Connect a Shopify store and BeforeQuery indexes your products and pages (shipping policies, FAQs, size guides), so the assistant can answer questions like “Does the X model come in blue?” or “What’s your return window?” with links back to the store.

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Prerequisites

  • A Shopify store where you can create a custom app (store owner or staff with app-development permission).
  • A BeforeQuery workspace owner role.

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Set up the connector

1

Create a custom app in Shopify

In Shopify admin, go to Settings → Apps and sales channels → Develop apps and create a custom app.
2

Grant read scopes and install

In the app’s Configuration, grant read access to Products and Online Store pages (read_products, read_content). Install the app to your store and copy the Admin API access token (shpat_…) — it’s shown once.
3

Add the source in BeforeQuery

In the dashboard, open Project → Sources → Add source and choose Shopify. Enter your store domain (e.g. acme.myshopify.com) and the access token, then click Add. The first sync starts automatically.

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Connection settings

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Keeping content in sync

Click Sync after catalog changes, or set a daily schedule so new products and updated pages are picked up automatically. Unchanged items are not re-embedded.

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Troubleshooting

  • Products missing from answers? Confirm the app has the read_products scope and the products are published to the Online Store channel.
  • Sync fails with 401? The access token was rotated or the app was uninstalled — reinstall and update the token in the source settings.
  • Multiple storefronts? Add one Shopify source per store, and use source groups plus per-key allowed_groups if each storefront should have its own scoped widget.