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title: Configure the Shopify app
slug: optimizely-connect-platform/docs/configure-the-shopify-app
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createdAt: 2026-07-20T15:44:45.060Z
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:::hint{type="info"}
The OCP database is not included in the free version of OCP. The free version syncs data in real-time without using the OCP database, letting you access public apps and data syncs.

Contact your Customer Success Manager if you have any questions.
:::

The Shopify app lets you sync your Shopify product catalog with Optimizely Connect Platform (OCP).

This app imports the Shopify data to OCP, where you can then use the [Sync Manager](docId:9MPJ0gwsoXoAubpkwFgyD) to sync this data to your other Optimizely products.

## Key features

- **Complete product sync**  – Import your entire Shopify product catalog to OCP as custom objects, including titles, descriptions, prices, and images.
- **Real-time updates** – Automatic real-time updates to keep your product data up-to-date.
- **Flexible configuration** – Control which products to sync with options to include or exclude draft and archived products.
- **Simple setup** – Easy authentication with your Shopify credentials and one-click historical import.

## Prerequisite

Create a private app in Shopify with access to the following scopes to generate the access token for step 4 of [Install and configure the app](docId\:OZpxteyA2CB_Lzk9EZ-Jn).

- `read_product_feeds`
- `write_product_feeds`
- `read_product_listings`
- `read_products`
- `read_publications`

## Install and configure the app

1. Go to **Data Setup > App Directory**.
2. Select the **Shopify** app. 

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3. Click **Install App**. The **Settings** tab displays. 

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4. Complete the following in the **Shopify Credentials** section, and then click **Save**.
   - **Shopify Store URL** – Enter your Shopify store URL (without `https://`).
   - **Access Token** – Enter your permanent access token from your private Shopify app.
5. Complete the following in the **Sync Options** section, and then click **Save**.
   - **Products per Sync** – Enter the maximum number of products to sync in a single batch (max recommended is 250).
   - **Include Archived Products** – Enable to sync archived products.
   - **Include Draft Products** – Enable to sync draft products.
6. (Optional) Initiate an immediate, full product sync by clicking **Sync All Products** in the **Manual Actions** section.

After you complete this setup, your Shopify products sync to OCP. Complete the following section to sync your Shopify data out of OCP to other Optimizely products, like Optimizely Graph.

## Sync Shopify data to other Optimizely products

1. Go to **Data Setup > Sync Manager**.
2. Click **New Sync**.
3. Enter a **Sync Name**, like *Shopify Products to Optimizely Graph*.
4. Complete the following for the sync source:
   - **Source** – Select **OCP database**.
   - **Object** – Select the data type that you want to sync from Shopify, like **Shopify Product Variants**.
5. Complete the selections for your sync destination:
   - If you select **Content Graph** (now called Optimizely Graph) as the product to which you want to sync your Shopify data, you must also select the **Instance**, **Object**, **Status**, and **Language**.
   - If you select **OCP App** as the product to which you want to sync your Shopify data, you must then select the **App** and **Object**.
6. Connect specific Shopify fields with your chosen destination fields in the **Field Mapping** section.
   To autopopulate the field mappings based on your chosen source object, select **Inherit Source Object** in the **Object** drop-down list of the **Destination** section, and then click **Apply**.

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7. Toggle off any field mappings that you do not want to sync (all are on by default). 

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8. Select the **Sync Schedule** cadence. For example, select **Every 1 hour** to sync Shopify data to your chosen destination once per hour.

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9. Click **Save**. Your Shopify data now syncs to your chosen destination on your chosen schedule. 

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10. Repeat these steps if you want to sync Shopify data to different destinations.