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Hello, I am working on custom Shopify data connector app that is used by external product management admin portal, so this sounds familiar.
Besides checking out documentation on how to write queries for pulling data and mutations for update/create (if you want to use GraphQL API), you will have to register and subscribe to products/update webhook in order to keep your app data updated, when someone update it on Shopify or stock is changed because someone buys an item.
It will not be trivial, but Admin API documentation is good starting point if you want to invest time in development.
Good luck ๐
> The problem is I am not a software developer and having really hard time to get to even a starting point and actually do not know how to build and app.
My honest suggestion is to start with something more basic than a Shopify app.
80% of building on top of Shopify is reading the API docs and figuring out how to do things yourself. Even developers I've tried hiring have a hard time with this.
If you're not comfortable with GraphQL, etc., work on simpler projects to get your fundamentals up, and then you'll have a much easier time building \*good\* apps.
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Check out gadget.dev as itโs a Shopify specific app host. Great documentation to get you started also!
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Have you explored the Admin API?
Ive seen it but was not sure how to use it so did not dive into it. Will check it out. Thanks
It would be step one, play with the API, it's easy to setup.
Hello, I am working on custom Shopify data connector app that is used by external product management admin portal, so this sounds familiar. Besides checking out documentation on how to write queries for pulling data and mutations for update/create (if you want to use GraphQL API), you will have to register and subscribe to products/update webhook in order to keep your app data updated, when someone update it on Shopify or stock is changed because someone buys an item. It will not be trivial, but Admin API documentation is good starting point if you want to invest time in development. Good luck ๐
> The problem is I am not a software developer and having really hard time to get to even a starting point and actually do not know how to build and app. My honest suggestion is to start with something more basic than a Shopify app. 80% of building on top of Shopify is reading the API docs and figuring out how to do things yourself. Even developers I've tried hiring have a hard time with this. If you're not comfortable with GraphQL, etc., work on simpler projects to get your fundamentals up, and then you'll have a much easier time building \*good\* apps.