How to connect to Shopify
To enable a connection with Shopify, you need to get an API token for your user by completing the following steps.
1. Create a Shopify App
Login to your Shopify account
Log in to your Shopify account.
Navigate to the app section
From the left navigation, click on the "Apps" and click on "App Settings" or click on "Settings" > "Apps".
Click on the "Develop apps" option at the top right section of the page.
Click on the "Develop" option to navigate to the Shopify Dev Dashboard.
Create a new Development App
You are now redirected to the Shopify Dev Dashboard.
Click on the "Create app" button and enter your app name.
After creating the app, you will be redirected to the app versions page.
Configure Admin API scopes
To access the data from your Shopify account, you need to configure the Admin API scopes.
Click on the "Select scopes" button to configure the Admin API scopes or directly enter scopes as a comma-separated list.
For the Shopify integration, you need to select the following scopes to allow the integration to read the data from your Shopify account. Shopify has a lot of scopes, so by using the search input, you can easily enable the required scopes.
Suggested scopes for reading data from your Shopify account:
- read_assigned_fulfillment_orders
- read_customers
- read_customer_merge
- read_discounts
- read_draft_orders
- read_fulfillments
- read_fulfillment_constraint_rules
- read_gift_cards
- read_inventory
- read_online_store_pages
- read_locations
- read_merchant_managed_fulfillment_orders
- read_metaobjects
- read_orders
- read_payment_terms
- read_price_rules
- read_product_listings
- read_products
- read_purchase_options
- read_returns
- read_shipping
- read_locales
Once you have selected the required scopes, click on the "Done" button to save the configuration.
Click on "Release" on the versions page. You can provide a version name and message, then release the app.
Retrieve the Client Credentials and Install App
Navigate to the "Settings" section to retrieve client credentials.
Navigate to the "Home" section to install app, click on the "Install app" button to install the app.
After this step, you will be redirected to Shopify to install the app in your store by clicking on "Install".
2. Vault Connection Setup
Now that you have installed the Shopify app with client credentials, you're ready to fill out your credentials in Vault.
In Vault, you have to fill out the following fields:
- Shop: which refers to the shop name of your Shopify account
- Client ID: which refers to the Client ID of your Shopify app
- Client Secret: which refers to the Secret of your Shopify app
Click Save after completing the form and then click on Authorize. Your Shopify account is now connected.