Business Summaryshopify.com
Shopify is a leading global e-commerce platform that empowers businesses of all sizes to create, manage, and scale their online stores. With a comprehensive suite of tools for storefront management, payments, shipping, and marketing, Shopify has established itself as a dominant force in the e-commerce ecosystem, serving millions of merchants worldwide and facilitating billions of dollars in sales. Its user-friendly interface and robust infrastructure make it a go-to solution for entrepreneurs and established brands alike, enabling them to reach customers globally without the complexities of building an e-commerce solution from scratch. The Shopify API provides developers with extensive programmatic access to nearly every aspect of a Shopify store. This includes managing products, orders, customers, inventory, payments, shipping, discounts, and storefront content. Developers can interact with the API to retrieve data, create new resources, update existing ones, and delete information, enabling deep integration and automation of e-commerce operations. The API supports various authentication methods and offers webhooks for real-time event notifications, facilitating responsive and dynamic application development. The versatility of the Shopify API opens up a vast array of integration possibilities and use cases. Developers can build custom storefronts, integrate with third-party logistics and fulfillment providers, create specialized reporting and analytics dashboards, develop personalized marketing automation tools, and extend Shopify's core functionality with bespoke applications. This allows businesses to tailor their e-commerce experience to specific needs, automate workflows, connect with other business systems (like ERPs or CRMs), and ultimately enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement.
Capabilities Summary
Key operations and endpoints available in this system
Available Methods
Endpoint Count
18
Total API endpoints
Key Endpoints
Preview of main API operations
/shop.jsonRetrieves shop information
/orders.jsonRetrieves a list of orders
/products.jsonRetrieves a list of products
/webhooks.jsonRetrieves a list of webhooks
/customers.jsonRetrieves a list of customers
/locations.jsonRetrieves a list of locations
/collections.jsonRetrieves a list of collections
/fulfillments.jsonRetrieves a list of fulfillments for an order
/inventory_levels.jsonRetrieves a list of inventory levels
/orders/{order_id}.jsonRetrieves a single order by ID
and 8 more endpoints...
Metadata
Additional information about this API
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Description
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Specification Info
Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://{shop_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/{api_version}
