# Shopify authentication

> To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

## Prerequisites

To create a connection, you need the following credentials:

* Access token
* Store name

The connector uses Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication.

## Retrieve your credentials

### How to retrieve your API token

1. Access your Shopify admin account and go to **Settings**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363215-9af598fc.webp)
2. Go to **Apps and sales channels** and select **Develop apps**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363211-eab674eb.webp)
3. Next, secret **Create an app**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363203-30c7462b.webp)
4. Select **Configure Admin API Scopes**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363199-22df125b.webp)

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363195-d4e459f5.webp)
5. Configure all the required scopes, then select **Save**.
6. Next, select **Install app**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363191-59878898.webp)
7. In the app page, go to the **API Credentials** tab and select **Reveal token**.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363187-aa35a0c3.webp)
8. Use the API token to set up your connection.

## Scopes

The UiPath for Shopify connector requires the following scopes:

`write_customers` `read_customers` `write_inventory` `read_inventory` `read_all_orders` `read_locations` `write_orders` `read_orders` `write_products` `read_products`

## Add the Shopify connection

1. Select Orchestrator from the product launcher.
2. Select a folder, and then navigate to the **Connections** tab.
3. Select **Add connection**.
4. To open the connection creation page, select the connector from the list. You can use the search bar to find the connector.
5. Enter the required credentials.

   For any secret-type field, you can select the menu next to the field and choose **Use credential asset** to reference an Orchestrator credential asset linked to an external vault instead of entering the value directly. For more information, see [Use credential assets for connections](credential-store-connections.md).

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/integration-service/integration-service-docs-image-363183-d01ded67.webp)
6. Select **Connect**.