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name: shopify-hello-world description: 'Create a minimal working Shopify app that queries products via GraphQL Admin API.

Use when starting a new Shopify integration, testing your setup,

or learning basic Shopify API patterns.

Trigger with phrases like "shopify hello world", "shopify example",

"shopify quick start", "simple shopify app", "first shopify API call".

' allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(npx:), Bash(node:*) version: 2.7.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io tags:

• saas
• ecommerce
• shopify compatibility: Designed for Claude Code

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Shopify Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example: query your store's products using the Shopify GraphQL Admin API. Uses @shopify/shopify-api with a custom app access token for zero-friction setup.

Prerequisites

• Completed shopify-install-auth setup
• A Shopify development store
• An Admin API access token (shpat_xxx) from Settings > Apps > Develop apps

Instructions

Step 1: Create Project

mkdir shopify-hello-world && cd shopify-hello-world
npm init -y
npm install @shopify/shopify-api dotenv

Step 2: Configure Environment

# .env
SHOPIFY_STORE=your-store.myshopify.com
SHOPIFY_ACCESS_TOKEN=shpat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SHOPIFY_API_KEY=your_api_key
SHOPIFY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

Step 3: Write the Hello World Script

Initialize the Shopify API client with LATEST_API_VERSION (imported from @shopify/shopify-api), create a custom app session, then query shop info and products via GraphQL.

See Hello World Script for the complete implementation.

Step 4: Run It

npx tsx hello-shopify.ts
# Or compile first:
npx tsc hello-shopify.ts && node hello-shopify.js

Output

Expected console output:

Store: My Dev Store
Currency: USD

Products:
  - Classic T-Shirt (ACTIVE, 150 in stock)
      Variant: Small — $29.99 (SKU: TSH-SM)
      Variant: Medium — $29.99 (SKU: TSH-MD)
      Variant: Large — $29.99 (SKU: TSH-LG)
  - Coffee Mug (ACTIVE, 42 in stock)
      Variant: Default Title — $14.99 (SKU: MUG-01)

Success! Your Shopify connection is working.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
HttpResponseError: 401 Unauthorized	Invalid or revoked access token	Regenerate token in Shopify admin > Settings > Apps
HttpResponseError: 403 Forbidden	Token lacks required scopes	Enable read_products scope in app config
HttpResponseError: 404 Not Found	Wrong store domain or API version	Verify store URL is *.myshopify.com
ENOTFOUND your-store.myshopify.com	Store domain typo or DNS issue	Double-check SHOPIFY_STORE value
GraphqlQueryError with userErrors	Invalid query syntax	Check field names against API version docs
MODULE_NOT_FOUND @shopify/shopify-api	Package not installed	Run npm install @shopify/shopify-api

Examples

Create a Product and Query via REST

See GraphQL Mutation and REST Examples for a productCreate mutation and legacy REST API usage.

Resources

• Shopify GraphQL Admin API Reference
• Getting Started with GraphQL
• REST Admin API Reference
• Shopify API Versioning