Shopify API Setup | Create Custom App & Get Access Token (2025 Practical Guide)

In this video, I’ll show you the complete Shopify API setup (2025 method) — how to create a custom app, configure API scopes, get your Admin API access token, and test it step-by-step in Postman. You’ll learn how to work with both REST Admin API and GraphQL Admin API, how to fetch your shop details, products, and orders, and how to handle access tokens safely. This tutorial is perfect for Shopify developers, store owners, and automation beginners who want to start using the Shopify API for integrations, data access, or private app development. Chapters: 00:00 Intro – What you’ll learn 00:47 Create Custom App in Shopify 01:31 Configure Admin API scopes 02:23 Select product and order permissions 03:10 Install app and get the access token 04:12 Understanding token security & one-time reveal 06:17 Shopify REST Admin API overview 07:39 How to use the access token in Postman 08:17 Make your first API call in Postman 10:16 Fetching shop information (GET shop.json) 11:42 Accessing products and collections 12:37 Switching from REST to GraphQL API 14:46 Building GraphQL queries in Postman 16:07 Getting product titles, IDs, and descriptions 17:53 Fetching orders with GraphQL API 18:51 Pagination and order details 19:43 Adding fields like customer email 20:00 Final wrap-up and tips Please connect with Me: Please hire me on Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/fayyaza Please hire me on Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/fayyaz_raza