Shopify App Permissions: What LoudCrowd Uses and Why
When you install the LoudCrowd Shopify app, Shopify asks you to approve a set of data permissions. Here's what each one does, and which ones your program actually needs.
What each permission is used for
Permission | Access | What LoudCrowd uses it for | Needed for a links-only program? |
Orders | View, including orders older than 60 days | Matches every sale to the creator who drove it and calculates commissions. Access to older orders lets us backfill your sales history when you first connect. | Required |
Online store → Themes | Theme editor | Switching on the LoudCrowd app embed, which is what starts link tracking, and placing creator storefront blocks on your pages. | Required |
Apps and channels | Manage and install | Installing the LoudCrowd app. | Required |
Products | View | Syncs your product catalog: commission rates on specific products, product names on attributed orders, creator storefronts and collections, and top products in the Creator Hub. | Recommended |
Discounts | View, create, and delete | Creating and managing creator discount codes and automatic link discounts. | Only with discounts |
Gift cards | View, create, and edit | Issuing Shopify gift cards as a creator reward. | Only with gift card rewards |
Customers | View | New vs. returning customer reporting, and syncing your Shopify customer segments. | Optional |
Shopify's approval screen is all-or-nothing — you can't approve part of the list during install. If your team needs a narrower set, talk to your CSM before installing.
What LoudCrowd writes to your store
Everything else is read-only. There are three places LoudCrowd writes, and each one only happens if you've configured it:
What we write | When |
Discount codes | Your program includes a discount or an automatic link discount |
Gift cards | You offer gift card rewards |
Order tags | You turn on order tagging |
Your products, customer records, theme files, and order contents are never modified.
FAQ
Can we approve only some of the permissions?
Not during install — Shopify presents an app's full data access request as a single approve-or-cancel. If your security team needs a reduced set, reach out to your CSM before installing.
What if we want to add a feature later, like creator discount codes?
Adding a permission means re-approving the app in your Shopify admin. It's a short approval prompt, not a fresh setup — see Approving LoudCrowd's Shopify App Update. Once you approve, LoudCrowd backfills any data the new permission unlocked.
Can we revoke access later?
Yes — uninstalling the LoudCrowd app in your Shopify admin revokes its access immediately. Attribution stops at that point, and creator links will no longer track sales.
We connected our store but aren't seeing any data.
The most common cause is the LoudCrowd app embed not being switched on in your published theme. Connecting your store installs the app but doesn't start tracking on its own — the app embed steps are in How to Integrate Shopify in LoudCrowd.