Copy data from Shopify using Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics (Preview)

APPLIES TO: Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Analytics

This article outlines how to use the Copy Activity in an Azure Data Factory or Synapse Analytics pipeline to copy data from Shopify. It builds on the copy activity overview article that presents a general overview of copy activity.

Supported capabilities

This Shopify connector is supported for the following capabilities:

Supported capabilities	IR
Copy activity (source/-)	① ②
Lookup activity	① ②

① Azure integration runtime ② Self-hosted integration runtime

For a list of data stores that are supported as sources/sinks, see the Supported data stores table.

The service provides a built-in driver to enable connectivity, therefore you don't need to manually install any driver using this connector.

Getting started

To perform the Copy activity with a pipeline, you can use one of the following tools or SDKs:

• The Copy Data tool
• The Azure portal
• The .NET SDK
• The Python SDK
• Azure PowerShell
• The REST API
• The Azure Resource Manager template

Create a linked service to Shopify using UI

Use the following steps to create a linked service to Shopify in the Azure portal UI.

1. Browse to the Manage tab in your Azure Data Factory or Synapse workspace and select Linked Services, then click New:

   • Azure Data Factory
   • Azure Synapse

   

2. Search for Shopify and select the Shopify connector.

   

3. Configure the service details, test the connection, and create the new linked service.

   

Connector configuration details

The following sections provide details about properties that are used to define Data Factory entities specific to Shopify connector.

Linked service properties

The following properties are supported for Shopify linked service:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property must be set to: Shopify	Yes
host	The endpoint of the Shopify server. (that is, mystore.myshopify.com)	Yes
accessToken	The API access token that can be used to access Shopify's data. The token does not expire if it is offline mode. Mark this field as a SecureString to store it securely, or reference a secret stored in Azure Key Vault.	Yes
useEncryptedEndpoints	Specifies whether the data source endpoints are encrypted using HTTPS. The default value is true.	No
useHostVerification	Specifies whether to require the host name in the server's certificate to match the host name of the server when connecting over TLS. The default value is true.	No
usePeerVerification	Specifies whether to verify the identity of the server when connecting over TLS. The default value is true.	No

Example:

{
    "name": "ShopifyLinkedService",
    "properties": {
        "type": "Shopify",
        "typeProperties": {
            "host" : "mystore.myshopify.com",
            "accessToken": {
                 "type": "SecureString",
                 "value": "<accessToken>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Dataset properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining datasets, see the datasets article. This section provides a list of properties supported by Shopify dataset.

To copy data from Shopify, set the type property of the dataset to ShopifyObject. The following properties are supported:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the dataset must be set to: ShopifyObject	Yes
tableName	Name of the table.	No (if "query" in activity source is specified)

Example

{
    "name": "ShopifyDataset",
    "properties": {
        "type": "ShopifyObject",
        "typeProperties": {},
        "schema": [],
        "linkedServiceName": {
            "referenceName": "<Shopify linked service name>",
            "type": "LinkedServiceReference"
        }
    }
}

Copy activity properties

For a full list of sections and properties available for defining activities, see the Pipelines article. This section provides a list of properties supported by Shopify source.

Shopify as source

To copy data from Shopify, set the source type in the copy activity to ShopifySource. The following properties are supported in the copy activity source section:

Property	Description	Required
type	The type property of the copy activity source must be set to: ShopifySource	Yes
query	Use the custom SQL query to read data. For example: "SELECT * FROM "Products" WHERE Product_Id = '123'".	No (if "tableName" in dataset is specified)

Example:

"activities":[
    {
        "name": "CopyFromShopify",
        "type": "Copy",
        "inputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<Shopify input dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "outputs": [
            {
                "referenceName": "<output dataset name>",
                "type": "DatasetReference"
            }
        ],
        "typeProperties": {
            "source": {
                "type": "ShopifySource",
                "query": "SELECT * FROM \"Products\" WHERE Product_Id = '123'"
            },
            "sink": {
                "type": "<sink type>"
            }
        }
    }
]

Lookup activity properties

To learn details about the properties, check Lookup activity.

Related content

For a list of data stores supported as sources and sinks by the copy activity, see supported data stores.