Hi Shopify Development Team,
I’m reaching out on behalf of Shezaar, an AI-powered marketplace that brings together sustainable brands in one place. We’re building a seamless experience for both shoppers and sellers, and we’re currently in the process of integrating with Shopify through a Sales Channel app.
Our goal is to process payments on our platform (via Stripe Marketplace), retain a commission, and then push the paid order directly to the merchant’s Shopify store for fulfillment. We’ve begun development through Shopify Partners but have encountered a few technical roadblocks.
We’re looking to build functionality that allows us to:
- Access real-time product data, including dynamic price changes
- Access active discount codes or automatic discounts
- Read and write customer data
- Write orders into the merchant’s Shopify backend
- Facilitate payments using Stripe Marketplace (we retain a commission and transfer the remainder to the seller)
The shopper experience is designed to be as smooth as possible: customers browse and purchase items directly on Shezaar, and the corresponding paid orders are then routed to the merchant’s Shopify dashboard for fulfillment.
We’d love your guidance on:
- Whether a Sales Channel app is the best approach for this use case
- If not, what Shopify app architecture (Custom app, Public app, etc.) would best support this flow
- Any documentation or technical recommendations that can help us move forward
Looking forward to your input and really appreciate the support.