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Prerequisites - Shopify  

 
Before creating and using a Connector, please review the following requirements and prerequisites.
  • Shopify Partner Account Setup
  • Specialized Licensing
  • Technical Assumptions
 

Shopify Partner Account Setup

To use Shopify Connector, you must have a Shopify Partner account to access ClientId (API key), Client Secret(API secret) and Redirect URL, along with a Shopify account to obtain the Shop URL.

How to obtain ClientId (API key) and Client Secret(API secret):

ClientId: The API key for the app, as defined in the Partner Dashboard.

Client Secret: The API secret key for the app, as defined in the Partner Dashboard.

  1. Create a Shopify Partner account. You can sign up for a free Shopify Partner account by registering here.
  2. Generate the API credentials from the Partner Dashboard. You can create a public application from your Partner Dashboard.
    1. Log in to Partner Dashboard
    2. Click on App -> Create App
    3. Provide an app name, URL, and Redirection URLs
    4. Click on Create App

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You will be redirected to the app's overview page, where you can view the API key and API secret that you will need for authentication

Redirect URL 

The URL to which a user is redirected after authorizing the client. The complete URL specified here must be added to your app as a whitelisted redirection URL, as defined in the Partner Dashboard.

Redirection URLs you provided in the previous step when you create a public application from your Partner Dashboard

Shop URL: https://{shop}.myshopify.com where {shop} is the name of the user’s shop. 

Example : https://cleoApp.myshopify.com

To obtain the Shop URL , one must create an account on https://www.shopify.com/

 

 

Specialized Licensing Required

The Application Connector requires a specialized server license. See your Customer Account Manager. 

Technical Assumption

Effective use of the Connector assumes the following:
  • You are familiar with the development and organization of your external application account.
  • You know the particulars of your data and the external processes to manage it.
  • You have a general understanding of how to create and share resources, and publish (deploy) integration projects in CIC Studio.

 

 

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