Unable to link my shopify local development store to hydrogen

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Topic summary

  • Issue: Unable to link a local Hydrogen project to a Shopify development store using the command npx shopify hydrogen link.
  • Context: User is on a free Shopify Partners account with a development store, following the official Hydrogen setup docs (Hydrogen = Shopify’s React-based storefront framework).
  • Error: The command fails; details are shown only in an attached screenshot (text of the error not provided).
  • Attempted action: Purchased the Shopify Basic plan to rule out plan limitations, but the outcome remains unresolved/unclear.
  • Request: Seeking guidance on how to fix the linking error.
  • Status: No solution or follow-up yet; discussion remains open.
Summarized with AI on December 13. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi, I’ve been using free shopify partner’s account and development store. While getting started with Hydrogen following the docs, I’m stuck at

 npx shopify hydrogen link

I’m having this error:

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I tried purchasing the basic plan. Could anyone guide me with this?