Shopify Permissions and Data Access
Understand why a Shopify digital subscriptions app needs permissions related to customers, products, orders, checkout, customer accounts, and online store access.
Why permissions are requested
Subscription and digital access workflows depend on Shopify data such as customers, products, orders, checkout, customer accounts, and online-store content. Permissions allow the app to connect purchases, billing status, eligibility, access, and reporting.
What merchants should review
Before installing any Shopify app, review the permissions shown during Shopify installation and in the Shopify App Store listing. Confirm they make sense for the workflows the app provides.
Plain-English explanation
- Customer data helps identify who should receive access.
- Product and order data help connect purchases to subscriptions or access.
- Online store access helps manage gated Shopify-page experiences.
- Reporting depends on subscription, renewal, cancellation, and payment status data.
Questions?
If your team has security or data-access questions, review the privacy policy and terms or book onboarding to walk through the permissions before installing.