# Tutorials

Step-by-step guides for common Mechanic development patterns. These tutorials walk through real-world scenarios, from setting up webhooks to building scheduled data feeds.

## Written tutorials

* [Your first custom task](/resources/tutorials/your-first-custom-task.md) — build a complete task from scratch
* [Creating a Mechanic webhook](/resources/tutorials/creating-a-mechanic-webhook.md) — set up an endpoint that triggers Mechanic tasks from external services
* [Practicing writing tasks](/resources/tutorials/practicing-writing-tasks.md) — exercises for learning Mechanic's Liquid environment
* [Triggering tasks from a contact form](/resources/tutorials/triggering-tasks-from-a-contact-form.md) — connect a storefront form to a Mechanic task
* [Creating scheduled CSV feeds](/resources/tutorials/creating-scheduled-csv-feeds.md) — generate and deliver CSV files on a schedule
* [Running bulk operation mutations](/resources/tutorials/bulk-operation-mutations.md) — upload JSONL variables and run Shopify bulk mutations
* [Fetching data from a shared Google sheet](/resources/tutorials/fetching-data-from-a-shared-google-sheet.md) — pull spreadsheet data into a task
* [Query analytics data with ShopifyQL](/resources/tutorials/query-analytics-data-with-shopifyql.md) — use ShopifyQL to access analytics in Mechanic

## Video walkthroughs

For visual learners, our [video walkthroughs](/resources/tutorials/video-walkthroughs.md) cover common task patterns including auto-tagging, inventory sync, scheduled emails, and more.

## Getting started

New to Mechanic? Start with the [Getting started](/getting-started.md) guide to install Mechanic and find your first task from the library. When you're ready to build your own, work through [Your first custom task](/resources/tutorials/your-first-custom-task.md), then try [Practicing writing tasks](/resources/tutorials/practicing-writing-tasks.md) for more exercises. The [Core Concepts](/core/events.md) section of the docs covers the platform's execution model in detail.


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