Update image variants

What this does

Bind an image to one or more product variants.

Steps

1. Find the target image row.
2. Set Action = U.
3. Update the Variants column.
4. Keep option names and values exactly the same as Shopify admin.
5. Use commas to separate multiple variant values.

Excel row example (same row)

Use two small tables: first is the exported row, second is the row you import. Cells marked with ✅ are the fields you change.

Before (as exported)

Product Title	Action	Product Handle	Image Source	Image Alt Text	Image Position	Variants	Image File Name	Current Image URL	Image ID
Women's Canvas Tote Bag	(blank)	womens-canvas-tote-bag	(blank)	Canvas tote back view	3	Black / 38	bag-back	https://cdn.shopify.com/...	gid://shopify/MediaImage/31591988232330

After (what you import)

Product Title	Action	Product Handle	Image Source	Image Alt Text	Image Position	Variants	Image File Name	Current Image URL	Image ID
Women's Canvas Tote Bag	U ✅	womens-canvas-tote-bag	(blank)	Canvas tote back view	3	Black / 38, Black / 39 ✅	bag-back	https://cdn.shopify.com/...	gid://shopify/MediaImage/31591988232330

Import

1. Open Import Excel.
2. Upload the edited Excel file.
3. Start task after validation.

Common mistakes

• Typo in option values.
• Different uppercase or lowercase than Shopify.