how to import the newly created update back. Also, we clarify the importance of redirects in Shopify product handle editing.   Continue Reading