Can I use Shopify APIs in my private apps?

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I have a react native mobile app and I want to use Shopify APIs.

Can I use it?

If yes, what is the pricing?

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Hi DexterrTech,

Many Shopify app developers do use React native in their apps so I would say you’d be able to use Shopify APIs in this context. When you create an app via the Shopify CLI or your partner dashboard API keys will be generated that you can use to access Shopify’s APIs, via axios or apollo-client.

RE: Pricing - Shopify does not charge extra for using our APIs. However, there are rate limits to consider. Both the REST and GraphQL APIs have specific call limits that vary based on the type of Shopify plan the store is on.

Hope this helps,

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Thanks for response Liam.

I have a few more questions:

a. So just buying Shopify’s Basic plan should help get access to APIs?

b. Also regarding transaction fees per order will that be charged when we just use APIs?

If possible help me understand end to end pricing required if I want to use Shopify APIs without using its store

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Hi again,

So you can test out the APIs for free using a partner account that gives you access to development stores that you can use as a sandbox. If you want to process orders you can transfer the development store to a paid plan. More info on that in our help docs.

Transaction fees are applied by payment gateways to orders that are processed, whether these orders are made via an API or not.

Hope this helps!