Two ways to connect. Install ArtDrop from the Shopify App Store and authorize your shop, or, if you bought ArtDrop directly at getartdrop.com, create a merchant-owned app record in Shopify's Dev Dashboard, paste its Client ID and Secret into ArtDrop, and approve the connection for product and listing data.
For a direct purchase, the merchant-owned connection uses Shopify's authorization flow and Admin API. The following steps explain that connection.
What you create in Shopify
Shopify calls the connection record an app. You fill in a short form that tells Shopify where ArtDrop lives and which parts of your store it may use. Shopify's Dev Dashboard manages the app record, and ArtDrop handles authorization and the access token.
Most of the setup is copy and paste. ArtDrop keeps the current App URL, redirect URL, and permission list beside the connection fields so the full setup stays on one screen.
Before you start
- Sign in to ArtDrop and open Setup → 1 Storefront.
- Use the Shopify owner or admin account, or a user assigned Shopify's App developer role.
- Use a current version of Chrome or Firefox for Shopify's Dev Dashboard.
- Have the store's permanent
yourstore.myshopify.comdomain. In Shopify admin, find it under Settings, then Domains. Use this address even when your storefront has a public custom domain.
Shopify's own Dev Dashboard guide describes this as the quick path for connecting an existing system to a store. ArtDrop puts the exact settings you need on one screen.
How to connect Shopify to ArtDrop right now
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Open the Shopify connection card in ArtDrop
In ArtDrop, go to Setup → 1 Storefront and select Connect your Shopify store. Keep this tab open; it contains the URLs and scope list used below.
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Create an app in Shopify's Dev Dashboard
Open dev.shopify.com/dashboard. Choose Apps, click Create app, and pick Start from Dev Dashboard. Give it a short name such as
ArtDrop, then click Create. -
Set the App URL and redirect
On the Create version page, change three things:
App URL:
https://app.getartdrop.com
Embed app in Shopify admin: uncheck it
Redirect URLs:https://app.getartdrop.com/oauth/ shopify/ callback Keep the remaining version settings at their defaults.
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Paste ArtDrop's scope list
Scroll to Access, then Scopes, and paste this exact list:
write_products,write_files, write_online_store_navigation, write_publications Click Release at the top right. When Shopify asks you to confirm the version, leave the optional name and message blank and click Release again.
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Copy the Client ID and Secret
In the left sidebar, open Settings. In the Credentials card, copy the Client ID. Click the eye beside Secret to reveal it, then copy the Secret. Keep it with your other account credentials and paste it into the ArtDrop field.
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Finish the install from ArtDrop
Return to the ArtDrop tab. Enter the store's
yourstore.myshopify.comdomain with nohttps://and no trailing slash. Paste the Client ID and Client Secret, then click Install via my Partner app. -
Approve the connection in Shopify
Shopify shows its install screen with the requested permissions. Review them and click Install. Returning to ArtDrop does not by itself confirm the connection. If the shop does not show as connected, reload Storefronts and check that shop before repeating the authorization.
Back in ArtDrop, confirm the store shows as connected. You can also use Test Shopify connection to check the credentials before your first drop.
Why use this connection today
It uses Shopify OAuth and the Admin API
Shopify connects through its authorization flow and Admin API. Once connected, ArtDrop can create standard Shopify products, publish them to your store, write the listing copy and SEO, add files, and build the navigation and collections used by ArtDrop.
The permissions match the work
Shopify separates products, files, publication, and online-store navigation into different scopes. Together, these cover the catalog and storefront work ArtDrop performs. Orders, customers, payments, revenue, and fulfillment stay with your store and print provider.
You control the app
The app record lives in your Shopify Dev Dashboard, where you can manage the connection at any time. Products ArtDrop creates are standard Shopify products and remain in your catalog under your account.
Start building your catalog today
The direct connection gives ArtDrop the catalog and storefront access it needs. The Shopify App Store install is the simpler path if you have not bought directly.
Common questions about the current setup
How much technical work is involved in connecting Shopify to ArtDrop?
The setup is browser-based. Create the app record in Shopify's Dev Dashboard, paste the settings ArtDrop provides, release the version, and copy the Client ID and Secret. ArtDrop handles authorization and token exchange.
Can I use an existing Shopify Admin API access token?
Yes. ArtDrop accepts existing shpat_ Admin API access tokens. For new connections, use the Client ID and Client Secret flow shown on ArtDrop's Shopify connection card, which follows Shopify's current Dev Dashboard setup.
Where do I manage the Shopify connection later?
Manage the store connection in ArtDrop and the app record in Shopify's Dev Dashboard. Products already created in Shopify remain in the merchant's catalog.
Install from the Shopify App Store, or connect a direct purchase with a merchant-owned app record in Shopify's Dev Dashboard. For direct purchases, the current URLs, scopes, and field-by-field instructions stay in ArtDrop under Setup → 1 Storefront.