- Create a Custom App
Go to
Shopify Admin → Settings → Applications. Click "Create apps in the Dev Dashboard", then click "Create an Application". Enter app name.


- Configure Admin API scopes
Check "Access" tab and click "Select areas" in Version section. Enable these scopes:
read_customerswrite_customersread_orderswrite_orders


Click "Release".
- Select Custom distribution method
Go to App overview page tab → click "Select a distribution method" → "Custom distribution". This grants Level 1 and Level 2 access.



- Install the app & grant access
Go to "App overview page" tab → click "Install the app" → Select your store → Install. This grants Admin API access token permissions.

- Retrieve credentials
After installation, the API key (Client ID) and API secret key (Client Secret) are revealed on the "Settings" tab. Copy them into the fields below.

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