Required staff permissions for Shopify POS

To access Shopify POS using a Shopify account or login credentials, staff members need the following permissions:

Staff permissions required for POS

Permission category	Permission
Point of Sale access	Access Point of Sale Sub-permission: Set up new or updated POS devices

Staff with limited admin permissions and POS app only staff can't access Shopify POS unless the store owner or a staff member with the Set up new or updated POS devices logs in to the Shopify POS first.

Note

In cases where your POS app also uses other apps, the initial login user must also have permissions for those apps for the initial login. From Settings > Users and Permissions, click a user. If you have a Plus organization, then choose the store. In the App permissions section, select the individual apps that are for the Shopify POS. Learn more about managing staff.

Note

If you create a POS role using the Plus admin, then you can edit role permissions only in the organization settings and not in your Shopify admin.

Store owners and staff who have all the available permissions can log in to the Shopify POS app and view Shopify POS staff PINs.

For information about creating roles and assigning them to your Shopify POS staff, refer to Point of Sale staff management.

For information about adding Shopify POS app only staff, refer to Adding Point of Sale staff.

For more information about staff permissions you can customize, refer to Description of staff permissions.