Skill Store 33

Shopify Hello World

Create a minimal working Shopify app that queries products via GraphQL Admin API.

by jeremylongshore · MIT

The skill

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".

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

Use this skill

Connect your agent to the Skill Store MCP server and ask for it by ref: jeremylongshore/shopify-hello-world-49882553758.

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Details

Publisher
jeremylongshore
Category
Software Development › APIs & backend
License
MIT
Updated
2026-10-19

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