Overview
A Report is a scheduled automation that pulls analytics from your store, optionally adds an AI-written summary, and delivers it to a notification hub (Slack, Email, Telegram, or Discord) on a recurring schedule.
Where a Trigger reacts to an event, a Report runs on a clock — daily, weekly, or monthly — so you don’t have to open the Shopify admin to know how the store is doing.
Reports live alongside Triggers and Goals under the Automations section.
Data Source
Each report pulls its data one of two ways:
| Source | Description |
|---|
| Pre-built template | A ready-made analytics query — pick from the dropdown. |
| Custom query | Write your own ShopifyQL query for full control. |
Pre-built Report Templates
| Template | Default Schedule | What it shows |
|---|
| Daily Revenue Summary | Daily, 8am | Total & gross sales for the previous day |
| Weekly Performance | Weekly, 9am | Day-by-day sales for the last 7 days |
| Inventory Health | Weekly, 9am | Low / out-of-stock variants |
| Monthly Business Review | Monthly, 8am | Sales over the last 3 months with totals |
| Lapsed Customers | Weekly, 9am | Customers who haven’t ordered recently |
| Sales Pace Check | Daily, 12pm | Trailing 30-day revenue vs. pace |
Reports run on Shopify’s analytics engine (ShopifyQL). The full set of stats
is available without any extra setup beyond connecting a hub.
AI Summaries (Pro / Max)
On paid plans, Alius can prepend a short, plain-English AI summary above the report data:
AI Summary: Revenue is up 12% week-over-week, driven mainly by repeat customers. Three products are now low on stock.
(the full report table follows)
- Generated by AI from the rendered report — fast and inexpensive.
- Fail-open: if the summary can’t be generated, the report still sends with its data intact.
- The deterministic data table is always included; the AI text is an addition, never a replacement.
Free plan reports send the data table without an AI summary.
Creating a Report
- Click Create Automation → choose the Report tab.
- Pick a pre-built template or Blank to start from scratch.
- Set the Title.
- Choose a Data source (pre-built template or custom ShopifyQL).
- Choose a Schedule and UTC hour (non-daily schedules require Pro/Max).
- Select a Hub and its channels/recipients.
- Save.
Use the Fire (test) button to send the report immediately and verify the output — this runs the real data + AI path.
Limits
| Plan | Active Reports |
|---|
| Free | 3 |
| Pro | 10 |
| Max | Unlimited |
