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# Shopify setup

### Create Access Token

To create the Access Token:

1. Log in to your Shopify admin panel.

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2. In the left menu, click **Apps > Apps and Sales Channel settings >Develop apps.**

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4. Click Allow custom app development.

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5. Click **Enable** to confirm and then click **Create an app**.

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6. Enter the following details and click **Create app**.

   * **App name:** Brand's app name.
   * **App developer email:** Brand's team lead email address.

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7. Navigate to the **Configuration** tab.

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8. Click **Configure**, select the permissions, and click **Save**.

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9. Select the **Overview** tab and click **Install app**.

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11. Confirm **Install**.

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12. Next, you will be redirected to the **API Credentials** tab. Click **Reveal token once** and save the token somewhere safe to be used later.

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### Enable Webhooks

To enable Webhooks:

1. In the left menu, click **Notifications**.&#x20;
2. Click **Webhooks > Create Webhooks > Create**.

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3. Enter the following details and click **Save**.

| Field  | Description                                  |
| ------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| Event  | Select **Order creation**.                   |
| Format | Choose **JSON.**                             |
| URL    | Enter the Webhook URL provided by VU Custom. |
|        |                                              |

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by now you should have the following:

* Shopify Domain
*

### Next Steps

Follow through with the Link Your Store guide. This is where you will be configuring the connections via VU Admin portal.&#x20;