Shopify

This is a guide on how to connect your Shopify online store to Comet Rocks. You will learn how to set up a store in Comet Rocks, how to create a custom app in Shopify, and submit API credentials to successfully connect your store.

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1. Configure store details

First, set up your Comet store and provide the details of your Shopify store.

1. Log in to https://console.comet.rocks/auth and click on Store settings from the Home Page or tabs on the left

   

2. Add Store Information and URL

   To set up a Shopify store in the dashboard, please enter the basic details of your store and click next:

   • Add your store name
   • Add the store URL e.g., the URL of your Shopify store
   • Click next

   

3. Connect e-commerce platform

   Select Shopify as your e-commerce platform and click next

   

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2. Create a custom app in Shopify

Next, switch to your Shopify store admin console, where you will create a custom app and generate API credentials. To connect your store with Shopify, you will need to create an app with Shopify Admin API and Salesfront API permissions.

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2.1. Create the custom app

1. From your Shopify main dashboard, navigate to → Settings

   

2. From Settings, navigate to → Apps and sales channels

   

3. Navigate to → Develop Apps

   

4. Click Create an app

   

5. In the modal that appears, enter an app name (ex. “Comet Rocks”) and select the user in your system who should be the owner of this app. Typically, this is the default selected user.

   

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2.2. Configure Admin API access scopes

Next, we will configure the Admin API access scopes of the custom app.

1. In your app development settings, navigate to the Configuration tab, find the Admin API integration section and click Configure.

   

2. Next, go to Admin API access scopes and select the required scopes.

   Here look for the list of keywords listed below to validate the relevant necessary scopes - see example screenshot for “Orders”:

   

   To successfully connect Comet to your Shopify store, find and select the following 27 access scopes:

   • Analytics: read_analytics
   • Channels: read_channels
   • Customers: write_customers and read_customers
   • Discounts: read_discounts
   • Files: read_files [if using shopify to store content files]
   • Fulfillments: read_fulfillments
   • Inventory: read_inventory
   • Legal: read_legal_policies
   • Locales: read_locales
   • Markets: read_markets
   • Orders: write_draft_orders, read_draft_orders, read_order_edits, write_orders and read_orders
   • Pixels: read_custom_pixels read_pixels
   • Price: read_price_rules
   • Product: read_product_feeds, read_product_listings, read_products
   • Reports: read_reports
   • Returns: read_returns
   • Script: read_script_tags
   • Shipping: read_shipping
   • Translations: read_translations

3. Once completed, click Save to apply changes

   

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2.3. Configure Storefront API Access Scopes

Next, we will configure the Storefront API access scopes for the custom

1. Return to the Configuration tab in your app development settings. Find the Storefront API configuration section and click Configure.

   

2. Here, find and select the following 5 access scopes:

   • Checkout: unauthenticated_write_checkouts, unauthenticated_read_checkouts
   • Customers: unauthenticated_write_customers, unauthenticated_read_customers
   • Products: unauthenticated_read_product_listings

3. Click Save to apply changes

   

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2.4. Install app

Once the access scopes are configured, install the app to generate the API credentials. In your app development settings, click on Install app and confirm the modal.

You’re now ready to connect your Shopify store to Comet.

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3. Submit API credentials in Comet

Finally, it’s time to submit the API credentials from Shopify, to connect your store to Comet.

To get started, go back to Store Settings in Comet, and open the Submit API credentials toggle.

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3.1. API credentials

First, submit the API credentials of your newly created app.

1. In Shopify, navigate to the API credentials tab in your app development settings.

   

2. Copy the following API credentials and paste them into Comet: Admin API access token, Storefront API access token, API key, and API secret key

   • ⚠️ Heads up: The Admin API access token is sensitive, and it will only be shown once. Make sure you’re ready to paste it into Comet before you reveal it.

   

   

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3.2. API config

Next, under the API config section in Comet, provide the following credentials of your Shopify store.

MyShopify URL: Provide your MyShopify URL without the https:// and .myshopify.com. For example, if your URL is https://my-store.myshopify.com, enter my-store into the field.

• If you have trouble finding your MyShopify URL, go to Shopify -> Settings and it will be shown on the top left.

  

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3.3. Submit credentials

Finally, click on Submit credentials and wait for a confirmation message.

🎉 Congratulations! You have successfully connected your Shopify store to Comet Rocks. Time to import your products catalog and create your first satellite stores.