Authenticating Shopify Admin API on Shopify site?

Question

Does anyone have experience authenticating the Shopify API on a Web 2.0 store?

I have a whole custom blog template built that filters articles by name, date, tag, etc... I'm like 95% done, just need help authenticating this. The blog functionality works perfectly... but only when I manually enter the api credentials.

Usually I would create an.env file that I upload to the server where I can store the credentials... but that won't work with Shopify so I'm trying to figure out another way.

Shopify mentioned using a Theme App Extension... is that the way to go or do you have another way?

That seems like overkill just to manage our blog. I was hoping to just modify the liquid template.

Are there any other ways to use the Admin REST API to pull blog articles?

Please let me know if I have any other options. I'd hate to have to rebuild everything or have to make this an app just to pull blog articles.

Answer 1

You do not need an App to build anything blog, as Shopify has blog built in. Why would you need API access?

If you re-invented the wheel and built your own blogging engine, and now you want to install that in a Shopify store, you will be choosing to use an App Proxy in front of your App. Even if you use a Theme App Extension. So your blog will now be slow, but you will be functional. Is that really what your aim is?