# Query Admin API without an app

**URL:** <https://community.shopify.com/t/query-admin-api-without-an-app/99632>\
**Category:** Graphql Basics And Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/query-admin-api-without-an-app/99632 "2022-02-15T10:24:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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## AI-generated summary

Question asking if a store’s Admin API can be queried directly without going through an app layer or intermediary. No replies or decisions yet; the topic remains open with unanswered details on feasibility or requirements.

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**Author:** ![srussell91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@srussell91](https://community.shopify.com/u/srussell91)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://community.shopify.com/t/query-admin-api-without-an-app/99632/1 "2022-02-15T10:24:58Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible to directly query a store (using the admin api) without going through the separate layer of an app?