This guide explains what a print provider does in Composerie and which providers you can connect today. It is for store owners who are getting ready to fulfill real orders. You do not need a provider to build a product or to let shoppers preview their design. You connect one when you want orders to print and ship.
What a print provider does
A print provider is the company that prints your customer’s design and ships it to them. You do not print anything yourself.
Here is the flow. A shopper personalizes a product and checks out on your Shopify store. Composerie then sends the order and the print-ready file to your connected provider. The provider prints the item and ships it to the customer.
You can do a lot before any provider is connected. You can build products, set up the customizer, and let shoppers preview their designs. None of that needs a provider. The provider only matters once real orders start coming in and you want them fulfilled.
To see where this lives, open the dashboard and go to Integrations in the left navigation. Scroll to the Fulfillment section. Every print provider shows up there.
Which providers you can connect today
The Fulfillment section always lists providers in the same order: Printify, Printful, Gelato, MerchOne, PrintAPI.nl, Gooten, Posterflow. This order stays the same no matter which providers you have connected.
Each card shows one of three states.
- Available to connect. The card has a Connect button. You can set this provider up right now.
- Coming soon. The card shows a Notify me button instead of Connect. You cannot connect it yet, but you can ask to be told when it is ready.
- Connected. The card shows a status dot and a Manage link once you have set the provider up.
Right now, these four providers are available to connect:
- Printify, global print fulfillment for apparel, accessories, home goods, and more.
- Printful, global print fulfillment for apparel, accessories, and home goods.
- MerchOne, print fulfillment for apparel, accessories, and custom merchandise.
- PrintAPI.nl, EU print fulfillment for posters, canvas, photo books, and cards.
Gelato and Gooten show as coming soon for most accounts. If they have been enabled for your account, their cards become available to connect instead. Posterflow is marked coming soon and has no connect button yet.
Each available provider has its own connect page and its own setup steps. Use the dedicated guide for the one you are setting up:
Open a provider to connect it
These steps get you from the Integrations hub to a provider’s connect page. The exact fields differ per provider, so follow your provider’s guide for the final steps.
Open the Fulfillment section
Go to Integrations in the dashboard, then scroll to the Fulfillment section. Find the provider you want, for example Printify.
Click Connect on an available card
On a card that shows as available, click Connect. Coming-soon cards do not have this button, so if you only see Notify me, that provider is not open for connection yet.
Land on the provider connect page
Composerie opens that provider’s connect page. The address is /integrations/providers/ followed by the provider name, for example /integrations/providers/printify. The page shows the provider name and a setup guide for that provider.
Follow the on-page setup guide
Read the setup guide on the page and enter the credentials it asks for. Connecting needs credentials from the provider’s own dashboard, such as an API key or an access token. You get those by logging into your account on the provider’s site, not inside Composerie. Your provider’s dedicated guide walks through exactly where to find them.
Common questions
Do I have to connect a provider before I launch?
No. You can build products and let shoppers preview their designs with no provider connected. You only need one to fulfill real orders.
Why is Gelato or Gooten greyed out as coming soon?
Those two are gated for most accounts. If they have been enabled for your account, their cards switch to an available state with a Connect button.
Why does Posterflow have no Connect button?
Posterflow is marked coming soon and is not open for connection yet. You can use Notify me to be told when it is ready.
Can I connect more than one provider?
Yes. Connect each one from its own card in the Fulfillment section. You can then decide which products go to which provider.
Where do I get the credentials a provider asks for?
From the provider's own dashboard, not Composerie. Log into your account on the provider's site to find the API key or token. Each provider guide shows the exact location.
Next
Ready to connect your first one? Start with Connect Printify, one of the providers available today.