Shopify App

This guide contains information to set up a Shopify App Source in Vanus Connect.

Introduction

Shopify is a popular e-commerce platform that allows businesses to sell their products online.

With the Shopify App source connector in Vanus Connect, you can create a Shopify App to obtain real-time updates on all customer and order activity in your Shopify store.

Prerequisites

Before obtaining Shopify events, you must have:

• A Vanus Cloud account
• A Shopify shop with administrative privileges.

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Getting Started

Step 1: Create an App

1. Go to Shopify and sign in to your account to access the shopify dashboard.

2. After signing in, navigate to Apps >① in the side menu, where a list will appear at the top of the page. Click on App and sales channel settings②.

3. Select Develop apps③ to create a new app.

4. Click on Allow custom app development④.

5. Click on Allow custom app development⑤ once more.

6. Let's create a new app by clicking Create an app⑥ now.

7. Provide an App name⑦ and then click Create app⑧.

8. Now, we need to click on Configure Admin API scopes⑨.

9. Search⑩ for the specific event type you wish to receive, such as read_orders and read_products. Once found, select⑪ them and then click on the Save⑫ button.

10. Press Install app⑬.

11. Click Install⑭ to proceed.

12. Click on Reveal token once⑮ to display the Admin API access token.

13. Copy⑯ your token, and take note of your Shop Name⑰.

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Step 2: Finish the connection in Vanus Connect

1. Write a connection Name① without any spaces, input your Shop Name② and paste the API Token③ into Vanus Connect.

2. Select your desired Sync Start Date④ to indicate when you'd like to begin receiving events, choose your Sync Interval Hour⑤ to specify how frequently you want to receive updates, and then click Next⑥.

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