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Shopify connection properties

To use Shopify, you need the store name, version, and access token to access the Shopify instance.
The following table defines the Shopify connection properties that you must configure in the Connection Properties section:
Property
Description
store_name
The unique identifier for a Shopify store. It is a subdomain of the store's .myshopify.com domain. For example, if the store's domain is example-store.myshopify.com, example-store is the store name.
version
The Shopify GraphQL Admin API version. For example, 2025-01.
access_token
The secure credential that is used to authenticate API requests to a Shopify store. You can obtain the access token during the OAuth authentication process when installing an app on a Shopify store.

Get a Shopify Admin API access token

A Shopify API access token is a security credential that allows an application to authenticate itself when making requests to the Shopify API. The Shopify API is a set of web-based protocols and utilities designed to enable developers to programmatically interact with and manipulate data on a Shopify store.
To interact with the Shopify Admin API, you must have an access token for authentication.
To get a Shopify API access token, perform the following steps:
  1. 1Create a Shopify app
  2. 2Configure API scopes
  3. 3Get the API access token

Step 1. Create a Shopify app

  1. 1Log in to the Shopify Admin panel.
  2. 2Go to Settings > Apps and sales channels.
  3. 3Click Develop apps.
    4. If you haven’t enabled custom app development, Shopify will prompt you to allow it.
  4. 4Click Create an app and provide a name for your app.

Step 2. Configure API scopes

  1. 1Open the newly created app.
  2. 2Go to the API credentials tab.
  3. 3Under Admin API access scopes, select the permissions required for your app. For example, read_products and write_orders.
  4. 4Click Save.

Step 3. Get the API access token

  1. 1After setting permissions, go to the API credentials tab.
  2. 2Under Admin API access token, click Install App.
    3. Shopify generates an Admin API access token as shown in the following image:
    This image shows the Admin API access token.
    You can save the Admin API access token for future use.