A vendor is the supplier or source behind products, for example a distributor, manufacturer account, or fulfillment partner. Use vendors for operational supplier organization and product data that stays separate from the customer-facing brand.
Where vendors appear
A product can have one vendor. Vendor assignments appear on product responses and product exports as a vendor ID plus the vendor slug. In a product CSV, a vendor is referenced by its slug, not its ID.
Creating and managing vendors
Create vendors from Products > Vendors, in bulk from the same page, while editing a product, or with a vendor CSV import. On mobile, open Vendors and use the add button.
Deleting vendors
Deleting a vendor uses confirmation when products, collection rules, or menus reference it. Confirmed deletion unassigns the vendor from those products, removes those references, and permanently removes the vendor's custom data and custom-data translations.