Step One: Create a custom app in your Shopify store backend & gather necessary information

I. Create the app

1. Login your Shopify account as admin, click Settings > Apps and sales channels.

2. Click Develop apps.
3. Click Create a custom app.
4. In the modal window, enter the App name (as “Pear”) and select an App developer (You).
5. Click Create app.

II. Configure API scopes

1. Click Configure Admin API scopes.

2. In Filter Access Scopes box, input “product”, then check:
   • write_product_listings
   • write_products
3. In Filter Access Scopes box, input “order”, then check:
   • write_draft_orders
   • write_order_edits
   • write_orders
4. In Filter Access Scopes box, input “fulfill”, then check:
   • write_fulfillments
5. In Filter Access Scopes box, input “location”, then check:
   • write_inventory
   • write_locations
6. In Filter Access Scopes box, input “shipping”, then check:
   • write_shipping
7. Click Save.

III. Install app and get the tokens

1. Click Install app.
2. In the modal window, click Install app.

3. In the Admin API access token section, click Reveal token once.
   • Copy this “access token” and paste to your note.(using a word or other note app, or you’ll have to do it multiple times later)
   • ⚠️⚠️⚠️ This token reveals ONLY ONCE.

4. In the API key and secret key section, click the “Clipboard” icon on the right end of the input box to …
   • Copy and paste “API key” to your note app
   • Copy and paste “API secret key” to your note app

* Extra reference from Shopify: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/apps/app-types/custom-apps#create-and-install-a-custom-app

Step Two: Create catalog in Pear and connect

I. Create catalog

1. In Pear, click My shop in the bottom navigation bar.
2. Click “” icon on the upper right corner. (or Catalogs tab if on Desktop)

3. Click + Add a new catalog.

4. Click Connect a Shopify store.

5. Input information:
   1. Catalog name: This is the Catalog Name your curators and their customers will see. Make it unique and attractive. (e.g. Blinky Bella’s Best)
   2. Shopify Info
      1. Your domain: click your web browser’s address bar, and find this part in one of two formats, copy and paste the “my-store” part to the Your domain field. 
         1. https://admin.shopify.com/store/my-store
         2. https://my-store.shopify.com/admin
      2. Client ID: paste the API key you copied
      3. Client secret: paste the API key secret you copied
      4. Access token: paste the access token you copied
6. Click Connect.Voila! Your shopify store is now in sync with your Pear Shop!

It would take some time to finish the first round of synchronization and your products will be synced to Pear depending on the quantity. After that, all the changes and updates in your Shopify store will be automatically sync to your Pear Shop going forward.