Shopify

Shopify is a comprehensive e-commerce platform that enables businesses to create online stores, manage products, process orders, and handle payments, providing everything needed to run an online business.

Power end-to-end data operations for your Shopify API with Nexla. Our bi-directional Shopify connector is purpose-built for Shopify, making it simple to ingest data, sync it across systems, and deliver it anywhere — all with no coding required. Nexla turns API-sourced data into ready-to-use, reusable data products and makes it easy to send data to Shopify or any other destination. With comprehensive monitoring, lineage tracking, and access controls, Nexla keeps your Shopify workflows fast, secure, and fully governed.

Features

Type: API

SourceDestination

• Seamless API Integration: Connect to any endpoint as source or destination without coding, with automatic data product creation
• Visual Composition & Chaining: Build complex integrations using visual templates, chain API calls, and compose workflows with data validation and filtering
• API Proxy: Expose curated slices of your data securely with a secure and customizable API proxy that validates and transforms data on the fly
• Request optimization with intelligent batching, retry, and caching to minimize API calls and costs

Prerequisites

Before creating a Shopify credential, you need to obtain your Shopify Store URL and Custom App Access Token from your Shopify account. Shopify uses API token authentication for all API requests, with the token sent in the X-Shopify-Access-Token header.

To obtain your Shopify credentials, follow these steps:

1. Sign in to your Shopify admin account using your administrator credentials.

2. Navigate to Settings in your Shopify admin by clicking the gear icon in the bottom left corner of the admin interface.

3. In the Settings menu, click Apps and sales channels or navigate to Settings > Apps and sales channels.

4. Click Develop apps to access the app development section. If you don't see this option, you may need to enable developer mode or have the appropriate permissions.

5. Click Create an app to create a new custom app for API access.

6. Enter a name for your app (e.g., "Nexla Integration") and an optional developer email, then click Create app.

7. After the app is created, click Configure Admin API scopes to set up the permissions your app will need. Select the scopes required for your use case:

   • Products: read_products, write_products for product operations
   • Orders: read_orders, write_orders for order processing
   • Customers: read_customers, write_customers for customer management
   • Inventory: read_inventory, write_inventory for inventory operations
   • Analytics: read_analytics for store analytics and reporting

8. Click Save to save the API scopes configuration.

9. Click API credentials in the app configuration page to view your API credentials.

10. Under Admin API access token, click Install app if the app hasn't been installed yet, or click Reveal token once to view your access token.

11. Copy the Admin API access token immediately after it's revealed, as it may not be accessible again after you navigate away from the page.

12. Your Shopify Store URL is your store's domain name without the protocol (e.g., your-store-name.myshopify.com). You can find this in your Shopify admin URL or in the store settings.

13. Store both credentials securely, as you will need them to configure your Nexla credential. The Admin API access token is sensitive information and should be kept confidential.

The Admin API access token is sent in the X-Shopify-Access-Token header for all API requests to the Shopify API. The Store URL is used to construct the API endpoint URL (e.g., https://{storeUrl}/admin/api/{version}/orders.json). The token authenticates your requests and grants access to Shopify resources based on the scopes you configured for your app. If your access token is compromised, you should immediately revoke it in your Shopify app settings and generate a new one. For detailed information about creating Shopify apps, API authentication, and available endpoints, refer to the Shopify Developer Documentation.

Authenticate

Credentials required

Field	Required	Secret	Description
Shopify Store URL (ex: nexla-store.myshopify.com)	Yes	No	Your Shopify Store URL, without the URL protocol. For example, if you access Shopify at https://example.myshopify.com, then the store URL is example.myshopify.com.
Custom App Access token	Yes	Yes	The Admin API Access Token for your Shopify Custom App, found in your Shopify admin under Settings > Apps and sales channels > Develop apps > [Your App] > API credentials.

Create a credential in Nexla

1. After selecting the data source/destination type, click the Add Credential tile to open the Add New Credential overlay.

New Credential Overlay – Shopify

2. Enter a name for the credential in the Credential Name field and a short, meaningful description in the Credential Description field.

3. Enter your Shopify Store URL in the Shopify Store URL (ex: nexla-store.myshopify.com) field. This should be your Shopify store domain name without the protocol (e.g., nexla-store.myshopify.com). The Store URL is used to construct the API endpoint URL for your Shopify store.

4. Enter your Custom App Access Token in the Custom App Access token field. This is the Admin API Access Token for your Shopify Custom App that you obtained in Prerequisites. The Admin API Access Token is sent in the X-Shopify-Access-Token header for all API requests to the Shopify API and must be kept confidential.

   If your Admin API access token is compromised, you should immediately revoke it in your Shopify app settings and generate a new one. The Admin API access token provides access to your Shopify store data and should be treated as sensitive information.

   For detailed information about creating Shopify apps, API authentication, API scopes, and available endpoints, see the Shopify Developer Documentation and Shopify Admin API documentation.

5. Click the Save button at the bottom of the overlay. The newly added credential will now appear in a tile on the Authenticate screen during data source/destination creation.

Use as a data source

To create a new data flow, navigate to the Integrate section, and click the New Data Flow button. Select the Shopify connector tile, then select the credential that will be used to connect to the Shopify instance, and click Next; or, create a new Shopify credential for use in this flow.

Endpoint templates

Nexla provides pre-built templates that can be used to rapidly configure data sources to ingest data from common Shopify endpoints. Select the endpoint from which this source will fetch data from the Endpoint pulldown menu. Available endpoint templates are listed in the expandable boxes below.

[Rest API] Get all Orders

This endpoint template retrieves a list of all orders from your Shopify store. Use this template when you need to access order information, customer data, or sales analytics for analysis, reporting, or integration purposes.

• This endpoint automatically retrieves all orders accessible to your app's token. The endpoint uses link header pagination to handle large datasets efficiently, returning up to 250 records per page by default.

This endpoint returns comprehensive order information from your Shopify store, including order IDs, customer details, order totals, payment status, and fulfillment information. The endpoint uses link header pagination with Link header to handle large datasets efficiently. Nexla will automatically follow the pagination links to fetch subsequent pages of data.

For detailed information about orders, API response structures, pagination, and available order data, see the Shopify API Documentation.

[Rest API] Get all Customers

This endpoint template retrieves a list of all customers from your Shopify store. Use this template when you need to access customer information, contact details, or customer analytics for analysis, reporting, or integration purposes.

• This endpoint automatically retrieves all customers accessible to your app's token. The endpoint uses link header pagination to handle large datasets efficiently, returning up to 250 records per page by default.

This endpoint returns comprehensive customer information from your Shopify store, including customer IDs, contact details, order history, and customer metadata. The endpoint uses link header pagination with Link header to handle large datasets efficiently. Nexla will automatically follow the pagination links to fetch subsequent pages of data.

For detailed information about customers, API response structures, pagination, and available customer data, see the Shopify API Documentation.

[Rest API] Get all Products

This endpoint template retrieves a list of all products from your Shopify store. Use this template when you need to access product information, inventory data, or product analytics for analysis, reporting, or integration purposes.

• This endpoint automatically retrieves all products accessible to your app's token. The endpoint uses link header pagination to handle large datasets efficiently, returning up to 250 records per page by default.

This endpoint returns comprehensive product information from your Shopify store, including product IDs, titles, descriptions, prices, inventory levels, and product variants. The endpoint uses link header pagination with Link header to handle large datasets efficiently. Nexla will automatically follow the pagination links to fetch subsequent pages of data.

For detailed information about products, API response structures, pagination, and available product data, see the Shopify API Documentation.

[Rest API] Get all Events

This endpoint template retrieves a list of all events for a shop from your Shopify store. Use this template when you need to access event information, activity logs, or audit trails for analysis, reporting, or integration purposes.

• This endpoint automatically retrieves all events accessible to your app's token. The endpoint uses link header pagination to handle large datasets efficiently, returning up to 250 records per page by default.

This endpoint returns comprehensive event information from your Shopify store, including event IDs, event types, timestamps, and event details. The endpoint uses link header pagination with Link header to handle large datasets efficiently. Nexla will automatically follow the pagination links to fetch subsequent pages of data.

For detailed information about events, API response structures, pagination, and available event data, see the Shopify API Documentation.

Once the selected endpoint template has been configured, click the Test button to the right of the endpoint selection menu to retrieve a sample of the data that will be fetched. Sample data will be displayed in the Endpoint Test Result panel on the right, allowing you to verify that the source is configured correctly before saving.

Manual configuration

Shopify data sources can also be manually configured to ingest data from any valid Shopify Admin API endpoint, including endpoints not covered by the pre-built templates, chained API calls, or custom request parameters. Select the Advanced tab at the top of the configuration screen, and follow the instructions in Connect to Any API to configure the API method, endpoint URL, date/time and lookup macros, path to data, metadata, and request headers.

Once all of the relevant settings have been configured, click the Create button in the upper right corner of the screen to save and create the new Shopify data source. Nexla will now begin ingesting data from the configured endpoint and will organize any data that it finds into one or more Nexsets.

Use as a destination

Click the + icon on the Nexset that will be sent to the Shopify destination, and select the Send to Destination option from the menu. Select the Shopify connector from the list of available destination connectors, then select the credential that will be used to connect to the Shopify organization, and click Next; or, create a new Shopify credential for use in this flow.

Endpoint templates

Nexla provides pre-built templates that can be used to rapidly configure destinations to send data to common Shopify endpoints. Select the endpoint to which data will be sent from the Endpoint pulldown menu. Then, click on the template in the list below to expand it, and follow the instructions to configure additional endpoint settings.

[Rest API] Add new Products

This endpoint template allows you to create new products in your Shopify store using records from a Nexset. Use this template when you need to automatically add products to your store based on data from your Nexla flows.

• This endpoint sends data as JSON in the request body to create new products in your Shopify store. Each record from your Nexset will be sent as a separate API request to create a new product. The request body should contain the product data in the format required by the Shopify API, including title, description, pricing, and other product properties.

This endpoint sends data as JSON in the request body to create new products in your Shopify store. Each record from your Nexset will be sent as a separate API request to create a new product. The request body should contain the product data in the format required by the Shopify API, including title, description, pricing, variants, and other product properties.

The product structure must match the Shopify API's expected format. Ensure your product data includes all required fields for Shopify product creation. For detailed information about product creation, request body formats, and available product properties, see the Shopify API Documentation.

[Rest API] Add new Orders

This endpoint template allows you to create new orders in your Shopify store using records from a Nexset. Use this template when you need to automatically create orders based on data from your Nexla flows. By default, product inventory is not claimed when creating orders.

• This endpoint sends data as JSON in the request body to create new orders in your Shopify store. Each record from your Nexset will be sent as a separate API request to create a new order. The request body should contain the order data in the format required by the Shopify API, including line items, customer information, shipping details, and other order properties.

This endpoint sends data as JSON in the request body to create new orders in your Shopify store. Each record from your Nexset will be sent as a separate API request to create a new order. The request body should contain the order data in the format required by the Shopify API, including line items, customer information, shipping details, payment information, and other order properties.

By default, product inventory is not claimed when creating orders through this endpoint. The order structure must match the Shopify API's expected format. For detailed information about order creation, request body formats, and available order properties, see the Shopify API Documentation.

Manual configuration

Shopify destinations can also be manually configured to send data to any valid Shopify API endpoint. Select the Advanced tab at the top of the configuration screen, and follow the instructions in Connect to Any API to configure the API method, data format, endpoint URL, request headers, attribute exclusions, record batching, and response webhooks.

Shopify APIs typically expect JSON format for most operations. For update/upsert operations, include the ID of the object to be updated at the end of the URL.

Save & activate

Once all endpoint settings have been configured, click the Done button in the upper right corner of the screen to save and create the destination. To send the data to the configured Shopify endpoint, open the destination resource menu, and select Activate.

The Nexset data will not be sent to the Shopify endpoint until the destination is activated. Destinations can be activated immediately or at a later time, providing full control over data movement.