How to restore meta descriptions on Shopify after an app changed them

An app (or a bulk edit) overwrote your product meta descriptions and Shopify has no native undo — SEO fields aren't in any built-in backup.

Step by step

Stop the app that changed them first — pause or uninstall it, or it will overwrite your fix on its next run.
If you have a CSV export from before the change (Matrixify or similar), re-import only the meta description column.
If you don't, you need a from-before snapshot. Going forward, keep a daily snapshot of every SEO field so a one-click restore is possible.
Re-submit the affected URLs in Google Search Console so the correct meta is re-crawled.

Source: community.shopify.com (Technical SEO threads on lost meta tags)

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