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How Do I Get My Shopify Access Token?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 4:32 pm

If you’re a Shopify partner or developer, you can generate a temporary access token to access the Shopify API. To do this, you need to:

1. Log in to your Shopify partner account.

2. Click Apps.

3. Click Manage private apps.

4. Click Create a new private app.

5. Enter a name for your app and click Create app.

6. In the Admin API section, select the permissions that you want to grant to your app.

7. Click Save.

8. Copy your API key and password. These are found under the Admin API section of your newly created private app.

How Do I Get My Shopify Access Token?

To generate a temporary access token, you need to be a Shopify partner or developer and follow the steps below:


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Click Apps.

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. Copy your API key and password. ..

PRO TIP: If you are planning to use the Shopify API, be aware that there is no official documentation on how to generate an access token. There are a few sites that claim to offer this service, but they may not be reliable. In addition, access tokens expire after a certain amount of time, so you’ll need to generate a new one periodically.
Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.