Verify a user account from another website.

mwolfeu_pi3g · ‎10-01-2023

While the rest APIs allow you to create new customers and set passwords, you can not (as far as i have found) verify an existing password with the same api.

From a different site completely unaffiliated with shopify, what would be the best way to verify a shopify uid/pwd to make sure they have an account in good standing (without plus service)?

As I am extremely new to this, Node/js examples are especially welcomed!

Thanks in advance.

Liam · ‎10-02-2023

Hi Mwolfeu_pi3g,

It's generally advisable to avoid handling any user passwords directly due to security concerns. If you're looking to create new customer accounts on Shopify for existing customers on a different platform, you'd need to trigger a "reset password" email to each customer, prompting them to set a new password on your Shopify store.

Hope this helps,

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Liam · ‎10-02-2023

Hi Mwolfeu_pi3g,

It's generally advisable to avoid handling any user passwords directly due to security concerns. If you're looking to create new customer accounts on Shopify for existing customers on a different platform, you'd need to trigger a "reset password" email to each customer, prompting them to set a new password on your Shopify store.

Hope this helps,

Liam | Developer Advocate @ Shopify
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