Android Buy SDK

The Android Buy SDK makes it easy to create custom storefronts in your mobile app. The SDK connects to the Shopify platform using GraphQL, and supports a wide range of native storefront experiences.

Note

Only direct onsite gateways are supported with the Mobile Buy SDKs.

Anchor to RequirementsRequirements

Before you can use the Android Buy SDK, you'll need the following:

Android SDK Level 14 (Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0) or higher
JDK 1.7
Android Studio 2.1.x recommended

Anchor to Step 1: Generate an access tokenStep 1: Generate an access token

To generate an access token, you can generate one in the Shopify admin. Alternatively, you can create a custom app and use authorization code grant.

Anchor to Step 2: Make your products and collections availableStep 2: Make your products and collections available

After you've generated an access token, you need to make products and collections available to your custom app to access them from your app. After the products and collections are available, you can retrieve them using their respective IDs.

Tip

If you have many products or collections, then you can use bulk actions to make them available in one step.

Anchor to Make a product availableMake a product available

From your Shopify admin, go to Products.
From the Products page, click the product you want to make available.
Next to SALES CHANNELS AND APPS click Manage.
In the Sales channels and apps dialog box, select the box next to the name of your custom app.

Anchor to Make a collection availableMake a collection available

From your Shopify admin, go to Products and click Collections.
From the Collections page, click the collection you want to make available.
Next to SALES CHANNELS AND APPS click Manage.
In the Sales channels and apps dialog box, select the box next to the name of your custom app.

Anchor to Step 3: Set up Android App LinksStep 3: Set up Android App Links

You can set up Android App Links to integrate your app with Android web browsers. When an Android user taps a link to your website, they're redirected to your app if they have it installed.

From your Shopify admin, go to Apps.

Click Develop apps.
Click the name of your app.
Click API Integrations.
In the Storefront API integration section, click Configure.
- If you've previously assigned any Storefront API scopes, then click Edit.
Expand the Android Buy SDK configuration section.
Enter your Android application ID and your SHA-256 certificate fingerprints.

Anchor to Step 4: Access the Android Buy SDKStep 4: Access the Android Buy SDK

The GitHub repository and each release include the Android Buy SDK and a sample app that shows how you can use the SDK.

View the Android Buy SDK docs (version 3) on GitHub

Anchor to Checkout on mobileCheckout on mobile

You can use Shopify’s web checkout for your mobile app.

Using Shopify’s web checkout makes sure that your customers always have access to the latest version of the checkout, which is optimized for speed, conversion, and customer experience.

Anchor to Where to get helpWhere to get help

Mobile app development falls outside the scope of our support service. This means that Shopify support can't help if you run into problems, unless they're specifically related to the Android Buy SDK itself. Below are the ways you can get help with the Android Buy SDK.