Shopify App vs. Builder direct integration. Intended Use-Cases?

Technical Questions Shopify
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Hi all,

I am a little confused as to what is the intended use with Shopify & Builder. We set up the app, which was easy: Shopify Theme Builder | Build Shopify themes with Builder.io - Builder.io

Now, we can all build sections and pages. great. However, the pricing of the app seems to be outdated and, according to support, this app is “legacy”.

So, we integrated builder into our store and are now fetching data via the api: Content API - Builder.io

and started over from there. Now this is where the problems begin … We managed to set up section building but, obviously, we’re missing all the nice stuff the app had out of the box: page-model, product-box, dynamic previewing, etc.

We’re trying to build this ourselves now but I’m confused as to whether this is the intended use? I don’t see any documentation for integrating product data from shopify via the api for example.

We set up the shopify plugin but this did not show the shopify related components for us to work with. Is this correct? Do I have to build the Product Box again myself with React?

Thanks.

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Hi Paul,

Thank you for contacting Builder.io Support! I look forward to helping you with your request.

I have updated you on your internal ticket.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,

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Hi Paul,

I will share the solution here, too.

In short, we recommend uninstalling the Builder app (legacy) from your project. Afterward, you will need to create a new space in Builder.io and set up the SDK for your project from scratch.

We are closing this ticket to avoid miscommunication.

Thank you,