A unique value or ID to get the owner that owns multiple Shopify stores

[miketu926]

I am trying to get a unique ID, value or key that determines who the owner is (should be under 1 account/email) of multiple Shopify stores. Is there an admin API that can provide this info?

One thing I noticed is that Shopify Partners is able to manage multiple stores. Unsure of how 1 account can create multiple stores, but I see that we get top level access of the "partner" and is able to view multiple stores. Not sure if Partners and account owners of multiple stores are related.

Thanks!

[Liam · Accepted solution]

Hi Mike,

The Shopify API does not expose a direct relationship between a partner (or merchant) account and the stores they manage. Each store is considered a separate entity with its own set of API credentials. This means you can't retrieve a list of all stores owned by a specific partner or merchant directly from the API.

If you're trying to identify the ownership of multiple stores, you would need to maintain a separate record or database listing which partner account created or manages each store. You could potentially use the Partner API to automate some of this record-keeping, but it would require custom development work.

Hope this helps!