Token without a session

[GeorgeStrongg]

Hi, everyone. 

Me and my team are currently experiencing some issues with a token.

We wonder if it's possible to get a token without a session by using API in order to create metafields.

We are working on plugins for shopify and we need to test em without a session.

Maybe there's a way to use a method to pass authorization and then receive a token which we can use in requests. 

Or some other ideas?

Thanks

[Liam · Accepted solution]

Hi George,

Are you getting the token from an app in the CLI or via the admin? Why is having a session attached not working for your team?

[GeorgeStrongg]

Liam, hi mate. Really appreciate 4 ur reply. 

Thank you for your quick response(tbh didn't expect that 😅). I realize I need to provide more details, so here it goes!

I'm reaching out on behalf of our back-s.

We are currently utilizing the /admin/api/2024-01/products/632910392/metafields.json endpoint for creating product metafields in our application. As part of the header parameters, we're including X-Shopify-Access-Token: access_token.

To streamline our process, we are curious about the possible endpoints or methods available for obtaining this access token. Additionally, we are interested in understanding if there is a way to acquire the access_token in the background. This is crucial for our workflow as we aim to post metafields across various shops and products.