Configuring a marketplace

By the end of this tutorial, you should know how to configure a marketplace in the Partner Dashboard.

• 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.

1. Click on the Apps page in your Partner Dashboard.
2. Choose one of your Sales Channel apps.
3. Click on App Setup.
4. Select Configure a marketplace.

1. Enter marketplace details in the marketplace form.

1. Click Save when finished.

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.

1. Define your marketplace policies by clicking Setup policies.

1. Click Save when finished.