Theme Access password 401 error

“Theme Access authentication fails when running theme list or theme dev.”

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/shopify/issues/6154/file
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Quiet. No reports in the last two weeks, down from 1 a week at the early-June 2025 peak. A workaround is known.

Theme Access password rejected with 401 on theme commands. The CLI's publicApiVersions GraphQL query returns 401 for theme dev and theme list, including when the password is set in shopify.theme.toml.

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Where: Theme CLI
Error text: [API] Invalid API key or access token (unrecognized login or wrong password)
(Code: 401): {"response":{"errors":"[API] Invalid API key or access token │Pasted in 2 reports
Versions: 4.4.0 to 4.7.0
Platforms: macOS, Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it blocks them completely.

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Original reports3, newest first

Sep 6, 2026Shopify CLI 4.7.0 Theme Access returns 401 on publicApiVersions for theme list and theme devOn the forum#37475
Jul 9, 2026CLI Connection gives 401 errorOn the forum#35914
Jun 3, 2025CLI fails to run when password is declared inside shopify.theme.tomlOn GitHubcli #5935