Status

Set products to Active, Draft or Archived in bulk.

The Status field switches products between Shopify's three product statuses. There is no edit method; pick the new status.

Status

Status	Meaning in Shopify
Active	Available on your sales channels.
Draft	Hidden from all channels; still editable in the admin.
Archived	Hidden and marked as no longer sold.

Common uses

• Hide a seasonal collection. Select Collections, pick the collection, choose Draft, and schedule the revert for the day the season starts. The products become Active again automatically.

• Publish new products at a set time. Use Match conditions with Status is Draft and Created at is after a date, choose Active and Schedule the edit.

• Archive discontinued items. Use Match conditions with Product tag equals discontinued and choose Archived.

Reverting the task restores the previous status of each product.