Import/Update Menu
Available Columns
Basic Columns
Basic columns typically contain the core order information essential for managing your order data.
Column | Description | Accepted Value | Example Value |
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Handle | A unique identifier for the menu.Used to reference the menu during import operations.Each handle must be unique across your store's menus. | Text | main-menu |
Title | The display name of the navigation menu.Can be used to identify the menu during import.This field is required when creating a new navigation menu. | Text | Main menu |
Menu Item: ID | A globally unique identifier for a navigation menu item.This ID is automatically generated when the menu item is created in your store.It cannot be set or changed manually.Usage Import.When creating new menu items, this ID can be used in the Menu Item: Parent ID column to correctly assign parent-child relationships—especially useful if multiple items share the same title.Note: This ID is not stored in Shopify and cannot be used for linking or updating existing menu items. Shopify will assign its own internal IDs once the items are created. | Number | 55642134 |
Menu Item: Title | The name of the menu item as it appears in your store’s navigation.This field is required when adding new menu items.It can also be used to identify existing items when importing updates. | Text |
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Menu Item: Resource Type | Specifies what the menu item links to (e.g., a product, collection, blog, or a custom URL).This field is required when importing or creating new menu items.It tells Shopify what type of content the menu item points to. | ARTICLE Links to a blog post. / BLOG Links to a blog. / CATALOG Links to the “All Products” page. / COLLECTION Links to a specific collection. / COLLECTIONS Links to the “All Collections” page. / CUSTOMER_ACCOUNT_PAGE Links to customer-facing pages like orders or account settings. / FRONTPAGE Links to the store’s homepage. / HTTP Links to a custom external or internal URL. / METAOBJECT Links to a Metaobject entry. / PAGE Links to a content page from Online Store → Pages. / PRODUCT Links to a specific product. / SEARCH Links to the store’s search page. / SHOP_POLICY Links to a store policy page (e.g., refund or privacy policy). | ARRTICLE |
Menu Item: Resource ID | This is the ID of the resource (like a product, collection, page, etc.) that the menu item links to.Use it to link a menu item to a specific resource when importing new menu items.If you don’t have the Resource ID, you can leave this column blank and instead use the Menu Item: Resource Handle to assign the link.Empty if Menu Item: Resource Type is | Number | 32332323 |
Menu Item: Resource Handle | A unique identifier (handle) for the resource (like a product, collection, or page) that the menu item links to. Use this when importing new menu items to assign them to the correct resource. It’s an alternative to using the Resource ID, especially when IDs are not available. | This column has different value depending on the Menu Item: Resource Type to which the menu item is linked to: ARTICLE Format: | |
Menu Item: Collection Tags | Used to filter a collection by specific tags when the menu item links to a particular collection.Only works when Menu Item: Resource Type is set to | Comma-separated list of tags | autumn, summer |
Menu Item: URL | The relative URL path that the menu item links to.This field is exported for all menu items.It can only be imported or set when the Menu Item: Resource Type is HTTP (used for custom links).Usage:Use it to link to an external website or a custom internal page.Start with a forward slash | Text | |
Menu Item: Parent Title | Indicates which menu item is the parent of the current item, helping define the menu hierarchy.Used during import/export to organize menu items into dropdowns or nested structures.If the item is a top-level menu item (i.e., not nested under another), leave this field blank.Important Notes:When importing, if there are multiple menu items with the same title, the app won’t know which one to link as the parent.In that case, use the Menu Item: ID field in the parent item (assign any unique number), and then reference that number in the Menu Item: Parent ID of the child item to create the correct link | Text | New Collection |
Menu Item: Position | Defines the order of the menu item within its parent menu item.Controls how items are arranged under the same parent.Lower numbers appear first in the menu; higher numbers appear later.Applies to both top-level and nested (child) items. | Number | 1 |
Updated on: 08/07/2025
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