Shopify is a cloud-based, fully hosted commerce platform which can be used to create and manage online stores and sell across multiple channels (including web, mobile, social media, online marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops).
A Patchworks app is available in the Shopify marketplace - by installing this app, you create a Patchworks connector with an authenticated instance, instantly.
API documentation for Shopify (used to build this connector) can be found via the link below:
GraphQL is preferred for Shopify APIs, especially as REST API endpoints are being deprecated in the coming months.
Starting in 2025, Shopify will phase out key REST API capabilities. By February 2025, public apps using REST product APIs must migrate to GraphQL, with custom apps needing to follow suit by April 2025 (for handling more than 100 variants). Additionally, checkout mutations in REST will be unavailable from April 2025. Shopify strongly recommends transitioning to GraphQL to avoid disruptions and ensure smoother, more efficient integrations.
For details on key deprecation dates, please refer to the Shopify API Documentation.
Please note: if you are currently using REST, download the "available update" for the Shopify connector and update all your process flows accordingly.
We strongly recommend installing the Patchworks app from the Shopify marketplace - this creates a connector and adds an authenticated connector instance, seamlessly.
You must have a Patchworks account to install the app. If you don't have an existing account, you can register for a trial account or contact our Sales team.
Step 1 Log into your Shopify admin portal and search for the Patchworks app:
Step 2 Review access requirements and click the install button:
Step 3 Click the sign in button:
Step 4 Provide your Patchworks account credentials and sign in:
Step 5 Click install latest version:
Step 6 The connector is installed with an instance - click head to Patchworks to access the Patchworks dashboard:
The instance name is the same as your Shopify store - you can change this later if necessary.
Step 7 In the Patchworks dashboard, you can view your new connector by selecting connectors & instances from the left-hand navigation menu:
...all your installed connectors are displayed, including Shopify:
GraphQL
REST
We strongly recommend installing the Patchworks app from the Shopify marketplace - this creates a connector and adds an authenticated connector instance, seamlessly - there's no need for you to obtain your own tokens for authentication and apply them to your connector instance manually.
However, if for some reason you do need to create/update a Shopify instance manually, this guide shows how to obtain a Shopify token.
When a user chooses to add a connector instance using token-based authentication, the credentials below are prompted:
| Credential | Required? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Whenever a process flow sends a Shopify API request using token-based authentication, Shopify's X-Shopify-Access-Token option is passed in the request header. The value is set to whatever token was provided when the associated connector instance was added.
To obtain an API token, you must access your Shopify admin portal and create/install a new Patchworks Integration app. At the end of this procedure, you will be given an API token - this token should be used when adding connector instances for your Shopify store for use in process flows.
The steps required are summarised below.
Step 1 Log into the Shopify admin portal for your store.
Step 2 Select apps from the left-hand navigation menu:
Step 3 Select App and sales channel settings:
Step 4 Check the URL at the top of the left-hand navigation panel and add it to your password manager, ready for your Patchworks setup:
This is the same URL that you use to log into the admin portal.
Step 5 Click the develop apps for your store button:
Step 6 Click the create an app button:
...the create an app form is displayed:
Step 7 In the app name field, enter an appropriate name. For example:
If you're creating this app to work with a Patchworks blueprint, there may be a dependency on this name in your installed process flows. Please check the installation guide for any specific requirements for this name.
Step 8 Select an app developer from the dropdown list. This can be the store owner or any staff/collaborator account with the develop apps permission.
Step 9 Click the create app button:
...details for the new app are shown:
Step 9 Go directly to stage 2.
Step 1 Click the configure admin API scopes button:
Step 2 From the admin API access scopes page, select checkboxes to enable all API access scopes:
Step 3 Scroll down to the webhook subscriptions panel and ensure that the (latest) option is selected from the dropdown list:
Step 4 Click the save button at the end of this page:
Step 5 Go directly to stage 3.
Step 1 Click the install app button at the top of the page:
...the API credentials page is displayed.
Step 2 In the top admin API access token panel, click the reveal token once option:
Step 3 Copy this token and add it to your password manager, ready for use in your Patchworks setup:
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store_name
The URL used to access a Shopify store always follows the convention:
https://your-store-name.myshopify.com. For example, the URL for our 'Patchworks Docs Demo' store is:
https://patchworks-docs-demo.myshopify.com
When adding credentials for a new instance, you only need to provide the name of your store - don't enter https:// and don't enter .myshopify.com. So taking our example, the store would be entered as: patchworks-docs-demo.
token
Generated in your Shopify admin portal - see the Obtaining credentials tab.
