Prerequisites:

  1. A verified Shoptype vendor account
  2. Shoptype Private app installation on the shopify store
  3. Admin API Access Token from Shopify
  4. The link to the shopify store


In order to integrate Shopify into Shoptype, there are three parts:

Part 1 - Create Private App for your store 

Part 2 - Input the values into the Shoptype account 


Initial Steps on Shoptype:

  1. Create a shoptype account using the link provided by your network.
  2. Verify the account by clicking on the verification link sent to your email.
  3. Register the store name and link under the vendor profile.
  4. Open https://app.shoptype.com/products once logged into the vendor profile by going to "Products" in the menu on the left side of the vendor profile.



Create a Private App for your store


  • Open your shopify account store dashboard and go to apps in the menu on the left.


  • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and go to ‘Develop apps for your store’.


  • Click 'Create an app'


  • Enter the name of the app in the format: “Shoptype - {{Your brand name}}”


  • Configure permissions for the Storefront API and Admin API:

  • Go to 'Configure Storefront API scopes'

  • Add the following  permissions by selecting their corresponding checkboxes. 

  • Checkout
    • unauthenticated_write_checkouts
    • unauthenticated_read_checkouts
  • Customers
    • unauthenticated_write_customers
    • unauthenticated_read_customers
    • unauthenticated_read_customer_tags


  • Save these setting by clicking the save button on the top right side of the screen


  • Go back to configure to configure the Admin API integration


  • Add the following  permissions by selecting their corresponding checkboxes and save them. 

    • Customers
      • write_customers
      • read_customers
    • Draft orders
      • write_draft_orders
      • read_draft_orders
    • Orders
      • write_orders
      • read_orders
    • Products
      • read_products


  • Go to the API Credentials tab


  • Install your app


  • Copy the Admin API access token, this will be required in the onboarding.


Onboarding your product catalogue to Shoptype from Shopify

  • Create your Brand account using the invite link that was provided to you by your network operator.

  • Select the Products tab in the menu to your left.

  • Click on “Link Shopify account” to get the following screen:

  • Fill in the name of your store
    eg. the store name for "    constellation.myshopify.com" would be "constellation"

  • Enter the Admin API access token that was obtained in the previous step.

  • Choose whether your product catalogue falls under an Age restricted category the Adult category of products.

  • On clicking Link your product catalogue will get synced to Shoptype and any orders that come from Shoptype will be automatically synced with your shopify store, as will the inventory stock values etc.


  • Once synced click your profile name on the top right and select “My Profile”


  • Scroll down and upload your brand logo


Congratulations! You're now on shoptype!