Build a Shopify app with Node.js

Shopify is a widely-used platform that facilitates the creation of online stores and applications, offering benefits such as excellent user experience, appealing frontend design, and effective marketing strategies. The article discusses how to build a Node.js application that integrates with Shopify, highlighting the process of setting up a Node.js project with TypeScript, installing necessary types, compiling TypeScript code, adding dependencies, and hosting the server using ngrok. It explains the creation of a new application within Shopify’s partner dashboard, the development of the application, and testing it by allowing merchants to interact with it via the Shopify admin dashboard. The guide also explores the integration of third-party applications to extend Shopify's functionalities, detailing the use of APIs and the role of public and custom applications. The overall aim is to enable developers to enhance the capability of Shopify stores and explore various functionalities such as product management.