Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Shopify integration

What Amazon Web Services (AWS) is

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a cloud platform. Shopify hosts the store itself; AWS is where you might run the custom apps, webhook handlers and sync jobs around it.

How we would approach Amazon Web Services (AWS) with Shopify

We size the service to the job. Webhooks from Shopify go into a queue so spikes don't drop events, workers process them with retries, and failed records are kept for replay. If your company already runs on AWS, we fit into its accounts, permissions and monitoring rather than adding a new stack.

What the work involves

• Webhook intake through a queue, so spikes don't lose events
• Workers with retries and a store of failed records
• Separate test and production environments and credentials
• Logs, alerts and a monthly cost estimate before building

Ways to connect Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Shopify

• Custom build

  Serverless (Lambda, queues)

  Good for event-driven integrations with uneven volume. Low running cost at small scale.

• Custom build

  Containers or servers

  For long-running sync jobs or apps that need steady capacity.

• Built in

  Shopify webhooks to Amazon EventBridge

  Shopify can deliver webhooks directly to Amazon EventBridge, which removes the need for a public endpoint.

Where these projects go wrong

• Running infrastructure for a flow an app or Shopify Flow could handle.
• No queue in front of webhook processing, so busy periods drop events.
• Costs and ownership of the AWS account not agreed.

Questions

Do we need AWS for Shopify?

Not for the store. Only if you run custom apps or integrations, and only if your team can support it. Simpler hosting is often enough.

Before we scope the work

• Which data or customer journey needs to connect, and which system owns it?
• What access, plan features or API permissions are available?
• Does an existing connector cover the requirement, including failures and updates?
• Who will maintain the connection, and how will you know it is working?

Send your current setup and one real example of the flow you need. We'll tell you whether it can be done and what it would take.