If your Shopify plan is Starter or Basic, your custom app can't access customer name, phone, email, or address data. If your integration needs this data, for example to sync customer details on orders, you need the Grow plan or higher. For more information, see Protected customer data. You need the App development permission in Shopify to create a custom app, and the App developer role to reach the Dev Dashboard. Collaborator accounts can't access the Dev Dashboard. For more information, see Custom apps and Requirements.
Create and install a custom app on the Shopify Dev Dashboard and save your Client ID and Secret to a secure location. You need these values to configure the Shopify sales channel in Business Central. For more information, see Create apps using the Dev Dashboard.
Shopify requires all API access to go through a custom app. This is Shopify's authentication model. Without an app, there is no way to obtain the credentials Tinx Connector needs to communicate with Shopify. The credentials are tied to the specific permissions you grant, so Shopify knows exactly what Tinx Connector is allowed to do in your webshop. For more information, see Custom apps.
The following interactive walkthrough shows you how to create a custom app in Shopify. It also shows you how to obtain the API key you need to connect Business Central with your webshop. Chapter 1 is mandatory. After chapter 1, choose either chapter 2 or 3 to finalize the process.