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Unpublish products when tagged

This task watches for certain product tags, and removes the product from the selected sales channel(s) when those tags are found.

Runs Occurs whenever a product is updated, or whenever a product is ordered, or whenever a variant is added, removed, or updated. Configuration includes product tags to watch for, require product to have all given tags before unpublishing, and sales channel names.

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shopify/products/update
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Options
product tags to watch for (required, array), require product to have all given tags before unpublishing (boolean), sales channel names (required, array)
Code
{% if event.preview %}
  {% assign product = hash %}
  {% assign product["admin_graphql_api_id"] = "gid://shopify/Product/1234567890" %}
  {% assign product["tags"] = options.product_tags_to_watch_for__required_array | join: ", " %}
{% endif %}

{% assign product_qualifies = false %}
{% assign product_tags = product.tags | split: ", " %}

{% if options.require_product_to_have_all_given_tags_before_unpublishing__boolean %}
  {% for tag in options.product_tags_to_watch_for__required_array %}
    {% if product_tags contains tag %}
      {% if forloop.last %}
        {% assign product_qualifies = true %}
      {% endif %}
    {% else %}
      {% break %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
{% else %}
  {% for tag in options.product_tags_to_watch_for__required_array %}
    {% if product_tags contains tag %}
      {% assign product_qualifies = true %}
      {% break %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
{% endif %}

{% if product_qualifies %}
  {% capture query %}
    query {
      publications(first: 250) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            name
          }
        }
      }
    }
  {% endcapture %}

  {% assign result = query | shopify %}

  {% if event.preview %}
    {% capture result_json %}
      {
        "data": {
          "publications": {
            "edges": [
              {
                "node": {
                  "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/1234567890",
                  "name": {{ options.sales_channel_names__required_array.first | json }}
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign result = result_json | parse_json %}
  {% endif %}

  {% assign publications = array %}

  {% for publication_edge in result.data.publications.edges %}
    {% if options.sales_channel_names__required_array contains publication_edge.node.name %}
      {% assign publications[publications.size] = publication_edge.node %}
    {% endif %}
  {% endfor%}

  {% if event.preview != true and publications.size != options.sales_channel_names__required_array.size %}
    {% log publications_named: options.sales_channel_names__required_array, publications_available: result.data.publications.edges,  publications_matched: publications %}
    {% error "Unable to find all named publications. Double-check your task configuration." %}
  {% endif %}

  {% capture query %}
    query {
      product(id: {{ product.admin_graphql_api_id | json }}) {
        tags
        {% for publication in publications %}
          publishedOnPublication{{ forloop.index0 }}: publishedOnPublication(publicationId: {{ publication.id | json }})
        {% endfor %}
      }
    }
  {% endcapture %}

  {% assign result = query | shopify %}

  {% if event.preview %}
    {% capture result_json %}
      {
        "data": {
          "product": {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Product/1234567809",
            "publishedOnPublication0": true
          }
        }
      }
    {% endcapture %}

    {% assign result = result_json | parse_json %}

  {% endif %}

  {% assign publication_ids_to_unpublish_from = array %}

  {% for publication in publications %}
    {% assign key = "publishedOnPublication" | append: forloop.index0 %}

    {% if result.data.product[key] == false %}
      {% continue %}
    {% endif %}

    {% assign publication_ids_to_unpublish_from[publication_ids_to_unpublish_from.size] = publication.id %}
  {% endfor %}

  {% if publication_ids_to_unpublish_from != empty %}
    {% action "shopify" %}
      mutation {
        {% for publication_id in publication_ids_to_unpublish_from %}
          publishableUnpublish{{ forloop.index0 }}: publishableUnpublish(
            id: {{ product.admin_graphql_api_id | json }}
            input: {
              publicationId: {{ publication_id | json }}
            }
          ) {
            userErrors {
              field
              message
            }
          }
        {% endfor %}
      }
    {% endaction %}
  {% endif %}
{% endif %}
Task code is written in Mechanic Liquid, an extension of open-source Liquid enhanced for automation. Learn more
Defaults
Sales channel names
["Online Store"]