7. Troubleshooting & FAQs
GraphQL Rate Limits & Sync Lag
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Understand how SpotMetal synchronizes thousands of catalog variants without hitting Shopify GraphQL rate limits.
Shopify GraphQL Leaky Bucket Limits
Standard Shopify stores allow 100 API points/sec (Shopify Plus allows 500 points/sec). SpotMetal monitors bucket capacity dynamically.
Bulk Mutation Batching
We bundle variant price mutations using productVariantsBulkUpdate to update up to 100 variants per single GraphQL request.
Optimizing Sync Performance
Group items under shared formulas to enable parallel asynchronous worker queues.