Rails: Shopify integration withouth a shopify app?

Question

I'm going to use the https://github.com/Shopify/shopify_app Gem

I want to be able to pull the orders into my rails app using the Shopify API.

The question I have is it possible to connect to a Shopify store without creating a Shopify app, like the eBay model?

Thanks

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure the answer is no. To do anything with the API you need to send the store's OAuth token, and you can't get that unless the store installs your app.