write_publications and read_publications access

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

Developers are seeking access to read_publications and write_publications scopes to automate product publishing across sales channels (like Facebook and Storefront API) and to query which products are published to specific channels.

Initial Problem:

  • OAuth requests for these scopes returned “missing_shopify_permission” errors
  • No visible option existed when creating private apps
  • Early responses indicated these scopes were unavailable and required Shopify support requests

Resolution:

  • These scopes were previously limited to Shopify Plus but became generally available, possibly coinciding with the Catalogs API release
  • Developers can now query publications and published products using GraphQL queries
  • Publishing products to channels is possible via the publishablePublish mutation

Current Question:

  • One developer asks whether adding these new scopes to an existing app requires going through app re-review

Key Resources Shared:

  • GraphQL code examples for querying publications and publishing products
  • Links to Shopify’s Catalogs API documentation and access scopes reference
Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Sorry, now yes!, thanks a lot, we can, at least, read this information, great.

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