Token not working

Authentication & Access
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It seems that the process for creating an access token for the GraphQL API has changed. The screens are different and the same options are no longer available. I’ve created an app through the Dev Dashboard and assigned all scopes. I’ve then installed the app on a dev store. When making a request to the API, I get;
[API] Invalid API key or access token (unrecognized login or wrong password)

This used to all work, and if I use old tokens on other stores, it still works. It’s something related to changes that have been made to Shopify. The one thing that stands out is that the old tokens start with “shpat_” and the new tokens start with “shpss_“.

I just need straight forward instructions on how to create an API token to allow external apps to access Shopify data.

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Hi @Genesys_Works –

Yes the change here is due to the deprecation of admin custom apps and the release of the Dev Dashboard.

The shpss_ value is actually your Client Secret, not an access token. To generate an access token for your Dev Dashboard app, you’ll need use the OAuth API to generate a token with the client credentials grant:

-Nick