# Connect an existing Shopify Admin client

Keep the client you already use; change only its Admin URL and per-store token.

## Use this when

Use this when connecting a Shopify Admin GraphQL client to one practice store.

## Before you start

Create the store first. Keep the [workspace API key](/help/definitions.html#definition-workspace-api-key) separate from the [per-store Admin token](/help/definitions.html#definition-store-admin-token).

## Steps

- Open the store’s Connect view and copy its Admin GraphQL URL and per-store Admin token.

- Set the client’s Admin endpoint to that URL and send the token as `X-Shopify-Access-Token`.

- Send one authenticated read such as a shop identity query. Reads work before a run.

- Wait for Meguro to record the first call, then start the run before sending writes.

## Success looks like

The connection listener records the read against the intended store without exposing either credential in a receipt.

## If it fails

**What happened:** no read appeared. **What it means:** the process may be using a different URL or clipped token. **What to do next:** copy both fields again, confirm the header, and retry one read. Writes outside an active run are rejected.

## Next action

Choose [how Store time moves](/help/store-time.html#store-time), or [open Stores and re-enter this store’s Overview](https://dev.meguro.io/#stores).