Bulk updates: the read tools

The read-only MCP tools for tracking your bulk updates — list recent runs, check progress, and pull the per-row error report — with example prompts.

Published 7/12/2026Updated 7/12/2026

MCP · Reference · Read

After you push a bulk update, a connected AI assistant can track it for you in plain language — see the status, the per-outcome breakdown, and the row-by-row error report. Here are the two read-only Bulk update tools.

2 read tools Read-onlyNever changes your data

Not connected yet? Start with Connect an AI assistant to Flashpricer (MCP). Want to push a bulk update? See Bulk updates: the write tool.

Read-only, scoped to you. These tools only report on bulk updates — they change nothing. They use the Products · view permission and only ever see your organization's data.

Track your bulk updates

list-bulk-updatesReadproducts · view

Lists your recent bulk updates with, for each one, its status, file name, total items and a per-outcome breakdown — not found, invalid value, no change, price changes, failed — plus whether an error report is available.

Options: days (how far back, default 30, max 30).

Ask"Show me my recent bulk updates and how they went."

get-bulk-updateReadproducts · view

Gets one bulk update by id — its status, progress, total items, and (when ready) a short-lived link to its error report CSV with the per-row outcome (not found, invalid, applied). The assistant can read that report to explain what went wrong.

Needs: a requestId (from list-bulk-updates or from create-bulk-update). If it's still running, the assistant polls until it's done.

Ask"Did my last bulk update apply cleanly? Show me the errors."

Tips for better answers

Just describe it. You never need ids — say "how did my last bulk update go?" and the assistant finds it and reads the report.
Ask it to explain failures. The error report is fetchable, so the assistant can open it and tell you exactly which rows didn't apply and why ("which SKUs weren't found?").
Poll patiently. Large updates run in the background — the assistant checks back until the status is complete.

Ready to check a run?

Open your connected assistant and ask "How did my last bulk update go, and were there any errors?" To push a bulk update, see the write tool. Questions? Reach us at success@flashpricer.com.

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