Looking for an App to Schedule Daily API Calls to an External API

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Topic summary

Seeking an app to schedule automatic daily (or adjustable) API GET calls to an external endpoint, with easy start/stop and admin-only controls. The goal is to run a large data import into Shopify on a schedule.

Recommendations:

  • For simple HTTP endpoints: use Shopify Flow or Mechanic to schedule calls.
  • For endpoints requiring OAuth (authorization protocol) or complex auth: build a custom app/middleware, or use external automation services like Make.com or Zapier if they support the integration.

Access/visibility constraint:

  • Hiding controls from merchant/staff “end users” is problematic; most automation apps expose settings to admin accounts. To fully restrict access, create a custom app or operate the automation under your own account/store with exclusive access.

Outcome/status: Practical options and caveats provided; no final decision from the requester, so the thread remains open.

Summarized with AI on December 19. AI used: gpt-5.
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I’m currently searching for an app that allows me to schedule API calls to an external endpoint with the option to stop or pause the scheduling when needed.

The API I am working with initiates a massive data import into Shopify via a simple GET request to a pre-determined endpoint. Ideally, I want this API call to happen every day automatically.

Key features I’m looking for:

  • Ability to activate and deactivate the scheduling with ease.
  • Option to set or adjust the frequency of the calls (e.g., daily, weekly).

These functionalities should only be available to the admin via a dedicated panel and not visible to the end user.

If anyone knows of an app or solution that offers this functionality, I would love to hear your recommendations!

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If the endpoint is basic http use shopify-flow, or usemechanic

https://apps.shopify.com/flow

https://apps.shopify.com/mechanic

If it’s Oauth, etc you will pretty much need to roll a custom solution, some middleware, or use an external service like make.com or zapier if they allow such integration.

These functionalities should only be available to the admin via a dedicated panel and not visible to the end user.

This can be a non-starter, if by end user you mean the merchant or staff, pretty much every automation app will exposes app controls to those admin accounts.

You’d need to make a custom app, or have your own store using the above apps that can make the calls under control of your account having the only access to the store.

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