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Set up a token connection to Shopify

Shopify is an e-commerce platform that allows users to set up an online store and sell their products. It helps you manage your orders from inventory to point of sale to shipping and returns.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection , configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings.

Setting

instructions

Name your connection *

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.

API version

Select your Shopify account’s API version. For example, 2024-10. For more information, see REST admin API reference.

Store name *

Enter your Shopify store name. For example, if the URL is https://demo-store.myshopify.com, then demo-store is your store name.

Auth type *

Select Token as the authentication type for this connection.

Access token *

Enter the access token created in the Shopify custom app. 

Multiple layers of protection are in place, including AES 256 encryption, to keep your connection’s access token safe. When editing this form later, you must enter this token again;it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

How to retrieve access token

How to retrieve access token

  1. Sign in to your Shopify account.

  2. Navigate to Apps > App and sales channel settings > Apps and sales channels > Develop apps.

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  3. Click Create an app

  4. Provide the App name.

  5. From the App developer drop-down, select the required name. 

  6. Read the license and click Create app.

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  7. Click Configure admin API scopes, select the required scopes, and click Save.

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  8. Click Install app

  9. Read the license and click Install.

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  10. From the Admin API access token section, read the Note, and click Reveal token once.

  11. Copy the token.

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Caution

You can view the Admin API access token on this page only once. Hence, it is recommended to copy and save your token in a secure place. Consider this token as a password and share it only with the developers you trust.

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