Want to connect your Shopify store with Alendei to automate useful notifications like Order confirmation, delivery updates, payment reminders & more?
To connect your Shopify store with Alendei, you need to do these two things:
In this doc, we've covered how to create Access Token & API Secret Key needed to connect your Shopify store to Alendei.
How to Create Access Token & API Secret Key from Shopify
Here are the steps you need to follow to generate the Access Token & API Secret Key:
1. In Shopify Store, go to Apps at the bottom left section
First, open your Shopify store & click on Apps at the bottom left menu of the screen.
2. Click 'App & Sales channel settings'
In Apps, open App and sales channel settings as shown in the below image.
3. Click Develop Apps
Next, click develop apps to create a new app.
4. Next, tap 'Create an App'
5. Name your App
Name your app as Alendei-Shopify & enter your preferred email under the App developer email.
Once you add these details, the Create App field will turn green. Press Create App to create your app.
6. Click 'Configure Admin API scopes' in Overview
7. Scroll down to Orders & tick both options
In Configuration, scroll down to Orders & give permission for 'write_orders'. 'read_customers' & 'read_orders'.
8. Save changes
Go to the bottom of the page & click Save to save your changes.
9. Click 'Install App'
Next, go to the API Credentials section & click on Install app.
10. Copy the Access Token & API secret key
Clicking Install App will reveal your API Access Token & API Secret Key which are the two things you need to connect your Shopify store with Alendei.
If you're a Basic Shopify plan user, skip to the next part.
However, if you're onboarded on any other Shopify plan, just follow the steps mentioned below to successfully connect your Shopify store with Alendei.
For Shopify, Advanced & Pro Shopify Plan Users
If you're an existing Shopify user with Shopify, Advanced & Plus plan, you need to copy the API access token and the API secret key as shown in the image below👇
11. Come back to Alendei app & paste the copied Access Token & API Secret Keys and tap connect
12. Select your Shopify Checkout
Last, choose your Checkout Platform. In case you are not using any 3rd Checkout, choose default "Shopify Checkout".
Alendei provides options between top checkout gateway including Shopify, Razorpay, Breeze, Shiprocket Checkout, GoSwift, ecom360, GoKwik, and Simpl (upcoming).
However, if you use a different Shopify Checkout gateway, you need to contact us and if the integration is possible, we'll help build the Shopify Checkout gateway integration (this process will include development charges).
After connecting your Shopify store with Alendei, you just need to set up messages for your e-commerce store.