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Start building a sales channel app

To build a sales channel app, you need to scaffold an app and turn it into a sales channel app.


After finishing this tutorial, you'll know how to do the following tasks:

  • Turn an app into a sales channel app


Anchor to Step 1: Create a public appStep 1: Create a public app

Caution

If you scaffold an app using Shopify CLI, then don't install the app on your development store. You won't be able to convert the app into a sales channel app if the app has been installed.

  1. From your Partner Dashboard, click Apps.
  2. Click Create app.
  3. Click Create app manually.
  4. Enter your app name and click Create.
  5. On the app overview page, click Choose distribution.
  6. Click Public distribution.

Anchor to Step 2: Turn an app into a sales channel appStep 2: Turn an app into a sales channel app

Caution

Turning an app into a sales channel is a process that can't be reversed. If you no longer want your app to be a sales channel, then you'll need to re-create it.

After you've created an app, you can turn it into a sales channel app.

  1. From your app's overview screen, under the Build heading click API Access
  2. In the Sales channel section, click Turn app into sales channel.
  3. Click Turn app into sales channel again in the pop-up to confirm that you want to convert your app into a sales channel.
  4. Click Save.

After you've turned your app into a sales channel app, you can install it on your storefront through the CLI or the Partner Dashboard.


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