Please reach out to Shopify Support to enable "Third-party calculated shipping rates" prior to integrating your store if enabling real-time rates.


  1. Log into your PaidShipping account.
  2. On the left-hand side, select Integrations.
  3. Click on the option for, New Integrations.
  4. Click on Connect to Shopify.
  5. Toggle Real-Time Rates if you wish to have live rates appear in your Shopify store (optional)

  6. Navigate to https://accounts.shopify.com/store-login and log in.`
  7. On the left-hand side of the screen, select the option for Apps.
  8. In the middle of the screen (lower part of page), click on the link that says Develop apps for your store.
  9. Click on the button that says Create an app.
  10. Add an App name at the top, as well as enter in an email for developer communication.
  11. To allow the API full access, click on the link Configure Admin API Scopes.
  12. Set the permission to Read and write for Inventory, Orders, Products, Shipment.
  13. At the bottom of the page, select Save.
  14. On the prompt, select Install App.
  15. In the middle of the screen, the API information will be generated, including the API key, Admin API access token, and API Secret key 
  16. NOTE: Make sure to save the Admin API access token to your notes as it will only display once.

  17. Return to your PaidShipping account Integration screen.
  18. Paste the Admin API access token into the Password field.
  19. Copy API Key from Shopify and paste it in into the API Key field.
  20. Copy the API Secret Key from Shopify to the Shopify Shared Secret field (if Real-Time Rates were selected)
  21. Add your store name and store URL (including https://)
  22. Click on Connect