Shopify Integration

You can connect Shopify with your B2B Wave account and sync your products and inventory. This article presents how you can do this. Remember to contact our support team to enable the Shopify integration on your platform.

Setting up the Integration on Shopify

To connect Shopify with B2B Wave, you first must create a private app on Shopify. To do this, follow these steps:

Step 1. Log in to your Shopify account and go to “Apps” on the sidebar menu, then click “Develop apps”.

Step 2. Click “Build apps in Dev Dashboard”.

Step 3. In the Dev Dashboard, click “Create app”.

Step 4. Enter your B2B Wave's store URL, uncheck the box “Embed app in Shopify admin”, and select the oldest Webhooks API Version available.

Step 5. In the “Scopes” box, select the following scopes:

write_orders
read_orders
write_products
read_products
write_customers
read_customers
write_draft_orders
read_draft_orders
write_inventory
read_inventory
read_locations
read_metaobjects

Then click “Release”.

Step 6. Click “Home,” then click “Install app”.

Step 7. Navigate to the “Settings” section for the app you have just created, and copy the Client ID and Secret fields.

Connecting Shopify with B2B Wave

Once you’ve created the private app on Shopify and have those fields ready, it’s time to finalize the integration on B2B Wave. Let’s see how you can do this:

Step 1. Log in to your B2B Wave account. Then, go to Settings > Profile and look for the “Integrations” tab.

Step 2. Copy the “Client ID” and “Secret” fields from Shopify to the corresponding “Shopify Client ID” and “Shopify Secret” fields on B2B Wave.

Step 3. Click “Test Shopify” to confirm that all credentials are correct and connect your Shopify store to your B2B Wave account.

Configuration Settings

After you’ve successfully set up the Shopify integration to your B2B Wave eCommerce platform, take some time to review the following automatic actions you can enable here. Specifically:

Allow creating order from B2B Wave to Shopify		Check this option to create orders from B2B Wave on Shopify. This option allows you to keep your inventory and orders in sync on both platforms
Automatically create products in B2B Wave from Shopify		Check this box to allow the automatic creation of products on B2B Wave as soon as you create them on Shopify. This way, you do not need to import them manually
Automatically update orders in B2B Wave from Shopify		Select this option to automatically update the fulfillment status of any order sent through Shopify on B2B Wave too
Update inventory		Check this box to automatically update product quantities on B2B Wave when these change on Shopify
Update prices		Select this option if you want to automatically update product prices on B2B Wave when these change on Shopify NOTE: When importing or updating products, you can specify the product price list that will be updated based on the price list for products import/update option.

Importing Products from Shopify

Once you’ve set up the Shopify integration to your B2B Wave eCommerce platform, it’s time to import your products. To do so, complete these steps:

Step 1. Go to Tools >Import products from Shopify.

Step 2. Click “Import” to finalize this procedure.

By importing products on B2B Wave, you will:

Transfer any collections you have on your Shopify store as product categories on B2B Wave
Copy each product’s title, description, brand, cost, price, tracked inventory status, quantity, and images (all images), and
Create variants for each product when applicable

NOTE: Remember that you can import only active products to B2B Wave. Also, product matching is based on the SKU number, so if you’ve already added a product on B2B Wave, it will not be duplicated.

Updating Inventory from Shopify

To update your inventory from Shopify, follow these steps:

Step 1. Go to Tools >Update inventory from Shopify.

Step 2. Click “Update” to update product quantities on B2B Wave. Remember that B2B Wave will update each product’s quantity based on its SKU.