Use Air for Shopify when your product visuals are already organized, approved, and ready to publish from Air. Instead of downloading files from Air and uploading them back into Shopify, your team can choose the right creative directly from the Shopify product workflow and preview the result before the page goes live.
When to use this workflow
Refreshing a product page with new campaign, seasonal, or launch assets.
Adding multiple approved images to a Shopify product media gallery at once.
Keeping creative operations and e-commerce teams aligned around the same source assets in Air.
Reducing manual download and upload work during product page updates.
Before you start
Confirm the Air for Shopify integration is installed and connected.
Make sure the Shopify product already exists.
Organize your approved product assets in an Air board or library path that is easy to find. For more on organizing your library, see our guide on Explore Boards + Sub-Boards.
Decide which assets should appear in the storefront experience, such as a hero image, alternate product images, lifestyle images, or supporting campaign visuals. You can also establish a clear review process beforehand by setting up an approval workflow on Air.
A practical product refresh workflow
To keep your product pages fresh and engaging, follow this strategic workflow to update your storefront media directly from your creative library:
Start from the product you want to update. In Shopify, choose the product that needs refreshed media.
Bring Air into the product workflow. Launch the Air integration directly from the Shopify product context so your team can work where the product update is already happening.
Find the right creative in Air. Browse your connected Air workspace and board structure to locate the product-ready assets.
Select a complete media set. Choose the group of assets that tells the clearest product story, such as pack shots, detail shots, and lifestyle or campaign imagery.
Upload the selected assets to Shopify. Confirm the upload and wait for Shopify to receive the media. The files will live in Shopify for that product going forward.
Review the product media gallery. After the upload, check that the new assets appear in the product's Media section and are ordered appropriately.
Preview the customer experience. Open the storefront preview to confirm the product page looks right to shoppers before sharing or publishing updates.
Best practices for smoother product updates
Use clear Air board names that match your product lines, campaigns, or storefront categories.
Agree on which Air board represents approved, Shopify-ready creative.
Select assets as a complete product story, not just as individual files.
Preview the storefront after uploading so you can catch ordering, cropping, or visual consistency issues.
Remember that assets uploaded to Shopify are static copies. If the creative changes in Air later, re-upload the updated asset to Shopify. If your workflow requires live-syncing or web-delivery URLs instead of static copies, explore our guide on using the Air CDN.
Now that you understand the product refresh workflow, you can dive deeper into the technical setup. For a granular, step-by-step walkthrough of the interface actions, see our guide on Adding Air assets to Shopify products. To learn more about the overall capabilities of the integration, visit Explore Air for Shopify.