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Shopify Access API

Manage access scopes and tokens

Shopify Access API is one of 213 APIs that Shopify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Access. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, API documentation, an API reference, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 25 operations across 19 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-01.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01.

25 operations 19 paths 0 schemas 6 DELETE13 GET6 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2025-01
Server
https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Shopify Access API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Shopify-Access-Token (AccessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AccessToken — Access token obtained via OAuth

Paths & Operations 25

Across 19 paths, the API surfaces 25 operations — 6 DELETE, 13 GET, 6 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Access 25

Manage access scopes and tokens

GET
/admin/oauth/access_scopes.json
Shopify Retrieve access scopes for the access token
listAccessScopes → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-01/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202001_create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
deprecated_202001_get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/2020-01/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202001_delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-04/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202004_create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
deprecated_202004_get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/2020-04/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202004_delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-07/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202007_create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
deprecated_202007_get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/2020-07/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202007_delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-10/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-10/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/2020-10/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
POST
/admin/api/2021-01/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202101_create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2021-01/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
deprecated_202101_get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/2021-01/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
deprecated_202101_delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
POST
/admin/api/unstable/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Creates A New Storefront Access Token
deprecated_unstable_create_storefront_access_tokens body → 200
GET
/admin/api/unstable/storefront_access_tokens.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Storefront Access Tokens That Have Been Issued
deprecated_unstable_get_storefront_access_tokens → 200
DELETE
/admin/api/unstable/storefront_access_tokens/{storefront_access_token_id}.json
Shopify Deletes An Existing Storefront Access Token
deprecated_unstable_delete_storefront_access_tokens_param_storefront_access_token_id 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
deprecated_202001_get_users_current → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
deprecated_202004_get_users_current → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
deprecated_202007_get_users_current → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-10/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
get_users_current → 200
GET
/admin/api/2021-01/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
deprecated_202101_get_users_current → 200
GET
/admin/api/unstable/users/current.json
Shopify Retrieves Information About The User Account Associated With The Access Token Used To Make This Api Request
deprecated_unstable_get_users_current → 200

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shopify-access-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Shopify publishes across the network.

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Shopify Partner API
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Shopify Functions API
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Shopify Webhooks API
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