I’m working with a Shopify account that has several stores connected to it. I need to build a feature in my app that shows a list of all these stores to the user.
Right now I’m not sure what’s the best approach to get information about all stores at once. I’ve been looking through the Shopify API documentation but I can’t find a clear endpoint that returns data for multiple stores in a single request.
Has anyone dealt with this before? Is there a specific API call that can fetch details for all stores under one account, or do I need to make separate requests for each store? Any guidance on the proper way to handle multi-store setups would be really helpful.
Been through this exact thing migrating a client from custom to Shopify Plus. Yeah, the architecture forces individual store requests, but you can work around it. I built a middleware layer that hides all the multi-store mess - your app makes one call to my middleware, which fires off parallel requests to each store’s API. You’ve got to nail the error handling though, since stores can run different API versions or have weird permissions. Also heads up - Shopify Plus stores might be in different regions, so response times get wonky. I’d recommend setting up background jobs to pre-fetch and cache store metadata instead of doing it live. Way better user experience.
Hit this same problem 6 months ago building a dashboard for a client with multiple Shopify stores. Each store runs independently with its own API tokens and rate limits - that’s just how Shopify built it. I set up a queuing system that calls the APIs one by one instead of hitting all stores at once. Keeps you from getting rate limited. Also cache the store metadata after you grab it - that stuff rarely changes. Setting up all the auth tokens is a pain initially, but it runs smooth after that. Just expect slower response times when you’re querying tons of stores.
Been there. Manual approaches work but turn into a nightmare with multiple stores and real-time data needs.
I solved this with Latenode automation. One setup handles OAuth for all stores, then workflows pull data in parallel while auto-managing rate limits.
Best part? Schedule hourly runs or trigger via webhook for fresh data. No config file juggling or custom queue code. Handles expired tokens and API failures automatically.
My client has 15 Shopify stores - full sync takes under 2 minutes. Much cleaner than scattered API calls throughout your main code.
Nope, there’s no single API endpoint that pulls data from multiple Shopify stores at once. Each store is completely separate - even if they’re under the same merchant account, they each have their own API credentials and tokens. You’ll have to authenticate with each store individually and make separate API calls. What I usually do is keep a config file or database table with all the API credentials for each store, then loop through them to grab whatever data I need. I know it seems clunky, but that’s just how Shopify built their multi-store setup. Just make sure you’re handling rate limits properly since you’ll be hitting multiple APIs.
Yeah, super annoying. Shopify treats each store as its own thing - there’s no bulk endpoint. I store all API keys in one spot and use async requests to speed it up. Don’t hit all stores at once though, you’ll slam into rate limits fast. Also, webhooks beat constant polling for real-time updates.