How to Create a Private APP with Shopify

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Before you can use the Dropshirt Shopify Dashboard you need to get an API Key and API password from Shopify. It’s fairly easy and only takes a few minutes.

To get an API Key and password you need a Shopify store.

If you don’t have a Shopify Account and Store URL Create a free Shopify account here

Login to Shopify 

In the Shopify Dashboard – Click on the “Apps and sales channels -> Develop apps” tab (shown below)

Click on the “Create an app” link (shown below)

Fill in the form with your app name – it can be called anything – or you can name your app (Dropshirt) and create it.

Configure Admin API

Setup your permissions – Scroll through the box and set the minimum permission settings laid out below. This will be anything related to an order you might have in your Shopify store.

(See what’s required below)

You should give us permission for these – as they could be connected to your order data.

Then save the selected permissions.

OK now you have created the app, make sure to get the things you will need to enter into the Dropshirt dashboard to connect your store.

  • Your Shopify URL (youstorename.myshopify.com) replace ‘yourstorename’ with your actual store name. Do not add https:// or www or anything other than your exact URL
  • Your API key is listed in your API Credentials
  • Shopify API Password is listed as Admin API Access Token

Login to the Dropshirt Shopify Dashboard Login Here

dashboard login screen

Go to your Profile Page (located in the top right corner of the Dashboard) and enter your Shopify API Key and Shopify Admin API Access Token in the password field provided.

How to add you private app detail to connect to dropshirt

***Note: If you make changes to any of your profile data, you will need to log out and then log back in again.


For further information about using the Dashboard, continue reading the Shopify Dashboard Documentation here