One queue after the connector
If the connector created the Shopify order, it can sit next to website orders with the statuses you already use.
Orderflow for Etsy sellers on Shopify
Manage Etsy and Shopify production work from one workflow.
Orderflow does not import Etsy orders. A marketplace connector brings compatible Etsy sales into Shopify. Then Orderflow can run the same post-checkout workflow you use for website orders: statuses, photos, proofs, and Ship by dates.
No native Etsy importShopify is the workspaceOne production queue
orderflow.orstrax.io/dashboard/orders
Orders
Active Orders
- #IU-6287Waiting on photo
Maren Holt
Personalized cutting board
Ship by
Oct 3
- #1042Proof Sent
Jordan Blake
Custom print — 11×14
Ship by
Today
- #IU-6279In production
Chris Lang
Stamped keychain
Ship by
Oct 6
- #1036Ready to ship
Casey Nguyen
Custom stamp
Ship by
Today
Etsy sells it. Shopify holds the order. Orderflow runs the work.
The problem after checkout
Two channels, two places to lose a photo.
If you sell custom work on Etsy and also have a Shopify store, the making is often the same. The lists are not. A photo in Etsy Messages and a proof in Shopify email is how personalized orders get lost.
- The same people make website and Etsy orders
- Personalization still happens after payment
- You already ship from Shopify
- You do not want a second production system for the marketplace channel
Centralizing is useful when Etsy orders actually become Shopify orders. It is less useful if Etsy is your only channel and you are happy in Etsy’s own tools.
What actually has to happen first
Be precise about the chain. Orderflow starts after a compatible Shopify order exists.
- 1
Sale on Etsy
The customer paid on Etsy. Orderflow cannot see that sale by itself.
- 2
Marketplace connector
A connector copies a compatible order into Shopify. That job belongs to the connector, not to Orderflow.
- 3
Shopify order exists
It has a name, a customer, and a fulfillment state like any other Shopify order.
- 4
Orderflow workflow
Statuses, missing photos, proofs, Customer Message, Internal Note, and Ship by — the same tools as website orders.
- 5
Fulfill in Shopify
You ship from Shopify. Whether tracking posts back to Etsy depends on the connector, not on Orderflow.
#IU-6287
Personalized cutting board
Waiting on photoWhere Orderflow fits — and where it does not
Say this out loud before you install anything: Orderflow is not an Etsy app. It is a Shopify production workflow that can include imported Etsy orders.
Photos and proofs on that order
Collect Info, Request Information, and Proof Review work on the Shopify order. They do not read Etsy Messages.
Shopify tags from your statuses
When you change status in Orderflow, Orderflow can write a Shopify tag such as status-Ready to Ship so native Shopify filters still work.
Ship by across channels
A promised date is a promised date, whether the sale started on Etsy or on your site.
What Orderflow will not do
It will not import the Etsy sale, replace the connector, print labels, or guarantee tracking posts back to Etsy.
orderflow.orstrax.io/dashboard/orders
#IU-6287Waiting on photo
Maren Holt
#1042Proof Sent
Jordan Blake
#IU-6279In production
Chris Lang
#IU-6287
Maren Holt
maren@example.com
Ship by
Oct 3
Fulfillment
Unfulfilled
Customer MessageInternal NoteActivity
This Etsy sale is now a Shopify order. Add the photo on the lookup page so we can make the board.
File
Collect Info · waiting on customer photo
The order workspace
Website and imported Etsy work, on one queue
Sample rows after a connector has already created Shopify orders. Orderflow did not import these from Etsy.
From the bench
See the Shopify order on your phone while you pack the Etsy listing.
Orderflow
Active orders
- Proof Sent
#1042
Custom print — 11×14
Ship by Today
- In production
#1041
Personalized mug
Ship by Sep 26
- Waiting on info
#1038
Photo blanket
Ship by Sep 29
Split across tools
- 1Etsy Messages for the photo
- 2Shopify for the website order
- 3A notebook for production
- 4No shared “what is next”
- 5Tracking may or may not return to Etsy
After a connector + Orderflow
- Step 1. Compatible Etsy sales are Shopify orders first
- Step 2. Orderflow runs production on those orders
- Step 3. Photos and proofs stay on the Shopify order
- Step 4. One queue for the people who make the work
- Step 5. The connector still owns Etsy sync — not Orderflow
Already fulfilling Etsy from Shopify?
Put the production work in one place.
If a connector already creates Shopify orders from Etsy, Orderflow can be the workflow after that. It will not replace the connector.
Works with your existing Shopify storeStatuses you configureBuilt for custom orders
Questions shops actually ask
Does Orderflow have a native Etsy integration?
No. Orderflow does not import Etsy orders and does not read Etsy Messages. A marketplace connector has to create a Shopify order first.
Can I use Shopify Marketplace Connect for Etsy?
New Etsy connections are not currently supported through Shopify Marketplace Connect. Existing connections through that app may continue. If you are connecting Etsy for the first time, use a compatible marketplace connector instead.
Will Orderflow send tracking back to Etsy?
No. Fulfillment and tracking-to-Etsy behavior belong to Shopify and to your connector. Orderflow organizes the production work on the Shopify order.
Related resources
Practical guides for the workflow on this page. These are not Help articles.