SHOPIFY CLI: You are not authorized to edit themes on [store].myshopify.com

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AI-generated summary

A developer encountered an authorization error when using shopify theme push to deploy to a specific store in their Shopify Partners account. The issue was device-specific (occurring only on their work machine) and store-specific, though shopify theme dev worked normally and adding the --store flag resolved the problem.

Proposed Solutions:

  • Authentication reset: Log out using shopify auth logout, then re-authenticate when running commands for different stores
  • Pull before dev: Run shopify theme pull followed by shopify theme dev when working in new/empty project folders
  • Add path flag: Include the --path flag with absolute directory path for all Shopify CLI 3 commands (e.g., shopify theme dev --path C:\Shopify\builder\shopify)

Resolution Status:
Multiple users confirmed the shopify theme pull command and --path flag solutions successfully resolved similar authorization issues. The original poster’s specific case remains unclear, though they reported the --store flag workaround was effective.

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I’m currently having issue when deploying to a specific store in our Shopify partners account

Context:

  • We are using our own development tool that uses the command “shopify theme push” when deploying

  • shopify theme dev command is working

  • The issue only occurs with a specific store under our Shopify Partners account

  • The issue only occurs on my work device and not on my personal device. On my personal device, it works perfectly

  • I tried deploying using shopify theme push --store=[storename], and it worked as expected.

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This is assuming you are editing two different stores that are associated with two different email addresses and either you are the owner or staff of both accounts:

  1. Enter “auth logout”. This will give you - sucessfully logged out of [storename]
  2. Go to another project’s terminal and enter "shopify theme dev --store=[another store’s name]
  3. A new tab opens for authentication. You’ll have to log into the admin panel with the email assosciated with another account.
  4. You will see "Logged into store [storename] in partner organization [org name] upon sucessful authentication.
    Goodluck!
3

Hi @smush1 thanks for your reply. Unfortunately this doesn’t work. Tried your suggestion multiple times

4

Hi @raymart-pc , I encountered the same issue. If you are creating a new project in an empty folder, after executing @smush1 's commands, please run the shopify theme pull command followed by the shopify theme dev command.

Good luck!

5

It’s a simple fix, that’s helped me after 3 days of searching.

Shopify CLI 3 requires to add –path flag with path to your theme directory.

shopify theme dev --path {your_shopify_theme_directory}

Just replace {your_shopify_theme_directory} with your theme directory.

As an example (path should be absolute):

shopify theme dev --path C:\Shopify\builder\shopify

Don’t forget to add –path to all your shopify scripts: shopify theme dev, shopify theme push etc.

6

Thanks, the shopify theme pull command fixed it for me!

7

Thanks @Vivek_Vanga , it finally worked. Very much appreciated

8

Thank you so much. It worked for me (March, 2025)