How to get an API access token for your Shopify store

To connect a custom app to your Shopify store, you need to manage API access tokens from your Shopify Store. You'll require a Shopify Store URL and an API access token for using the Shopify integration. You can learn how to generate and locate this token in your Shopify Store in this article.

Enable custom app development in Shopify

Generate API Access Token from the Shopify admin

Enable custom app development in Shopify

Enabling a custom app can be done from your Shopify owner's account:

1. Start by logging in as the store owner.
2. Go to the Apps options in the admin interface sidebar.

   

3. Select Apps and sales channels settings in the dropdown menu.

   

4. Go to Develop apps.

   

5. Click on Allow Custom App Development.

   

6. Click on Allow Custom App Development once more.

   

Generate an API access token from the Shopify admin

After allowing custom app development, you need to create an app and generate an API access token. 

To create an app, follow these steps: 

1. Click Create an app.

   

2. Provide a name for your app and select an email for the App developer field.

   

3. Navigate to the Configuration tab, in the "Admin API Integration" section, select Configure.

   

4. Under Admin API access scopes, find and select the permission you want to allow for your access token, then click the 'Save' button. 
   In the following example, we picked 'write_customers' and 'read_customers'; you may need to select more scopes depending on your API needs. For detailed access scope information: Shopify API access scopes.
   

The app is now configured. To generate the access token, follow these steps: 

1. Go to the API Credentials tab.
2. Click on Install app in the "Access tokens" section. 

   

3. In the pop-up, click Install to confirm the installation.

   

4. You will then be able to see your Admin API access token by clicking Reveal token once. Save it somewhere because you won't be able to reveal it again at a later time.

   

You now have an API access token for your Shopify store, which you can use to create a Shopify connector on Knots.

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