Developer changelog

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2023-07, you can filter orders by their confirmation number.

The [confirmation_number...

Added PinPad, Product Search, and Device APIs. Navigator supports initialScreenName. List component updated with badge and toggleSwitch. Cart API amount field now optional.

We’ve made it easier than ever to build checkout UI extensions on the order status page! More specifically, we’ve added new getting started tutorials to help you build extensions that target all,...

We heard you love extensions. We heard you want more per app. So we shipped 10x the goodness so apps now have a limit of 50 extensions.

Developers can now customize and preview one page checkout from the checkout editor. With this new developer preview, one page checkout is automatically compatible with existing checkout extensions...

The TranslationsRegister GraphQL API now supports registering translations for URLs, enabling localized store URLs for Products, Collections, Articles, Blogs, and Pages across all API versions.

On June 22nd we introduced a new ranking system for app reviews that factors in the quality of a review to determine which reviews are surfaced first. Reviews with helpful, meaningful content...

In version 2023-07 of the GraphQL Payments Apps API, the chargebackLiability field is now required in 3-D Secure data, aiding merchants in order management.

As of the Admin API 2023-07 release for GraphQL, we're providing additional webhook subscription topics for customer tags:

• CUSTOMER_TAGS_ADDED
• CUSTOMER_TAGS_REMOVED

Learn more...

As of 2023-07, you can use the abandonmentUpdateActivitiesDeliveryStatuses to update the delivery status of marketing activities created via Flow action extension. We are deprecating the...

GraphQL Admin API 2023-07 deprecates image fields in ProductInput, ProductVariantInput, and ProductVariantsBulkInput. Use media fields instead for image associations.

Shopify increased Admin API rate limits for the Advanced plan by 2x over standard limits. Apps installed on Advanced plan stores will now get 100 points/second on the GraphQL Admin API and 4...

As of 2023-07, we're deprecating the order shipping line delivery_category property. The property has not been in use since 2020-06-12 and will no longer be present.

On June 5 we released a new filter for App Store search results pages that will allow merchants to easily identify apps with extensions for Shopify Checkout and Shopify Point of Sale.

Shopify CLI 2.x is deprecated; switch to CLI 3.x for app and theme development. App commands will soon be blocked in 2.x, while theme commands remain temporarily functional.

Apps can now access Storefront APIs without being a channel by requesting unauthenticated scopes, enabling richer customer experiences with contextualization features.

Admin API 2023-07 deprecates creating app credits; use Partner API's new appCreditCreate mutation. Enables features like issuing credits to Shops post-app uninstall.

Theme developers can now add color schemes, enhancing theme editing with visual previews and global, section, and block-level changes. Migration solutions for theme updates are coming soon.

As of 2023-07, you can use the new duplicateResolutionMode on the fileCreate mutation to control how duplicate filenames are handled.

Learn more about duplicateResolutionMode on...

Camera and hardware scanning are now supported in POS UI Extensions v1.1.2 and POS app v8.9.0, enabling barcode scanning via CameraScanner and Scanner API for enhanced functionality.

As of 2023-07, you can use the metafieldsSet mutation to set metafields on images via MediaImage GIDs.

Learn more about metafieldsSet on...

Starting May 15, we will begin enforcing partner email verification to keep the Shopify App Store safe and secure and to better serve our partner community.

Account owners, please use the banner...

Shopify's GitHub app now requests read/write permissions for Dependabot secrets, enabling preview deployments on Oxygen for faster validation of automated updates in Hydrogen storefronts.

As of today, you can prevent Liquid errors and improve the quality of your themes with theme check in the code editor. This new feature identifies and warns you about potential issues in your code,...

Shopify will serve some store assets from shop domains instead of CDN, improving load times and security. Update code to support both URL formats. New images use /files path.

You can now add up to 100 dynamic sources per template and 50 per static section in online store templates, enhancing customization flexibility for developers.

As of May 8, you can access metafield values up to 10,000 bytes in Shopify Functions input queries, so that you can store more merchant configuration for your function.

The overall input JSON...

New POS UI extensions enable developers to enhance Shopify POS apps with custom functionality and native performance using Tile and Modal extension points for improved merchant experiences.

Product media is now integrated with Shopify's file management. New features include file usage tracing, enhanced search, and a file selector with filtering and media toggling in the store editor.

Merchants must now contact partners directly for app refunds. Shopify won't mediate. Partners should issue application credits for pending charge reversals. Other support remains unchanged.

As of 2023-07, you can use the fileUpdateInput to provide an originalSource which will be used to update the bytes of a file. Passing originalSource when updating is supported media images...

New Checkout UI components include DatePicker for delivery date selection and Disclosure for UX improvements. Checkout branding now supports custom fonts for consistent experiences.

Shopify App Store's search now prioritizes apps based on merchant interaction, reducing keyword stuffing's impact and improving relevance in search results.

API v2023-07 introduces the orders/updated webhook, notifying developers of sale attribution edits on POS. Payloads now include an attributed_staffs field in line_items.

Speed tested highlight for app listings is paused. Store speed impact will still be measured for Built for Shopify status. Updates on resuming incentives will follow.

GraphQL Admin API deprecates available, incoming, and deactivationAlertHtml fields on InventoryLevel. Use quantities and deactivationAlert for updated functionality.

GraphQL Admin API deprecates inventoryAdjustQuantity and inventoryBulkAdjustQuantityAtLocation. Use inventoryAdjustQuantities or inventoryMoveQuantities for enhanced features and reasons.

As of April 14, we have enabled deep linking to theme app blocks so that merchants can easily preview app functionality in their theme.

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New commerce primitives like gift cards, selling plans, and metafields are now in dev stores with test data, enhancing development and testing efficiency.

Shopify Functions written in JavaScript can now be deployed in production. Going forward Rust and JavaScript will be our first-class languages for Shopify Functions. However, you can still write...

As of GraphQL Storefront API version 2023-04, the Order object has a new field: billingAddress. This field returns a mailingAddress object for the address associated with the payment method. ...

In the Admin GraphQL API version 2023-04, the productVariantsBulkUpdate mutation will return product and productVariants data even when errors are present. Previously, the mutation would...

API version 2023-04 introduces Catalogs API for setting product rules and prices by context, linking Shopify Markets and B2B features to customize offerings and manage sales channel publishing.

As of 2023-04, you can now use comparedTo on comparison columns from ShopifyqlResponse to indicate the column to compare to.

Learn more about COMPARE TO ShopifyQL queries on...

Updated parse error codes enum: added 6 new codes and removed 10 outdated ones, improving error handling and clarity for developers.

As of the 2023-04 API version of the Admin API, [the FulfillmentOrderLineItemsPreparedForPickupUserErrorCode GraphQL...

API v2023-04 adds fulfillment_unsubmitted filter to assignment_status for retrieving unrequested fulfillment orders assigned to app-owned locations.

GraphQL Admin API v2023-04 adds MetafieldDefinitionInput.validations for updating metafield validations and MetafieldDefinitionUpdatePayload.validationJob for querying validation job details.

In the Admin API version 2023-04, you can now query your web pixels installed on an online store without having to provide a Web Pixel ID.

API:...

As of April 2023, developers can use Customer address ID for CartBuyerIdentity.deliveryAddressPreferences in cart operations for authenticated users, enhancing address management.