Theme commands reject access tokens

“Please generate a new password from the Theme Access app.”

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Theme commands reject valid access tokens passed via --password. Commands return "Invalid password" or "Bad response: 500" when using the --password flag or SHOPIFY_CLI_THEME_TOKEN environment variable.

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Where: Theme CLI commands
Error text: Invalid password. Please generate a new password from the Theme Access app.
Versions: 3.83.0 to 3.84.1
Platforms: Linux
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it blocks them completely.

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Original reports3, newest first

Sep 18, 2025Cannot provide a custom app access token to --password flagOn GitHubcli #6415
Aug 22, 2025theme push fails with "Invalid password" error when using exempted app Access tokenOn GitHubcli #6307
Jul 26, 2025theme profile returns error when authenticating with Theme Access TokenOn GitHubcli #6168

Theme commands reject access tokens

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