Your first sync

With SKUvio installed and your Etsy shop connected, you’re ready to run your first sync. Everything happens on the Sync Controls page, and you’ll do it once to get set up. After that, inventory and orders keep themselves in sync automatically.

Open the Sync Controls page and work through the steps in order.

Step 1 — Import products from Shopify

Click Import Products from Shopify. This pulls your full Shopify catalogue into SKUvio so it knows what you sell. A live progress card shows how far along the import is.

Run this again any time you add or change products in Shopify.

Step 2 — Auto-map SKUs

Click Auto-Map SKUs. SKUvio matches your Shopify variants to your Etsy listings by SKU — the shared code that links the same product across both stores. It shows how many items matched and how many are still unmapped.

If a product already sells on Etsy, this is what connects the two so inventory and orders can flow. For products that don’t have an Etsy listing yet, move on to Step 3.

Step 3 — Export to Etsy

Before you export, each product needs a few Etsy details — category, shipping, and so on. Open a product and fill these in first; see Configure a listing for a walkthrough of each field.

Once a product is configured, click Export to Etsy. SKUvio creates the Etsy listing for you, complete with pricing, SEO tags, and AI translations, and links it back to your Shopify product.

What happens next

That’s the one-time setup. From here on:

• Inventory syncs automatically, both ways — sell on Etsy and your Shopify stock drops, and vice-versa.
• Etsy orders flow into Shopify automatically, with buyer details and line items.

You don’t need to press anything for routine syncing. The Sync Controls buttons are there for when you want to trigger a step manually — for example after a big catalogue change. See The Sync Controls page for a full reference.