How to fix a Shopify CSV missing the Title header

Fix: Add a recognized Title column and put each product's title in that field. Do not rename an unrelated column unless it actually contains the product title.

BLOCKEDunknown modeMISSING_REQUIRED_HEADER_TITLE

Exact symptom

People may reach this page after seeing or searching for wording such as:

Shopify CSV missing Title header
The CSV does not contain a recognized Title header
Shopify product CSV no Title column

The wording above is a discovery aid. The actual Q-Surface result for the synthetic case is The CSV does not contain a recognized Title header..

Do this now

Find the header row.
Add or restore the Title header.
Populate the intended product title for each product row, then rerun the CSV before import.

Verify before import

Run the exact public synthetic case first, or check your own file locally in the browser. The synthetic result demonstrates only this case and is not a diagnosis of your CSV.

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What the deterministic case shows

Verdict: BLOCKED. Primary issue: MISSING_REQUIRED_HEADER_TITLE.

URL handle,Price
no-title,10.00

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This check recognizes supported header names; it does not test an import against Shopify.
Q-Surface does not guarantee Shopify import success and is not affiliated with Shopify.