{"id":32864,"date":"2026-11-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/learn\/?p=32864"},"modified":"2026-11-03T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:39:11","slug":"shopify-app-vs-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frameiteasy.com\/learn\/shopify-app-vs-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopify App vs. API: The Best Way to Sell Custom Framed Art Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’ve got the art. Your customers want it framed. The good news: you can sell framed art online without stocking a single frame, cutting a single mat, or taping up a single box. Here at Frame It Easy, we build every frame to order and ship it straight to your customer. The only real question is how your store talks to us, and for most businesses, the answer is our Shopify app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, we’ll walk through both ways to connect, who each one is built for, and how to pick the right fit without the headache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How Can You Sell Framed Art Without Holding Inventory?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can sell framed art without holding inventory by partnering with a framer that drop ships<\/a>: your customer orders from your store, we build the frame, and we ship it directly to them. You never touch the product, and you set your own retail price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how it works with Frame It Easy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Your customer places an order on your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The order comes to us automatically.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. We frame it to the exact size and style, pack it, and ship it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Your customer gets a professionally framed piece, and you keep the margin.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Drop shipping is currently available within the US. There are two ways to connect your store to us: the Shopify app and the API. Both lead to the same expertly made frames, but the setup is very<\/em> different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Option 1: The Frame It Easy Shopify App<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Frame It Easy Shopify app<\/a> is the easiest way to sell custom framed art online. It plugs directly into your Shopify store, so you can offer framed and unframed prints without writing a single line of code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    How the Shopify App Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Install the Frame It Easy Shopify app, connect it to your Frame It Easy reseller account, and add your art. From there, you choose which frame styles, sizes, and mat options your customers can pick, set your prices, and publish. When an order comes in, it flows straight to us, and we take it from there.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Because it’s built for Shopify, it works with the store tools you already know: themes, shipping rates, payments, and product recommendations. Our step-by-step Shopify app setup guide<\/a> walks you through every screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A couple of perks come along for the ride:<\/p>\n\n\n\n