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Overview

You can use this account type to connect Shopify Snaps with data sources that use Shopify Basic Auth account. 

The Private apps use Basic HTTP Account type. The private apps are created for a single Shopify store, or a small group of clients. A private app can make authenticated requests to the REST Admin API or the GraphQL Admin API using basic authentication.

Prerequisites

Create a Private App in Shopify portal.

Limitations

Known Issues

None.

Account Settings


Field NameField DependencyDescription
Label*N/A

Specify a unique label for the account instance.

Default Value: N/A
ExampleShopify_Basic_Auth_Account

Username*N/A

Specify the API key that you have generated in Shopify portal. To learn how to generate API key, see Application configuration in Shopify portal for Basic HTTP Authentication to use in Shopify.

Default Value: N/A
Example8198df7e3c94e0118d26296f7436c4

Password*N/A

Specify the API key password that you generated in Shopify portal.

Default Value: N/A
Examplecbde&@$$20r8!

Store Name*N/A

Specify the name of your development store.

Default Value: N/A
Examplese_demo_store

Troubleshooting

ErrorReasonResolution

"401 Unauthorized"

The necessary authentication credentials are not present in the request or are incorrect.

Specify valid authentication credentials.



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