Missing Images Finder for Shopify
? Quick Info: You can export products or variants without images to a file.
What it does
The Product Missing Images Finder scans your Shopify catalog and finds products or variants that have no image, then produces a downloadable report so you can fix them quickly. You choose whether to check at the product level or the variant level, narrow down which items to scan, and pick which details to include in the report.
The scan runs in the background. When it finishes, the report is ready to download, and you can have it emailed to you automatically.
When to use it
- Before publishing or advertising your catalog, so customers never land on a product with no photo.
- After a bulk import or migration, to catch items that came across without images.
- When preparing product feeds (Google Shopping, marketplaces) that reject items without images.
- As a routine catalog check to keep your storefront looking complete.
Before you start
- Make sure your Shopify store is connected.
- Decide whether you want to check Products or Variants.
- Decide which items to scan — everything, or a narrower set (collection, type, vendor, tag, status, stock, SKU, or product ID).
- Have an email address ready if you’d like to be notified when the report is done.
Step-by-step
1 Open the Product Missing Images Finder tool from your Shopify tools.
2 Select Products. First choose an Export Type:
- Products — find products with no image.
- Variants — find variants with no image.
The available filters change depending on your choice.
If you chose Products, pick a collection or use these filters:
- Product Handle, Product Type, Product Vendor, Product Tags — one value or a comma-separated list; leave blank for all.
- Product Status — Active, Archived, or Draft.
- Product Published Status — Published or Unpublished.
- Product Stock Status — Out of Stock or In Stock products.
Note: when you pick a collection, the other product filters are hidden.
If you chose Variants, you can select one or more collections, or use:
- Product ID — comma-separated product IDs to scan only those products’ variants; blank for all.
- Variant SKU — comma-separated SKUs; blank for all variants.
- Variant Stock Status — Out of Stock or In Stock variants.
- Product Type, Product Vendor, Product Tags — one value or a comma-separated list; blank for all.
- Product Status — Active, Archived, or Draft.
- Product Published Status — Published or Unpublished.
3 Export Options.
- Filename — defaults to
missing_images_<today's date>; change it if you like. - File Format — choose CSV or Excel (Excel/
.xlsxis the default). - Choose your file’s columns — tick the columns you want in the report. The available columns depend on whether you’re exporting Products or Variants (see the reference below).
4 Email Delivery. The download link is emailed to you when the report is ready — your account email is filled in for you; change it or turn email delivery off on this step if you prefer.
5 Start the export. The scan runs in the background — you don’t need to keep the page open.
6 When it’s done, download your report (and/or open the email link).
File / field reference
The report lists every product or variant (matching your filters) that has no image. You choose which columns to include.
When exporting Products, available columns are:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Handle | The product handle. |
| Title | The product title. |
| Product Type | The product’s type. |
| Vendor | The product’s vendor. |
| Collections | Collections the product belongs to. |
| Total Inventory | Total stock across the product. |
| Tags | The product’s tags. |
When exporting Variants, available columns are:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| SKU | The variant’s SKU. |
| Title | The variant title. |
| Display Name | The variant’s full display name. |
| Barcode | The variant’s barcode. |
| Inventory Quantity | Stock on hand for the variant. |
| Options | The variant’s selected options (e.g. size, color). |
The report is delivered as a CSV or Excel (.xlsx) file, based on your choice in Export Options.
Troubleshooting / FAQ
My report is empty.
That means nothing matched — every product/variant in your selection already has an image. Try widening your filters or switching between Products and Variants.
Should I run Products or Variants?
Use Products to find listings with no main image. Use Variants to catch individual variants (sizes, colors) that are missing their own image even if the product has one.
I didn’t get the email.
Check your spam folder, confirm the address on the Email Delivery step, and make sure delivery wasn’t turned off (it’s on by default for exports). You can still download the report from the tool once it finishes.
The export is taking a while.
Large catalogs take longer. The scan runs in the background, so you can leave the page — you’ll be emailed when it’s ready unless you turned Email Delivery off.
The columns changed when I switched export type.
That’s expected — Products and Variants offer different fields, and switching resets your field selection.