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July 1, 2022

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# Create delegate access tokens through the GraphQL Admin API

Avoid sharing an access token across systems with the new [`delegateAccessTokenCreate` mutation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/delegateAccessTokenCreate). This mutation creates new tokens with a subset of the total permissions of an app.

For app architectures that require authenticated access from multiple subsystems, it's best to avoid sharing the same token across all systems. Instead, create a new token that has access to only the minimal scopes that are required for proper functioning.