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title: Shopify variants
slug: q2bb0284
canonical_url: https://docs.coveo.com/en/q2bb0284/
collection: coveo-for-commerce
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---
# Shopify variants
In Shopify, you can define a product's [variants](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/variants) as options when you configure the product.

The [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) [indexes](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) every Shopify variant as a separate [item](https://docs.coveo.com/en/pa8f6515/), with the variant options appended to the `ec_name` [field](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/) of each one.
If you have more than one variant option, the [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) [indexes](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) an [item](https://docs.coveo.com/en/pa8f6515/) for each combination.

> **Note**
>
> The [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) doesn't create [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/) for each variant option.
> 
> To pass variant option values to the [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) as Coveo [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/), use Shopify [metafields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/q2bb0227#metafields) and select these [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/) to [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) when you [sync your Shopify product catalog](https://docs.coveo.com/en/p2la0421#catalog-sync).

All Shopify variants are [indexed](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) as product [catalog object](https://docs.coveo.com/en/ncig0154/) [items](https://docs.coveo.com/en/pa8f6515/), and they're [grouped together](https://docs.coveo.com/en/l78i2152/) using the `ec_item_group_id` [field](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/).

**Example**

The product `Relaxed Top` is configured with the following variant options:

* Color (red, blue, and yellow)

* Size (S, M, and L)

The [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) [indexes](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) [items](https://docs.coveo.com/en/pa8f6515/) with the following `ec_name` values:

* `Relaxed Top - Red - S`

* `Relaxed Top - Red - M`

* `Relaxed Top - Red - L`

* `Relaxed Top - Blue - S`

* `Relaxed Top - Blue - M`

* `Relaxed Top - Blue - L`

* `Relaxed Top - Yellow - S`

* `Relaxed Top - Yellow - M`

* `Relaxed Top - Yellow - L`

The [Coveo Platform](https://docs.coveo.com/en/186/) doesn't create [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/) for each variant option.
If needed, you can use Shopify [metafields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/q2bb0227#metafields) to pass the variant option values to the [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) as Coveo [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/).
If you do, make sure that you select these [fields](https://docs.coveo.com/en/200/) to [index](https://docs.coveo.com/en/204/) when you [sync your Shopify product catalog](https://docs.coveo.com/en/p2la0421#catalog-sync).