What is an unlisted app

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what is an unlisted app and how do i correct it if it says the app is published. and I need a admin api access token which it did not provide when i installed the app

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@owwoods an unlisted app is a public app that isn’t searchable in the Shopify App Store — it can only be installed via a direct link. Still goes through review, just not publicly discoverable.

For the API token, if you’re building for a single store the easiest route is creating an app through the Dev Dashboard at dev.shopify.com — that gives you a direct API token without needing OAuth. The old Settings > Apps path doesn’t really work for this anymore.

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Please be careful with these AI responses your posting.

You do not get an access token via Settings > Apps > Develop apps anymore. You do it via apps created via the Dev dashboard (there some some cases with legacy setups it may work still).

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Hey @owwoods, just +1ing what @Luke said. It’s not possible to create an Admin API token through the shop Admin Interface any more for the most part. We have a decent guide here that goes over how to do this now:

Just wanted to share the above, hopefully it helps. :slight_smile: