In this tutorial, you will learn how Shopify OAuth authentication works and how developers generate Shopify Admin API access tokens for custom app development. This process is commonly used in Shopify app development to securely connect apps with Shopify stores.
We will go through:
- Shopify OAuth authorize URL
- Getting the authorization code
- Redirect callback URL
- Access token endpoint
- Required parameters for token generation
Shopify OAuth Authorization URL
https://horizon-tutorials.myshopify.com/admin/oauth/authorize?client_id=a7116c9cd2c009082d9ea5d62f98a44e&redirect_uri=https://example.com
Shopify Access Token Endpoint
https://horizon-tutorials.myshopify.com/admin/oauth/access-token
Required Parameters
client_id=
client_secret=
code=
Example Redirect Callback URL
https://example.com/?code=6ba7703777d5285b90a1935d10a73074&hmac=fa80590bc7fae4426e031becb232b75b1b419ef94913f5c384ac7b3ffb4491f4&host=YWRtaW4uc2hvcGlmeS5jb20vc3RvcmUvaG9yaXpvbi10dXRvcmlhbHM&shop=horizon-tutorials.myshopify.com×tamp=1778768221
This guide is useful for developers learning:
- Shopify Admin API
- Shopify OAuth
- Shopify custom app authentication
- Access token generation
- Shopify app development basics
Watch the full video tutorial for the complete step-by-step implementation process.