Shopify MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for integrating with Shopify Admin API. This server provides tools to access and manage products, customers, orders, inventory, and collections from your Shopify store.

Features

• Product Management: Get, search, and filter products

• Order Management: Retrieve and filter orders by status

• Customer Management: Access and search customer information

• Inventory Tracking: Check inventory levels across locations

• Collections: Access custom and smart collections

• Pagination Support: Fetch large datasets using cursor-based pagination (up to 250 items per page)

Related MCP server: Shopify MCP Server

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18 or higher

• A Shopify store with Admin API access

• Shopify app client credentials (Client ID and Client Secret)

Setup

1. Get Shopify API Credentials

As of January 1, 2026, Shopify requires using the Client Credentials Grant flow for server-to-server authentication. You need to create a custom app in your Shopify admin to get client credentials:

1. Go to your Shopify admin panel

2. Navigate to Settings → Apps and sales channels → Develop apps

3. Click Create an app and give it a name

4. Go to Configuration tab

5. Under Admin API access scopes, select the scopes you need:

   • read_products - for product access

   • read_orders - for order access

   • read_customers - for customer access

   • read_inventory - for inventory levels

6. Click Save to save your configuration

7. Go to API credentials tab

8. Copy your Client ID and Client Secret

Important: The MCP server will automatically obtain and refresh access tokens using these credentials. Access tokens are valid for 24 hours and will be automatically refreshed before expiration.

2. Install Dependencies

npm install

3. Configure Environment

Create a .env file in the root directory:

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env with your Shopify credentials:

SHOPIFY_STORE_URL=your-store.myshopify.com
SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID=your-client-id-here
SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET=your-client-secret-here
SHOPIFY_API_VERSION=2024-01

4. Build the Server

npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add this server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "shopify": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/Shopify-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "SHOPIFY_STORE_URL": "your-store.myshopify.com",
        "SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID": "your-client-id-here",
        "SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET": "your-client-secret-here",
        "SHOPIFY_API_VERSION": "2024-01"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windows

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json with similar configuration.

After adding the configuration, restart Claude Desktop.

Available Tools

Pagination

All list endpoints (get_products, get_orders, get_customers, search_products, search_customers, get_inventory_levels, get_collections) support cursor-based pagination.

How it works:

1. Make an initial request without page_info

2. The response includes a pagination object with:

   • has_next_page: Boolean indicating if more results exist

   • has_previous_page: Boolean indicating if previous results exist

   • next_page_info: Cursor string to fetch the next page (if available)

   • previous_page_info: Cursor string to fetch the previous page (if available)

3. To fetch the next page, use the next_page_info value in the page_info parameter

4. Repeat until has_next_page is false

Example workflow:

1. get_customers(limit: 250) → returns 250 customers + next_page_info
2. get_customers(limit: 250, page_info: "cursor_abc") → returns next 250 customers
3. Continue until has_next_page is false

Products

get_products

Retrieve products with optional filtering. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

• limit (number, optional): Number of products to retrieve (max 250, default 50)

• page_info (string, optional): Pagination cursor from previous response

• status (string, optional): Filter by status ("active", "archived", "draft")

• product_type (string, optional): Filter by product type

• vendor (string, optional): Filter by vendor

• collection_id (string, optional): Filter by collection ID

get_product

Get detailed information about a specific product.

Parameters:

• product_id (string, required): The ID of the product

search_products

Search products by title. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query string

• limit (number, optional): Number of results (max 250, default 50)

• page_info (string, optional): Pagination cursor from previous response

Orders

get_orders

Retrieve orders with optional filtering. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

• limit (number, optional): Number of orders (max 250, default 50)

• page_info (string, optional): Pagination cursor from previous response

• status (string, optional): Filter by status ("open", "closed", "cancelled", "any")

• financial_status (string, optional): Filter by financial status

• fulfillment_status (string, optional): Filter by fulfillment status

get_order

Get detailed information about a specific order.

Parameters:

• order_id (string, required): The ID of the order

Customers

get_customers

Retrieve customers from the store. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

• limit (number, optional): Number of customers (max 250, default 50)

• page_info (string, optional): Pagination cursor from previous response

get_customer

Get detailed information about a specific customer.

Parameters:

• customer_id (string, required): The ID of the customer

search_customers

Search customers by email, name, or phone. Supports pagination.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query (email, name, or phone)

• limit (number, optional): Number of results (max 250, default 50)

• page_info (string, optional): Pagination cursor from previous response

Inventory

get_inventory_levels

Get inventory levels for products at specific locations.

Parameters:

• inventory_item_ids (array, optional): Array of inventory item IDs

• location_ids (array, optional): Array of location IDs

• limit (number, optional): Number of results (max 250, default 50)

Collections

get_collections

Retrieve both custom and smart collections.

Parameters:

• limit (number, optional): Number of collections (max 250, default 50)

Example Queries

Once connected to Claude Desktop, you can ask questions like:

• "Show me the last 10 orders"

• "Find all products with 'beer' in the title"

• "Get customer information for customer ID 123456"

• "What are my active product collections?"

• "Show me unfulfilled orders"

• "Search for customers with email containing 'example.com'"

Development

Watch Mode

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run dev

Testing

You can test the server directly using the MCP Inspector or by connecting it to Claude Desktop.

Security Notes

• Never commit your .env file or expose your client credentials

• Store your Client ID and Client Secret securely

• Use appropriate API scopes - only request the permissions you need

• Rotate your client credentials if they are ever compromised

• Monitor your API usage in Shopify admin

• Access tokens are automatically managed and refreshed every 24 hours

Troubleshooting

"SHOPIFY_STORE_URL, SHOPIFY_CLIENT_ID, and SHOPIFY_CLIENT_SECRET must be set"

Make sure your .env file exists and contains valid credentials, or that environment variables are properly set in your Claude Desktop configuration.

"Failed to fetch access token"

This error occurs when the client credentials are invalid or the app doesn't have permission to access the store. Verify that:

• Your Client ID and Client Secret are correct

• The app is installed on your Shopify store

• The app has the necessary API access scopes configured

API Rate Limits

Shopify has rate limits on API requests. The server doesn't currently implement rate limiting, so be mindful of rapid successive requests.

Invalid API Version

If you encounter API version errors, update the SHOPIFY_API_VERSION in your environment to a supported version (e.g., "2024-01").

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.