Shopify API Setup | Create Custom App & Get Access Token (2025 Practical Guide)
In this video, I’ll show you the complete Shopify API setup (2025 method) — how to create a custom app, configure API scopes, get your Admin API access token, and test it step-by-step in Postman.
You’ll learn how to work with both REST Admin API and GraphQL Admin API, how to fetch your shop details, products, and orders, and how to handle access tokens safely.
This tutorial is perfect for Shopify developers, store owners, and automation beginners who want to start using the Shopify API for integrations, data access, or private app development.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro – What you’ll learn
00:47 Create Custom App in Shopify
01:31 Configure Admin API scopes
02:23 Select product and order permissions
03:10 Install app and get the access token
04:12 Understanding token security & one-time reveal
06:17 Shopify REST Admin API overview
07:39 How to use the access token in Postman
08:17 Make your first API call in Postman
10:16 Fetching shop information (GET shop.json)
11:42 Accessing products and collections
12:37 Switching from REST to GraphQL API
14:46 Building GraphQL queries in Postman
16:07 Getting product titles, IDs, and descriptions
17:53 Fetching orders with GraphQL API
18:51 Pagination and order details
19:43 Adding fields like customer email
20:00 Final wrap-up and tips
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