---
title: "New Open Source Tool: Shopify Image Downloader"
slug: "new-open-source-tool-shopify-image-downloader"
published: "2025-06-11"
updated: "2025-12-25"
categories:
  - "Shopify"
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status: "stable"
llm-purpose: "Free Python tool to bulk download Shopify store images via GraphQL API. Export metadata to CSV, handle pagination, resume downloads. Open source on GitHub."
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**Summary Triples**
- (Tool, uses, Shopify GraphQL Admin API to list and download store images)
- (Tool, downloads, all store images in bulk (files saved to local filesystem))
- (Tool, exports, image metadata to CSV via pandas)
- (Tool, handles, GraphQL pagination automatically (cursor-based pagination))
- (Tool, supports, resuming interrupted downloads and skipping existing files)
- (Tool, sanitizes, filenames to avoid invalid characters)
- (Tool, includes, network error handling and retries (built-in error handling))
- (Repository, is, open source on GitHub (matija2209/shopify-image-downloader))
- (Language, is, Python (uses requests and pandas libraries))
- (Modes, include, CSV-only mode and full download mode)

### {GOAL}
Free Python tool to bulk download Shopify store images via GraphQL API. Export metadata to CSV, handle pagination, resume downloads. Open source on GitHub.

### {PREREQS}
- General familiarity with the article topic

### {STEPS}
1. Follow the detailed walkthrough in the article content below.

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# New Open Source Tool: Shopify Image Downloader
> Free Python tool to bulk download Shopify store images via GraphQL API. Export metadata to CSV, handle pagination, resume downloads. Open source on GitHub.
Matija Žiberna · 2025-06-11

I just released a new Python tool that I've been working on - a **Shopify Image Downloader** that makes it super easy to bulk download all images from your Shopify store.

## What It Does

If you've ever needed to backup your Shopify store images or migrate them elsewhere, you know it's a pain to do manually. This tool uses [Shopify's GraphQL Admin API](https://www.buildwithmatija.com/blog/shopify-core-apis-overview) to:

- Download all your store images in bulk
- Export image metadata to CSV
- Handle pagination automatically
- Resume interrupted downloads
- Sanitize filenames properly

## Why I Built This

I ran into this exact problem recently and couldn't find a simple, reliable solution. Most existing tools were either outdated, overcomplicated, or required paid services. So I built this as a clean, production-ready Python script that just works.

## Features

- **GraphQL Admin API integration** - Uses the modern API, not the old REST one
- **CSV export** - Get all your image metadata organized
- **Smart pagination** - Handles stores with thousands of images
- **Resume capability** - Won't re-download existing files
- **Environment-based config** - Keep your API tokens secure

## Get Started

The tool is completely free and open source. You can grab it from GitHub:

**[→ matija2209/shopify-image-downloader](https://github.com/matija2209/shopify-image-downloader)**

Setup is straightforward - just clone the repo, add your Shopify API credentials to the `.env` file, and run the script. Full instructions are in the README.

## Technical Notes

Built with Python using the `requests` library for API calls and `pandas` for CSV handling. The GraphQL queries are optimized for performance, and there's built-in error handling for network issues.

You can run it in CSV-only mode if you just want the metadata, or let it download everything. Perfect for store migrations, backups, or data analysis.

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*Hope this helps other Shopify developers who run into the same problem! Feel free to contribute or report issues on GitHub.*

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