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Shpigford
Shpigford

Reputation: 25348

Application proxy returning 404

I've set up an application proxy for my app, but when I try to access the URL in my test shop, it returns a 404 error.

Proxy URL: http://localhost:3000

Path: tools/track

Test Shop Proxy URL: http://harber-inc8996.myshopify.com/tools/track

When I go to that proxy URL (which I believe you can see for yourself), it returns a 404 error.

Now that I'm writing this out, I'm wondering...is the issue that the Proxy URL can't be localhost?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1100

Answers (1)

David Underwood
David Underwood

Reputation: 4966

You can't use localhost as a proxy.

The reason behind this is that Shopify actually has to be able to send a request to the proxy location. From Shopify's perspective localhost is... itself.

You have to provide a publicly accessible address for your proxy.

There are a couple of ways to do this. The easiest/most popular way to go is either with localtunnel or showoff.io. Localtunnel is free but gives you different URL every time you start it. Showoff will give you a permanent address but costs money. Such is life.

Upvotes: 5

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