How To: Obtain and Enter Channel Specific Values for Shopify

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Before Khaos Control can connect to Shopify, you must create a private app within Shopify and obtain the required API credentials.

These credentials are then entered into your Shopify channel configuration within Khaos Control to allow communication between the two systems.

Create a Shopify Private App

Log in to your Shopify account.
Select Apps from the menu.
Click View Private Apps in the top-right corner.
Click Generate API Credentials.
Enter the required app details and permissions.

Required Permissions

Setting	Permission
Private App Name	Enter a meaningful name, such as Khaos Control.
Customer Details and Customer Groups	Read and Write
Orders, Transactions and Fulfilment	Read and Write
Products, Variants and Collections	Read and Write
Inventory	Read and Write
Fulfilment Services	Read and Write

Click Save.

Note
Shopify will display an API Credentials Saved confirmation message.

Return to the Private Apps screen.
Open the private app you have just created.
Make a secure note of the Password value.
Make a secure note of the store URL from the Example URL field.

Note
You only need the store address portion of the URL, for example:

the-best-company.myshopify.com

Copy the text from the @ symbol to the next / character in the Example URL.

Close the screen when you have finished.

Enter the Shopify Credentials into Khaos Control

Once you have created the private app and obtained the required credentials, you can enter them into your Shopify channel configuration.

Steps

Open a Channels screen (show me how).

Click GO.
Open the Shopify channel you wish to configure.
Press Alt + E or click Edit.
Ensure Don't Import Orders is ticked.

For more information, see the channel Import Options documentation.

Enter the Shopify store address into the Shopify URL field.
Example:

the-best-company.myshopify.com

Enter the Shopify Password value into the Shop Access Token field.
Configure the Download POS Orders setting as required.

Download POS Orders

This setting controls whether Shopify Point of Sale (POS) transactions are imported into Khaos Control.

If Enabled

POS transactions will:

Be imported as standard sales orders.
Require processing through Sales Invoice Manager.
Update stock within Khaos Control through the normal order workflow.

If Disabled

POS transactions will not be imported.

This option is generally suitable when:

Shopify POS stock is managed independently.
Khaos Control is not responsible for controlling POS stock levels.

Press Ctrl + S or click Save.

Additional Information

The Shopify URL and Shop Access Token are required for successful integration.
The Shopify private app must have the correct permissions configured before Khaos Control can communicate with Shopify.
POS order imports are optional and should only be enabled where stock is managed through Khaos Control.
Changes to Shopify app credentials may require the channel settings to be updated within Khaos Control.