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Shopify Admin API

The Shopify Admin API provides programmatic access to manage Shopify store administration. It enables app developers and merchants to manage products, customers, orders, inventory, shipping, fulfillment, collections, webhooks, and store settings. The Admin API is available in both REST and GraphQL formats. Shopify is transitioning from REST to GraphQL as the primary API, with GraphQL recommended for all new development.

Shopify Admin API publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Shopify Webhooks, Collections API, Customers API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Commerce, Ecommerce, Admin, Products, and Orders.

The Shopify Admin API catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

Shopify Admin API’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, changelog, engineering blog, GitHub presence, code examples, and 17 more developer resources.

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48.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessPaidSelf serve
10 APIs
CommerceEcommerceAdminProductsOrdersCustomers

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Composite quality — 48.1/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13
Governance 3.8 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Shopify Admin GraphQL API

The Shopify Admin GraphQL API is the recommended API for building Shopify apps and integrations. It provides access to all Shopify admin resources including products, customers,...

Shopify Webhooks

Shopify webhooks allow apps to subscribe to specific events that occur in a store. When an event occurs, Shopify sends an HTTP POST request with a JSON payload to the configured...

Shopify Admin API Collections API

The Collections API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for collections.

Shopify Admin API Customers API

The Customers API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for customers.

Shopify Admin API Inventory API

The Inventory API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for inventory.

Shopify Admin API Locations API

The Locations API from Shopify Admin API — 1 operation(s) for locations.

Shopify Admin API Orders API

The Orders API from Shopify Admin API — 3 operation(s) for orders.

Shopify Admin API Products API

The Products API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for products.

Shopify Admin API Shop API

The Shop API from Shopify Admin API — 1 operation(s) for shop.

Shopify Admin API Webhooks API

The Webhooks API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for webhooks.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Shopify Admin REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Shopify Admin API GraphQL API

The Shopify Admin GraphQL API is the recommended API for building Shopify apps and integrations. It provides access to all Shopify admin resources including products, customers,...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Shopify Admin Plans Pricing

5 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shopify Admin Rate Limits

13 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Shopify Admin Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Shopify Admin Webhooks

AsyncAPI 2.6 specification modeling the Shopify Admin webhook event surface. Shopify webhooks allow apps to subscribe to events that occur in a Shopify store. When a subscribed ...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Shopify Admin Context

41 classes · 3 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Shopify Admin API API Rules

4 rules · 1 errors 3 warnings

SPECTRAL

Shopify Admin API API Rules

6 rules · 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Shopify Admin API API Rules

9 rules · 3 errors 5 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Shopify Admin Customer

17 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Shopify Admin Order

22 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Shopify Admin Product

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Shopify Admin Product Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Shopify Admin Create Order Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Shopify Admin List Products Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Shopify Admin Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shopify Admin Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Shopify Admin Agentic Access

22 operations · 9 acting

22 operations · 9 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 4

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Versioning
Versioning
 JSONStructure
JSONStructure
 JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 SpectralRules
SpectralRules

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub
 Examples
Examples
 Examples
Examples

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Capabilities
Capabilities

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: shopify-admin
name: Shopify Admin API
description: The Shopify Admin API provides programmatic access to manage Shopify store administration. It enables app developers
  and merchants to manage products, customers, orders, inventory, shipping, fulfillment, collections, webhooks, and store
  settings. The Admin API is available in both REST and GraphQL formats. Shopify is transitioning from REST to GraphQL as
  the primary API, with GraphQL recommended for all new development.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shopify-admin.png
tags:
- Commerce
- Ecommerce
- Admin
- Products
- Orders
- Customers
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shopify-admin/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-30'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-graphql-api
  name: Shopify Admin GraphQL API
  description: The Shopify Admin GraphQL API is the recommended API for building Shopify apps and integrations. It provides
    access to all Shopify admin resources including products, customers, orders, inventory, fulfillment, and analytics. GraphQL
    enables efficient data fetching with precise field selection, real-time subscriptions, and access to advanced platform
    features not available in REST.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10/graphql.json
  tags:
  - Commerce
  - Ecommerce
  - Admin
  - GraphQL
  - Products
  - Orders
  - Customers
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/graphql
  - type: Explorer
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/api-exploration/admin-graphiql-explorer
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - url: graphql/shopify-admin-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  contact:
  - FN: Shopify Developer Support
    url: https://shopify.dev/
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-webhooks
  name: Shopify Webhooks
  description: Shopify webhooks allow apps to subscribe to specific events that occur in a store. When an event occurs, Shopify
    sends an HTTP POST request with a JSON payload to the configured endpoint. Webhooks can be configured for events across
    all major Shopify resources including orders, products, customers, inventory, fulfillment, and app-specific events.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/webhooks
  tags:
  - Commerce
  - Ecommerce
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/webhooks
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/webhooks/2024-10
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shopify-admin-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
  contact:
  - FN: Shopify Developer Support
    url: https://shopify.dev/
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-collections-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Collections API
  description: The Collections API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for collections.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-customers-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Customers API
  description: The Customers API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for customers.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Customers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-customers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-inventory-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Inventory API
  description: The Inventory API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for inventory.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Inventory
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-locations-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Locations API
  description: The Locations API from Shopify Admin API — 1 operation(s) for locations.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-orders-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Orders API
  description: The Orders API from Shopify Admin API — 3 operation(s) for orders.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-products-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Products API
  description: The Products API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for products.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-shop-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Shop API
  description: The Shop API from Shopify Admin API — 1 operation(s) for shop.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Shop
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-shop-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- aid: shopify-admin:shopify-admin-webhooks-api
  name: Shopify Admin API Webhooks API
  description: The Webhooks API from Shopify Admin API — 2 operation(s) for webhooks.
  humanURL: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  baseURL: https://{store_name}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shopify-admin-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
  - type: Reference
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/latest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
  - type: Versioning
    url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shopify-admin-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shopify-admin-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shopify-admin-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shopify
- type: Website
  url: https://shopify.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api
- type: Authentication
  url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/auth/get-access-tokens
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/rate-limits
- type: Versioning
  url: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://shopify.dev/changelog
- type: Blog
  url: https://shopify.dev/blog
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/Shopify
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/shopify-admin-product-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/shopify-admin-order-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: json-schema/shopify-admin-customer-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: json-structure/shopify-admin-product-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/shopify-admin-context.jsonld
- type: Examples
  url: examples/shopify-admin-list-products-example.json
- type: Examples
  url: examples/shopify-admin-create-order-example.json
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/shopify-admin-vocabulary.yml
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/shopify-admin-rules.yml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/store-management.yaml
- type: Integrations
  url: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://shopify.dev/llms.txt
integrations:
- name: Docs page
- name: Scaffold an app
- name: Build an app
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com