How to Enable iOS Buy SDK & Configure apple-app-site-association on Shopify Plus?

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Topic summary

A developer is attempting to integrate the iOS Buy SDK into a Shopify Plus store for a custom iOS app but finds related settings disabled in the admin panel. Shopify Plus support has not provided helpful guidance.

Key questions raised:

  • How to enable the iOS Buy SDK on Shopify Plus
  • Whether specific permissions or store settings need adjustment
  • Whether anyone has successfully completed this setup recently
  • How to configure the apple-app-site-association (AASA) file

Suggested solution:
One respondent outlined the standard setup process from documentation:

  • Create a custom app in store admin
  • Configure necessary admin API permissions
  • Save and use the admin API token in the iOS app
  • Make products/collections available to the custom app
  • Use the token for API requests

Current status: The issue remains unresolved. A follow-up question asks whether the AASA file modification is even possible, suggesting potential technical limitations that haven’t been clarified.

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Hi everyone,

I’m a new developer working on a Shopify Plus store and I’m trying to integrate the iOS Buy SDK for a custom iOS app. However, all related settings seem to be disabled in the admin panel, and I haven’t been able to find a way to enable them.

Shopify Plus support hasn’t been able to provide guidance on this either.

Could someone please let me know:

  • How to enable the iOS Buy SDK on a Shopify Plus store?

  • Are there any permissions or store settings that need to be adjusted first?

  • Has anyone here successfully set this up recently?

Appreciate any help or advice you can share!

Thanks.

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Hi Linda,

I haven’t worked with this SDK, but from the docs it looks like you just need to:

  • Create a custom app in the store admin

  • Make sure the custom app has the admin API permissions you will need for the iOS app

  • Save the admin API token from the custom app for use later in the iOS app

  • Make products/collections available to the custom app from a product/collection admin page

  • Make API requests in the iOS app using your token from the custom app

If you have already done all of this and there is another issue, let me know!

Don

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Hi Linda, have you managed to setup the iOS Buy SDK? Have you modified the AASA file? Is it even possible?