Automated Printify Variant Availability Checks
Every morning, WebRun opens Printify, walks your products variant by variant, checks each one is still available from its print provider, names the shop it is published to, posts the unavailable variants to Slack, and files the day's catalog check in Google Drive.
How do I catch print on demand variants that went out of stock?
WebRun opens Printify each morning and checks every listed variant against its print provider's availability. It flags the sizes and colours that have gone unavailable, names the connected shop each is still published to, posts them to Slack, and files a dated catalog check in Google Drive.
- Customers stop buying sizes that cannot be made
- Every flagged variant names its provider and its live shop
- A dated catalog check builds a record of unreliable variants
Built for print on demand sellers · ecommerce store owners · merch brands · Etsy and Shopify sellers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
printify.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Printify - check every variant's availability
printify.com
WebRun opens Printify to check every variant's availability. - Open Printify and list every product with its print provider and connected shops
- Walk each product's variants and read the availability shown for its size and colour
- Flag any variant marked unavailable or out of stock at its provider
- Note which connected shop each flagged variant is still published to
Done when Every listed variant has an availability status and a shop.
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Slack - post the unavailable variants
slack.com
WebRun opens Slack to post the unavailable variants. - Post the unavailable variants grouped by product, naming the size, colour, provider, and shop
- Put best selling products first so the costly gaps get fixed first
- Suggest the alternative provider where the same variant is available, and leave the swap to you
Done when The store channel has today's unavailable variant list in Slack.
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Google Drive - file the catalog check
drive.google.com
WebRun opens Google Drive to file the catalog check. - Save a dated catalog check listing every product, variant, and status
- Keep one file per day so a variant that keeps flickering in and out is visible over time
- File it in your store operations folder
Done when The day's catalog check is filed in Google Drive.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it unpublish or edit my listings?
No. WebRun reports which variants have gone unavailable and where they are still listed. Pausing a listing, swapping the provider, or removing a variant stays your decision in Printify.
Does it check the shop or just Printify?
It reads availability in Printify and names the connected shop each flagged variant is still published to, so you know exactly which storefront a customer could still buy the unavailable option from.
What about a variant that comes back in stock?
Each run reads live availability, so a variant that returns simply stops appearing on the list. The dated file in Google Drive shows which ones keep flickering in and out.
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