Configuring a marketplace
The Marketplace tools in the Partner Dashboard enables developers to configure a marketplace quickly and efficiently.
What you'll learn
Anchor link to section titled "What you'll learn"By the end of this tutorial, you should know how to configure a marketplace in the Partner Dashboard.
Requirements
Anchor link to section titled "Requirements"You've created a Partner account and a development store.
You understand how apps fit into Shopify and the different ways of distributing your app.
You're familiar with channels.
You've turned your app into a sales channel.
Step 1: Configure the marketplace
Anchor link to section titled "Step 1: Configure the marketplace"- Click on the Apps page in your Partner Dashboard.
- Choose one of your Sales Channel apps.
- Click on App Setup.
- Select Configure a marketplace.
Step 2: Configure the marketplace
Anchor link to section titled "Step 2: Configure the marketplace"- Enter marketplace details in the marketplace form.
- Click Save when finished.
Step 3: Generate a multi-shop authentication token
Anchor link to section titled "Step 3: Generate a multi-shop authentication token"In addition to the App client ID which grants access to the Shopify API, marketplace apps can also generate a Marketplace Access Token which grants access to the Marketplace API. Include your token as an Authorization: Bearer {my-marketplace-access-token}
header on your API requests.
Using Shopify’s supported client libraries can simplify this process. Learn more about getting started with authentication and building apps.
To create a token, enter your marketplace token name and select Generate token. The token must be copied and saved after it's generated since it will not be shown again.
Step 4: Define marketplace policies
Anchor link to section titled "Step 4: Define marketplace policies"- Define your marketplace policies by clicking Setup policies.
- Click Save when finished.