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Follow these steps to connect Asa to your Shopify account using a custom app with Admin API access. This setup lets Asa learn from your product listings, metafields, blogs, pages, and store policies.

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Step 1: Create a Custom App in Shopify

  • In your Shopify dashboard, go to Settings > Apps and Sales Channels > Develop Apps > Build apps in Dev Dashboard.
  • Click Create App from the top right.
If you can’t access the Dev Dashboard section, you may not have the required setup/permissions. Check Shopify’s guide or contact your store admin. If you’re still having trouble, feel free to reach out to us at help@alphablocks.ai**.**

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Step 2: Name Your App

  • Name your app “Asa Custom App”
  • Click Create

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Step 3: Add Admin API Access Scopes

Under the section Access > Scopes copy-paste the following scopes:
Access Scopes
  read_analytics,read_app_proxy,write_app_proxy,read_customer_events,read_custom_pixels,write_custom_pixels,
  read_customers,read_price_rules,read_discounts,read_discounts_allocator_functions,read_draft_orders,read_files,
  read_fulfillment_constraint_rules,read_fulfillments,read_inventory,read_legal_policies,read_locales,
  read_locations,read_markets,read_metaobject_definitions,read_metaobjects,read_online_store_navigation,
  read_online_store_pages,read_order_edits,read_orders,read_pixels,write_pixels,read_product_feeds,
  read_product_listings,read_products,read_publications,read_reports,read_script_tags,write_script_tags,read_content,
  read_translations
  • Click Release

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Step 3: Navigate to Settings Tab

  • Go to the Settings tab
  • Under Credentials, make note of Client ID and Secret. You’ll need these in Asa Dashboard.

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Step 4: Connect Shopify in Asa

  • In your Asa dashboard, go to Add Content, open the Integrations tab, and click Connect under Shopify.
  • You’ll be asked to enter the following details:
    • Admin API Access Client ID:
    • Paste the lient ID you noted from previous step.
    • Admin API Access Secret:
    • Paste the Secret you noted from previous step.
    • Storefront Public URL:
    • This is your live store URL — for example: https://example.com or https://acme.com.
    • Shopify Subdomain:
    • In Shopify, go to Settings > Domains and find the domain that ends in .myshopify.com. If your admin URL is: https://admin.shopify.com/store/acme/settings/domains Then your subdomain is: acme.
Make sure all fields are filled in accurately before clicking Connect to complete the setup.

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Step 5: Select Content and Train

  • After connecting, a dialog will open to select products, blogs, pages, or policies
  • If it doesn’t appear, click the icon next to Connected under Shopify
  • Choose the content you want Asa to learn from and click Add Content
Training usually takes a couple of minutes. To verify everything is working, go to Manage Content > Integrations and check the training status of the selected items. [Image and Video for select dialog of shopify]

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Notes

  • Use the icon next to Shopify to add more content or retrain updated items anytime
  • You must have the right permissions to create custom apps in Shopify
  • For secure setup, only the scopes you selected are accessed by Asa — nothing more
If you need help, reach out to us at help@alphablocks.ai — we’re happy to assist.