Sent Sales channel app to review and Shopify Review Team asking to add the *read_only_own_orders*

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

Sales channel app review requires adding the read_only_own_orders scope so the channel can only read orders it created. The review team indicated this flag is applied to the sales channel during review and asked for confirmation to proceed.

The developer asks whether read_orders and write_orders must be removed or can coexist with read_only_own_orders, and whether any API changes are required (they’re on Shopify API 2023-04). After adding the scope on their side, they report that orders are no longer appearing in their marketplace.

Key open points:

  • Clarification on scope compatibility: should read_orders/write_orders be kept or removed when read_only_own_orders is enabled?
  • Whether any API adjustments are needed for version 2023-04.
  • Why orders stopped appearing after adding the scope and whether the review team must apply the flag server-side during review.

Status: Unresolved; awaiting guidance from the review team on scope configuration and next steps.

Summarized with AI on January 18. AI used: gpt-5.
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You need the read_only_own_orders scope to comply with our requirements. This scope ensures the sales channel can only read orders that it created and is added to the sales channel during review. Let us know if you’re ready to have this flag added to your sales channel.

While adding this scope do I need to remove the “read_ordes” and “write+_orders” scope or both can work with the read_only_own_orders. Also do I need to change anything in the API? I am using the 2023-04 version of the Shopify API.

I am adding this scope in the App the orders are not coming to my marketplace.