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Quickstart

This guide will help you make your first API request to Shopify using the Admin API Client. We’ll query for a product in just a few lines of code.
This quickstart uses the @shopify/admin-api-client package, which is perfect for simple API access. If you’re building a full Shopify app with OAuth and webhooks, see the choosing a package guide.

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Prerequisites

Before you begin, you’ll need:
  • A Shopify store (development or production)
  • An Admin API access token with appropriate scopes
  • Node.js 18 or higher installed
Don’t have an access token? Create a custom app in your Shopify admin under Settings > Apps and sales channels > Develop apps to get one.

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Installation

Install the Admin API Client package using your preferred package manager: 
npm install @shopify/admin-api-client

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Your First API Request

Create a new file called index.js (or index.ts for TypeScript) and add the following code: 
import {createAdminApiClient} from '@shopify/admin-api-client';

const client = createAdminApiClient({
  storeDomain: 'your-shop-name.myshopify.com',
  apiVersion: '2024-01',
  accessToken: 'your-admin-api-access-token',
});

const productQuery = `
  query ProductQuery($id: ID!) {
    product(id: $id) {
      id
      title
      handle
      status
      totalInventory
    }
  }
`;

const {data, errors} = await client.request(productQuery, {
  variables: {
    id: 'gid://shopify/Product/7608002183224',
  },
});

if (errors) {
  console.error('GraphQL errors:', errors);
} else {
  console.log('Product:', data.product);
}
1

Replace Configuration Values

Update storeDomain with your shop’s myshopify.com domain and accessToken with your Admin API access token.
2

Update the Product ID

Replace the product ID with a valid product ID from your store. You can find product IDs in your Shopify admin.
3

Run the Code

Execute your file with node index.js (or tsx index.ts for TypeScript).

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Understanding the Response

The client.request() method returns a normalized response object: 
{
  data?: {
    product: {
      id: string;
      title: string;
      handle: string;
      status: string;
      totalInventory: number;
    }
  },
  errors?: {
    networkStatusCode?: number;
    message?: string;
    graphQLErrors?: any[];
  },
  extensions?: Record<string, any>
}
  • data - Contains the successful API response
  • errors - Contains any network or GraphQL errors
  • extensions - Additional metadata like query cost and rate limit info

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Using the REST Client

You can also use the REST Admin API client for REST endpoints: 
import {createAdminRestApiClient} from '@shopify/admin-api-client';

const client = createAdminRestApiClient({
  storeDomain: 'your-shop-name.myshopify.com',
  apiVersion: '2024-01',
  accessToken: 'your-admin-api-access-token',
});

const response = await client.get('products/1234567890');

if (response.ok) {
  const product = await response.json();
  console.log('Product:', product);
}

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Adding TypeScript Types

For full type safety, install the codegen preset to automatically generate types from your queries: 
npm install --save-dev @shopify/api-codegen-preset
Create a .graphqlrc.ts file: 
import {ApiType, shopifyApiProject} from '@shopify/api-codegen-preset';

export default {
  schema: 'https://shopify.dev/admin-graphql-direct-proxy',
  documents: ['*.ts', '!node_modules'],
  projects: {
    default: shopifyApiProject({
      apiType: ApiType.Admin,
      apiVersion: '2024-01',
      outputDir: './types',
    }),
  },
};
Add a script to your package.json: 
{
  "scripts": {
    "graphql-codegen": "graphql-codegen"
  }
}
Tag your queries with #graphql and run npm run graphql-codegen to generate types automatically.

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Next Steps

Explore Admin API Client

Learn about all available methods and configuration options

Try Storefront API

Build customer-facing features with the Storefront API

Build a Full App

Add OAuth, webhooks, and session management

Add Type Safety

Generate TypeScript types from your GraphQL operations

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Common Issues

Authentication Error (401): Verify your access token is correct and has the required scopes for the data you’re querying.
Invalid API Version: Make sure you’re using a supported API version. The oldest stable version is recommended, but you can check available versions in the Shopify API documentation.
Rate Limiting: The client automatically handles rate limits with retries. You can configure the number of retries with the retries option (max 3).

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