ARK Inventory Manager - Custom App Setup

🚀 Quick Start Guide

Connect your Shopify store to ARK using a custom app. No OAuth complexity - just simple API keys!

📋 Setup Steps

1Create Custom App in Shopify

In your Shopify admin:

Go to Settings → Apps and sales channels
Click "Develop apps"
Click "Create an app"
Name it ARK Inventory Manager

2Configure API Access

In your custom app settings:

Go to Configuration → Admin API access
Enable these scopes:
• read_products
• write_products
• read_inventory
• write_inventory
• read_locations
• read_orders
• write_orders
Click "Save"

3Install & Get Credentials

After configuring scopes:

Click "Install app"
Copy your API access token
Note your shop domain (e.g., yourstore.myshopify.com)

4Connect to ARK

Send your credentials to ARK via this API:

POST/api/v1/shopify/connect-custom-app

{ "shop_domain": "yourstore.myshopify.com", "access_token": "shpat_xxxxxxxxxxxxx", "business_id": "your-ark-user-id" }

✅ Benefits of Custom Apps

No OAuth complexity - Simple API key authentication
No app store review - Install immediately
Full control - You own the credentials
Higher rate limits - Better performance
No Shopify billing - Perfect for B2B use cases

🔒 Security Note

Keep your access tokens secure! Send them to ARK via secure channels only.

📞 Support

Need help? Contact ARK support for assistance with your custom app setup.