The Shopify integration with Fostr gives your team a direct way to work with store activity and sales data inside the platform. Setup involves client‑type credentials and a test environment is available for validation. This page outlines how data is pulled in, what level of access different roles have, and the practices that help maintain secure and appropriate visibility of information.

Credentials and Access

To connect Shopify with Fostr, organizations will authenticate using client‑side credentials provisioned through Shopify’s API framework. Depending on account configuration, the activation flow may request items such as:

• Client ID
• Secret Value

Fostr stores these credentials within the Shopify Integration record at the tenant level, meaning a single configuration allows consistent access to data across that store. Credentials are encrypted upon entry and cannot be altered by end users. Only administrators and designated internal stakeholders are permitted to manage credential storage.

A dedicated test instance is available so teams can validate tokens, confirm endpoint connectivity, and preview how sales and order transactions flow into the platform before moving into production use.

Permissions and Visibility

Once activated, the Shopify integration makes e‑commerce data available for use inside Fostr’s workflows. Common cases include:

• Pulling order and transaction history into Actions or Recordsets to support analysis
• Referencing product or sales activity when responding to operational prompts
• Tracking revenue and fulfillment metrics alongside broader business initiatives

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For the Fostr application to inherit Shopify’s user permissions, the read_users access scope must be provisioned by Shopify. Also: The app must be a finance embedded app or installed on a Shopify Plus or Advanced store. Contact Shopify Support to enable this scope for your app.

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Access to this data is governed jointly by Shopify’s account‑level permissions and Fostr’s own role framework:

• Only approved roles (such as Admins and selected Operators) can view or query Shopify‑sourced information in Fostr.
• Data visibility respects Shopify’s native scopes and rights. For example, if the connected credentials are limited to read‑only access, Fostr will ingest information accordingly and cannot override those restrictions.
• Within Fostr itself, role permissions control who is able to see order or revenue datasets once imported.

The integration generally operates without intensive maintenance, though scope changes in Shopify will block further ingestion. In such instances, administrators must update the stored credentials to re‑establish connectivity and restore workflow continuity.