Creating an account for Shopify connector

In Adeptia Connect, you can create an account that contains the details for connecting to Shopify and exchanging data with it. Below are the steps for creating an account in the following scenarios:

While defining the Source or Destination in a Template/Transaction

1. At the Select Account step, click  .

2. On the Create New Account screen, enter a name for the account, and then provide a value for the field described in the following table:
   

   Field	Description
   Authentication Type	The type of authentication you want to use to authenticate to Shopify. The possible values are: OAuth API Key

3. If you have selected OAuth as the Authentication Type, provide the following details.
   

   Field	Description
   OAuth Flow Type	Select either of the following OAuth flow types: Authorization Code: Redirects the users to the application’s login page to authorize the application to access the resources.  Client Credentials: No user redirection is involved; authentication occurs directly between the client and the authorization server.
   Store Name	The name of your Shopify store. You can find the name of your Shopify store from the URL you use to access Shopify. In the URL "https://ac-shop.myshopify.com", "ac-shop" represents the name of the Shopify store.
   <ch:anchor>Select OAuth Client </ch:anchor>	Select an OAuth Client you may have created for the Shopify app connector you are using in the Template/Transaction or create a new one.  This option is available and mandatory only when you select Client Credential as the OAuth Flow Type.  For the OAuth Client to work, you must enter the Redirect URI (Callback URL) in the following format while registering Adeptia Connect with the app.           https://<domainName>/rest/connectors/oauth/account.                     To learn more about creating an OAuth Client, refer to this section.

4. If you have selected API Key as the Authentication Type, provide the following details.
   

   Field	Description
   Store Name	The name of your Shopify store. You can find the name of your Shopify store from the URL you use to access Shopify. In the URL "https://ac-shop.myshopify.com", "ac-shop" represents the name of the Shopify store.
   API Key	The key you received after registering Adeptia Connect with Shopify.

5. Expand Advanced properties, and then provide values for the fields described in the following table:
    

   Field	Description
   Select OAuth Client	This field is available under Advanced properties only when Authorization Code is selected as the OAuth Flow Type. It is an optional field.
   Provide Date Format	The date format for your data. The supported date format is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'.
   Provide Time Zone	Select a time zone.
   Select Project	Select a Project.

6. Click Continue.
   If you have selected Authorization Code Grant as the OAuth flow type, you will be redirected to the Shopify login page if you are not logged in. 

While defining the Application Trigger for a Process Flow

You can create an account for Shopify connector from within an Application Trigger (having Shopify as the Source).

For more details on how to create an Application Trigger, refer to this page. 

Follow the steps given below to create and account.

1. At the Provide account information step on the Create Application Trigger screen, click .
2. Follow the steps given here (step 2 through 6).

While defining the Application Action for a Process Flow

An Application Action enables you to use an App Connector as a Source, or Destination, or both in a Process Flow. An Application Action is an activity wherein you can select Shopify connector and define what data you want to fetch from or send to Shopify.

While defining the Application Action, you can create an account that you can use for exchanging data with Shopify.

Follow the steps given below to create an account.

1. At the Provide account information step on the Create Application Action screen, click .
2. Follow the steps given here (step 2 through 6).