n8n Ecommerce Automation: Shopify and WooCommerce Workflow Guide

# n8n Ecommerce Automation: Shopify and WooCommerce Workflow Guide Ecommerce operations run on repetitive, time-sensitive workflows: order confirmations within seconds of purchase, inventory alerts before you run out, abandoned cart recovery within the first hour. These are exactly the processes n8n handles best — event-driven, multi-step, with clear business value per execution. This guide covers the key n8n automations for Shopify and WooCommerce stores, with configuration details for each. ## Connecting Your Store to n8n **Shopify:** n8n has a native Shopify node with both polling triggers and webhook support. For production, use Shopify webhooks (configured in Shopify Admin → Settings → Notifications → Webhooks) pointing to n8n's Production webhook URL. Alternatively, create a Shopify private app with read/write API access and use the native n8n Shopify node. **WooCommerce:** n8n has a native WooCommerce node that uses the WooCommerce REST API. Generate API credentials in WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → REST API. For real-time events, install a WooCommerce webhook plugin or use WooCommerce's built-in webhook support (WooCommerce → Settings → Advanced → Webhooks). ## Automation 1: Order Confirmation + Fulfillment Notification **Trigger:** Webhook (Shopify `orders/create` or WooCommerce `order.created`) 1. Extract: order ID, customer email, items ordered, shipping address, total 2. Gmail node → send order confirmation email with itemized receipt 3. IF node → order value > $200? (high-value order flag) 4. Slack node → notify #orders channel with order details 5. Google Sheets node → log order to daily sales tracker ## Automation 2: Inventory Reorder Alert **Trigger:** Schedule Trigger — daily at 7am 1. Shopify/WooCommerce node → get all products 2. Code node → filter products where `inventory_quantity < reorder_threshold` 3. IF node → any low-stock items? 4. Slack node → send inventory alert with product names and current quantities 5. Gmail node → send reorder email to your supplier with a structured order list ## Automation 3: Abandoned Cart Recovery **Trigger:** Shopify webhook (`checkouts/create`) OR Schedule Trigger + Shopify node query 1. Wait node → wait 1 hour after cart creation 2. HTTP Request → Shopify API: check if order was completed for this checkout 3. IF node → order not completed? 4. Gmail node → send abandoned cart email with cart contents and a discount code 5. Wait node → wait 24 hours 6. IF node → still no order? 7. Gmail node → send second abandoned cart email with urgency and social proof ## Automation 4: Post-Purchase Review Request **Trigger:** Shopify webhook (`orders/fulfilled`) 1. Wait node → wait 7 days (time for delivery) 2. Gmail node → send review request email: "How was your [product name]? Leave us a review." 3. Airtable node → log review request sent with order ID and date 4. Wait node → wait 14 more days 5. IF node → review not received? (check your review platform's API) 6. Gmail node → send gentle follow-up with incentive (discount code for next purchase) ## Automation 5: Customer Segmentation and Re-Engagement **Trigger:** Schedule Trigger — first of every month 1. Shopify/WooCommerce node → get all customers with last order > 90 days ago 2. Code node → segment by total lifetime value (LTV): - High LTV (>$500): VIP re-engagement email with exclusive discount - Mid LTV ($100–$500): seasonal promotion email - Low LTV (<$100): win-back email with bold incentive 3. Gmail node (3 branches) → send segment-specific emails 4. Google Sheets node → log re-engagement campaign stats ## Automation 6: Refund → Process and Notify **Trigger:** Shopify webhook (`refunds/create`) or WooCommerce webhook 1. Extract: customer email, refund amount, reason 2. Gmail node → send refund confirmation email with timeline 3. Airtable node → log refund to your returns tracker 4. IF node → refund reason contains "defective" or "wrong item"? 5. Slack node → alert #operations team to investigate fulfillment issue 6. IF node → customer has placed > 3 previous orders? (loyal customer) 7. Gmail node → send loyalty apology email with a 15% discount on next order ## eCommerce Automation Tips **Webhook reliability is everything:** Abandoned cart recovery, order confirmations, and refund processing all depend on n8n receiving webhooks reliably. An n8n instance that crashes or has expired SSL drops these events silently — and you lose revenue. **Idempotency for order workflows:** Shopify can deliver the same webhook event multiple times. Store processed order IDs in Airtable or Postgres and check for duplicates before sending emails or updating records. **Test with Shopify's event simulator:** Shopify Admin → Settings → Notifications → Webhooks lets you send test payloads to your n8n webhook URL without creating real orders. 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