# Guides

Welcome to the Violet Connect Guides! This section provides comprehensive instructions and resources to help you seamlessly integrate and manage merchant data using Violet Connect.

Whether you're pre-provisioning merchant information, following a step-by-step integration process, or monitoring the health of your connections, these guides are designed to assist you at every stage.

### Available Guides

* [**Pre-provisioning Merchant Data**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/pre-provisioning-merchant-data.md): Learn how to provision merchant data in advance, streamlining the onboarding process.
* [**Violet Connect for Channels**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/violet-connect-for-channels.md): An overview of the Violet Connect flow, prerequisites, and customization options for channels.
* [**Violet Connect for Merchants**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/violet-connect-for-merchants.md): A step-by-step walkthrough for merchants connecting their store to Violet Connect.
* [**Connection Health**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/connection-health.md): Understand how to monitor and maintain the health of your merchant connections to ensure reliability.
* [**Detecting Merchant Connections**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/detecting-merchants-post-connection.md): Find out how to detect and verify when a merchant has successfully connected their store.
* [**Shopify Custom App Migration Guide**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/shopify-custom-app-migration.md): Shopify now requires merchants to use single-merchant custom apps. Pre-register merchants in the Channel Dashboard to streamline this required process.
* [**Connecting Your BigCommerce App**](/prism/violet-connect/guides/violet-connect-your-bigcommerce-app.md): A specific guide for integrating your BigCommerce application with Violet Connect.


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