https://help.shopify.com/api/reference/checkout
I cannot post to /admin/checkouts.json as demonstrated in the above link using my API credentials. I am getting this error:
“[API] This action requires merchant approval for write_checkouts scope.”
I don’t see a “write_checkouts” scope anywhere, but understand that it falls under the “write_orders” scope, which I have enabled in my account.
Why can’t I create a new checkout?
Hey Andrew,
The write_checkouts and write_orders scopes are two different things. Write_orders will give you access to the Order API, but the Checkout API is something entirely separate and that’s when the write_checkouts scope is required.
The Checkout API is also only available to apps utilizing our Sales Channel SDK - so if your app is not a Sales Channel, you won’t be able to use the Checkout API. It sounds like that might be the source of the problems you’re having at the moment.
I’m facing the same issue with a backend (private) app that I’m building using https://www.npmjs.com/package/shopify-api-node.
As you and Andrew mentioned, it’s not possible to grant write_checkouts scopes on the Admin Dashboard, but it’s not clear how to do that elsewhere?
I created a Sales channel app and linked it with my private app, but still getting same error using the private app’s apiKey and password.
What am I doing wrong here?
I was finally able to resolve my issue by following this tutorial: https://help.shopify.com/en/api/guides/sales-channel-sdk/getting-started.