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Shopify app OAuth pitfalls: handling third-party API token rotation
Building a Shopify app that connects to third-party APIs like Xero introduces OAuth challenges not covered by Shopify's framework. Developers must persist both access and refresh tokens on every refresh, as many providers rotate refresh tokens. A weekly keep-alive cron and proactive refresh before expiry prevent silent connection failures and support ticket spikes.
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The piece offers practical, battle-tested patterns for a common but underdocumented pain point in Shopify app development.
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