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Lovable integrates directly with Shopify so you can create a new Shopify store or connect an existing one, then build, customize, and launch a complete e-commerce storefront using natural language. Shopify handles payments, inventory, and logistics when you go live.

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Use cases

With Lovable + Shopify, you can build and launch real online stores for:
  • Physical products: sell clothes, gadgets, accessories, or home goods
  • Digital products: offer e-books, courses, music, or software downloads
  • Niche brands: quickly spin up stores for limited-edition merch, local products, dropshipping or side projects
  • Small businesses: showcase bakeries, coffee shops, or craft businesses and accept orders online
  • Testing new product ideas: add a few products and evaluate performance before full-scale production
  • Business expansion: introduce new collections, seasonal campaigns, or bundles with just a prompt

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Before you begin

Before you start building your e-commerce store, here are a few important things to know:
  • New or existing Shopify stores
    Lovable supports both creating new Shopify stores and connecting existing Shopify stores.
  • Sandbox store - no Shopify cost (new stores only)
    When you create a new Shopify store in Lovable, Lovable automatically creates a sandbox (development) store so you can build and experiment safely at no Shopify cost. This environment is perfect for setup and testing, but it won’t process real payments.
  • Claiming your store (new stores only)
    When you’re ready to launch your newly created store, you’ll need to claim your store. This migrates it to your Shopify account and starts a 30-day free Shopify trial, and makes the claiming Lovable user the Shopify store owner. In Shopify, you need to activate payments and complete your store setup to start accepting real payments from your customers.
  • Required Shopify subscription
    After the free trial period, you’ll need a paid Shopify plan to continue selling products online. This subscription is managed directly through Shopify and is separate from Lovable pricing.
  • Shopify review policy compliance
    Before publishing your store, make sure all reviews are authentic, unbiased, and compliant with Shopify’s Review Policy.

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Enable the Shopify integration

By default, the Shopify integration is enabled for your workspace. You can manage the Shopify integration behavior and related Shopify settings for your projects in Settings → Connectors → Shared connectors → Shopify → Manage permissions.

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Permission preferences

The default permission setting is Ask each time, meaning you decide whether to enable or disable the Shopify integration for each project. You can change your preference anytime from Settings → Connectors → Shared connectors → Shopify → Manage permissions. Lovable prompts you when a Shopify integration is needed. You have three options:
  • Allow: enable the integration for the current project.
  • Decline: decline the integration for this request (you may be asked again later).
  • Adjust preferences: change the default behavior for future projects (does not affect the current project).

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Shopify integration flow

Follow the steps below to build an e-commerce store with Shopify.

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Step 1: Start a project

You can start by:
Tell Lovable what type of store you want to create and specify Shopify.For example:
Build an e-commerce store with Shopify for selling handmade scented candles.

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Step 2: Create a new Shopify store or connect an existing one

In both of the above scenarios, the Agent prompts you to enable the Shopify connection. Click Allow and choose the Shopify setup. Shopify Choose Store Setup You can continue by creating a new Shopify store or by connecting an existing Shopify store you already own.
To create a new store, follow the steps below:
1

Select the country

Select the country where your store will be based. This will be used to set the currency of your Shopify store.
2

Create store

Click Create store. Your sandbox store is now ready for setup. You can continue building your store as explained in the next steps.
Before the store is claimed, all collaborators in the project can use the Shopify integration with full read/write access.

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Step 3: Add products and product images

Start by adding products with a name, description, and price. For example: 
Add a product named Lavender Breeze Candle, description: ‘A calming handmade soy candle infused with lavender essential oils,’ price: $25.
You can edit details later. If your product doesn’t appear, prompt: 
Display the products on the website.
Then, enhance your listings with visuals using any of the below options. Always use representative images. Generate AI images 
Add an AI-generated image to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.
Upload or attach your own image 
Add the attached image to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.
Add image from URL 
Add image from URL to the product Lavender Breeze Candle.

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Step 4: Manage your store

Manage your products and refine your store without leaving Lovable. For example, you can tell Lovable to:
  • Update product names, descriptions, or prices
  • Remove products
  • Display all products
  • Add product filtering functionality and create collections based on different categories
  • Add product review functionality and only allow reviews on verified purchases
  • Add percentage-based or fixed amount-based (USD) discount codes and include the validity period
  • Add wishlist functionality and ability to share the wishlist
Update the price of Lavender Breeze Candle to $28.
Change the description of Vanilla Bean Candle to highlight the wooden wick. 
Remove the product Cinnamon Spice Candle.
Display all products.
Create a product review system and only allow reviews on verified purchases.
Create a 15% discount code for the product Lavender Breeze Candle. The code should be LAVENDER15 and valid until the end of November 2025. 
Allow me to add products to the wishlist and share it.

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Step 5: Claim your Shopify store (new stores only)

  • When the store is claimed, the Lovable user who claimed it becomes the Shopify store owner.
  • Only the Lovable user who claimed the store has write access to the store.
  • Collaborators maintain read-only access to Shopify data (search and retrieve products, variants, and discount codes), but can still fully build the storefront.
When you are ready to claim and launch your new store, be prepared to unlock your store, and set up and activate payments by completing the KYC (Know Your Customer) process. This may take some time.
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Claim the store

Type Claim the store. Lovable prompts you to claim the store. Click Claim.This opens Shopify in a new tab where you can log in and then complete the claim process. You may also get an email invitation to claim your store.
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Accept the claim store link

Accept the Claim store link from Shopify. This takes you back to your Lovable project.
In case the store claim verification fails, clicking Try again should resolve it.
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Complete store setup in Shopify Admin

Your Shopify store is ready. Go to Shopify Admin to complete your store setup and activate payments so you can begin selling. See Shopify payments for more information.
When you claim your store, Shopify assigns a permanent domain for your shop, which is used just for your backend. When you publish your project, your real store URL will be your lovable.app or your custom domain.
Only claim your store when you are fully ready to launch as you need a paid Shopify subscription after the 30-day free trial to continue selling products online.

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Step 6: Launch your store

When your store setup is complete, publish your Lovable project and share your store with the world. At any time, directly from Lovable, you can:
  • Create, update, and delete products
  • Manage prices and descriptions
  • Launch new collections, promotions, or bundles

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FAQ

Yes. Lovable supports both creating new Shopify stores and connecting existing Shopify stores.To connect an existing store, your Lovable account email must match the Shopify store owner’s email. When connected, you can manage products and build your storefront directly from Lovable.
This is usually a permissions issue:
  • Connected an existing store: only the user who connected the store can make changes (create/update/delete products, variants, and discount codes).
  • Created a new store (not claimed yet): all collaborators can make changes.
  • Created a new store (claimed): the user who claimed the store becomes the Shopify store owner, and only that user can make changes.
Collaborators still have read-only Shopify access and can fully build the storefront in Lovable.
Sometimes Shopify can take a moment to finalize the claim. If verification fails, click Try again in Lovable to re-check the claim status. Retrying typically resolves the issue.
You cannot remix projects where the Shopify connection has been enabled.You can only remix an existing Shopify template project to get started, see Lovable + Shopify templates.
Prompt the Agent to do the following:
Please update the product URL logic to ensure that all new and future products in the store correctly display their respective product detail pages.
This should ensure that you won’t have any issues in the future. For all other issues, click Try to Fix, and the Agent will address and resolve the issue.
Prompt the Agent to update the pages where you’ve seen these products, for example:
Clear the store from any existing products across all pages except for those that I added to my Shopify store.