Setup Single Sign-On (SSO) For Shopify Using Salesforce as Identity Provider
miniOrange allows Salesforce to act as an IDP (Identity Provider), which allows users to Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Salesforce Credentials. Our application is compatible with all the SAML / OAuth compliant Identity Providers. We will go through a step-by-step guide to configure Single Sign-On (SSO) into Shopify using Salesforce as IdP (Identity Provider) and Shopify store as SP (Service Provider).
Pre-requisite : Single Sign On - SSO Application
To configure SSO into Shopify with Salesforce as IDP, you will need to install the miniOrange Single Sign On - SSO Login Application on your Shopify store:
miniOrange Provides Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) access to your Shopify stores(both plus and Non plus Stores).
Step by Step guide for Configuring Salesforce as IDP for SSO into Shopify
1. Configure miniOrange as SP in Salesforce
- Log in to the Salesforce Portal.
- After logging in, if you find yourself in Salesforce Classic mode, follow the below step to switch to Salesforce Lightning mode, else jump to the next step
- Switch to Salesforce Lightning mode from the profile menu.
- Simply click on the Setup icon in the upper right corner, and then click on the Setup option. You will be automatically redirected to the setup page.
- From the left menu, navigate to Identity » Identity Provider in the Settings section.
- Click on the Enable Identity Provider button. After enabling the Identity Provider, you should be able to see Salesforce metadata endpoints and certificate details.
- Under the Service Providers Section, click on Service Providers are now created via Connected Apps. Click here link.
- Enter the Connected App Name, API Name, and Contact Email.
- Under Web App Settings, check the Enable SAML checkbox.
- For the above SAML configuration, you need to get the Entity ID and ACS URL from Shopify.
- Open your Shopify store and navigate to the App section and click on Single Sign On - SSO login application.
- Click on the Add identity Provider button to add your IDP.
- Select SAML protocol.
- From the list of identity providers (IDPs), select Salesforce as your identity provider.
- Click on the Get Metadata to get the service provider (Shopify) metadata.
- For SP-Initiated SSO, note down the required details to configure SSO in Salesforce.
- Paste the copied values from the previous step into the Basic SAML configuration section in Salesforce. (Refer to the below table)
- Then, click on the Save button.
- Now from the left menu, under Platform Tools, select Apps » Connected Apps » Manage Connected Apps . Click on the App you just created.
- Under the Profiles section, click on the Manage Profiles button.
- Assign the Profiles you want to give access to login through this app.
| Entity ID | Entity ID or Issuer from the above Step. |
| ACS URL (Assertion Consumer Service URL) | ACS URL from above Step. |
- Under SAML Login Information, click on the Download Metadata button as shown in the below image to allow your Organization users to SSO into Shopify.
- Keep this metadata handy for configuring the Service Provider.
You have successfully completed the Salesforce side configurations.
2. Configure Salesforce as Identity Provider (IDP) in Shopify
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Navigate back to the miniOrange Single Sign On-SSO application and
click on Add identity Provider button.
- Select SAML protocol.
- From the list of identity providers (IDPs), select Salesforce.
- Enter the identity provider (IDP) display name.
- Click on the Import IDP Metadata button.
- Select the upload method as Metadata Link. Copy and paste the Download Metadata link from Step 1 and Click on Import.
- Click on Save.
3. Test Connection
- After saving the IDP configuration, you will be redirected to Test Connection step.
- Perform test connection before mapping or fetching attributes, test connection ensures that your IDP configuration is correct.
- Click on Test Connection.
- On entering valid Salesforce credentials you will see a pop-up window which as shown in below screen.
- Click on the Fetch Attributes to fetch IDP attribute.
4. Attribute Mapping
- Click on the + Attribute Mapping button to map attributes between Shopify and Salesforce.
- Map the attributes by referring the table below:
- Click on Save.
- Navigate to the application home page. Click More actions against the configured IDP, and click on Make Default to set your IDP as default.
| Attribute Name in Shopify | Choose the attribute from the list of predefined attributes |
| Attribute Type | IDP Attribute |
| Attribute Value | Select the attribute value you have fetched from your IDP |
5. Testing SSO for your Shopify Store
- Go to your Shopify Store login page.(https://<your-shopify-storedomain>/account/login)
- Click on the login button you customized earlier.
- You’ll be redirected to the login page of the IDP you configured in previous step. Log in with your IDP account credentials.
- You’ll be successfully logged in to your Shopify store.
Troubleshooting
invalid_request
This may be because your primary domain would be different from your Shopify domain. To check your primary domain and make SSO work, follow the steps given here.
shopify_plan_expired
This issue arises when either the trial period of your Development plan is expired. Or if your plan is not auto-renewed from the Shopify end. Contact us at shopifysupport@xecurify.com to resolve the plan upgrade issue and get smooth functioning of the SSO – Single Sign On Application.
invalid_attributes_received
As email is a required entity in Shopify for account creation as well as login operation, Single Sign On is not successful in this case. To resolve this error, please follow given here.
encountered_an_error
When I am performing SSO, I am getting ‘Please verify if Shopify App is installed’ error. To resolve this error, please follow given here.
If your error or query is not listed here, click here to see others.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
I have followed the steps to set IdP but where can I check SSO?
Follow the steps outlined here. to configure SSO in Shopify with your preferred IDP.
I installed the Shopify SSO application. I clicked on the “SETUP IDP” option but nothing opened up.
Redirection to any other site might be blocked in the browser. Please follow the steps given here to resolve the issue.
When I try to perform SSO, I get redirected to the “Incorrect App Configuration” page.
You might be trying to perform SSO in the different tab of the same
browser where you have opened our Single Sign-On – SSO Application or
accessed the configuration portal of our application. In this case,
SSO will be restricted due to security reasons.
Try to perform Single Sign On in a
new incognito/private window or in a
different browser in order to make SSO work.
After performing SSO, I want my customers to redirect to the collections or discount offer page.
Follow the steps outlined here. to redirect your customer to collections/cart or any other page.
Choose your preferred Identity Provider and start setting up SSO for Shopify right away
Additional Resources
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