Developer changelog

Buy Button JS now supports automatic discounts by default. Check cart appearance and customization options when upgrading to avoid unexpected behavior.

Create app listings in any supported language, set any language as primary, and no longer require English. Ensure your app is translated in the chosen languages.

The privacy policy is now a required field in the app submission form for newly submitted or updated listings of apps in the Shopify App Store.

Please ensure you have an updated privacy...

Shopify REST API now uses cursor-based pagination, replacing page-based pagination for faster, efficient data retrieval. Update apps using legacy pagination to ensure compatibility.

Shopify Partner Dashboard now includes a notification section for updates, replacing some emails and banners. Access via the bell icon; critical alerts marked with a risk icon.

The default sorting for category pages have been updated to be ‘Most relevant’ for merchants, similar to search.

We have also streamlined the other sort options to ‘Newest’ or ‘Most...

The Shopify App Store is now available in Malay Hindi, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Thai, Korean. You can now create a listing in these languages that will be shown to merchants. [Learn more about...

Shopify's AJAX API now includes featured_image, options_with_values, and product_has_only_default_variant in cart items, enhancing theme developers' storefront design capabilities.

Stable version 2019-07 of GraphQL and REST Admin APIs is now available, with Storefront API added to versioning.

We have removed the featured field from Collects. This field will no longer be available in Admin REST API queries returning collects.

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Webhook payloads now include admin_graphql_api_id for better API interoperability. Breaking change for shopify_app <10.0.0 and Rails <5.2.1.1. Non-Rails apps unaffected.

The Liquid cheat sheet now includes 176 new items, 22 updates, and 9 removals, increasing content by 43%. Key updates are in filters and objects, impacting 695 total items.

Shopify now supports multi-language selling via apps with new Translations and Shop Locale APIs, plus theme enhancements. Available in Unite developer preview for app localization.

Multi-Currency for Shopify Payments is now available to all merchants, supporting 10 currencies. Update apps for compatibility. Plus plans have exclusive features like price rounding and GeoIP currency selection.

The 2019-07 release adds a tax_exemptions property to the customer resource, allowing developers to specify tax exemptions via REST and GraphQL APIs, initially for Canadian customers.

The Fulfillment Orders API is now available, enabling apps to manage fulfillments with new capabilities like order transfers, fulfillment requests, and location access. Available in Unite preview.

The new Discounts API in Shopify's GraphQL Admin API lets developers create/manage automatic and code discounts, eliminating the need for PriceRule resources. Available in unstable version.

Shopify introduces Shipping Profiles, allowing merchants to set custom rates per product. Apps can use the Delivery Profiles API to automate shipping settings, enhancing flexibility and efficiency.

The GraphQL Billing API now supports auto-activated purchases and webhook subscriptions, enhancing app billing management without affecting existing REST implementations.

New store design enhances theme flexibility with sections, master pages, and drafts. API updates support new features. Prepare apps/themes for changes launching later this year.

Use the Predictive Search API to add product suggestions in storefront search, enhancing speed and user experience. Supports multiple languages via /search/suggest.json? endpoint.

Private metafields now restrict data visibility to your apps only, enhancing privacy and security for Shopify developers by preventing other apps from accessing your metafield data.

Shopify's developer preview introduces 3D and video media management via GraphQL API. Developers can create, update, and delete media, enhancing product display capabilities.

The new Order Editing API allows merchants to modify orders via GraphQL, impacting order states and values. Test apps for compatibility using the developer preview in development stores.

Create translated app listings for all Shopify App Store languages. English is required as the primary language. Listings appear based on the merchant's browsing language.

Shopify marketing apps can now be embedded in the admin via the marketing activities API. Build app extensions for integration. Contact support for queries.

You can now specify Shopify Point of Sale as an install requirement for your app, to ensure that merchants can only install your app if they use that sales channel.

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Shopify now supports shared web credentials, allowing seamless user login between iOS apps and websites, enhancing user experience and reducing login friction for developers.

Product update API now retains variant IDs when options match, instead of creating new ones. Review your app for potential impacts. No expected issues for existing apps.

The Partner Dashboard's Stores section now offers improved navigation and mobile responsiveness, enhancing store management efficiency for developers.

Theme section schemas now accept a tag attribute, which customizes the HTML tag that wraps theme sections. Existing theme sections continue to use <div> by default.

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Product Recommendations API is now available on all Shopify plans, with added support for Liquid and Storefront API, enhancing product discovery and customization options for developers.

Storefront API updates: Metafields query support, Apple Pay checkout access, Shopify Scripts for Plus, out-of-stock filtering, product recommendations, improved error codes, and gift card purchases.

Apps now display a "Not Compatible" badge if they don't meet install requirements, helping merchants identify compatibility based on geographic and sales channel settings.

The Shopify App Store is now available in Dutch, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. You can now create a listing in these languages that will be shown to merchants. [Learn more about translated...

Shopify Flow connectors now support Shopify properties in triggers, enhancing custom triggers with related resource data and enabling specific actions. Available only for new connectors.

Starting May 1, 2018, new apps can't create non-HTTPS webhooks. By July 1, 2018, this applies to all apps. All non-HTTPS webhooks removed by January 1, 2019.

AJAX API now supports multi-currency for Shopify Payments, returning monetary values in cart currency. Affects /cart.js, /products/{product-handle}.js, /recommendations/products.json, and /cart/shipping_rates.json.

Shopify introduces API versioning for stability and predictability, with new versions every 3 months. Developer previews offer early access to upcoming features for testing.

Local collections and staff picks have started to roll out to merchants from regions around the world. Merchants visiting the Shopify App Store will see a local collection and staff picks more...

Set install requirements to block merchants whose stores don't meet your app's geographic and sales channel needs, ensuring core functionality.

Shopify now limits GET requests with a page offset over 100,000 to one call every two seconds. Use since_id pagination to avoid throttling. Adjust request rate using Retry-After header.

Shopify POS apps using the App SDK will stop working on iOS 9 from April 1, 2019. Developers must ensure compatibility with newer iOS versions to avoid errors.

New API call limits for product and variant creation will trigger HTTP 429 errors when exceeded. Implement retry logic to handle these limits effectively.

Shopify updates restrict partners from soliciting merchants off-platform, mandate app data sync with Shopify admin, enforce Shopify checkout use, and prohibit duplicate apps.

Added accepts_marketing_updated_at and marketing_opt_in_level to Customer REST resource for tracking marketing consent. Enhances customer data integrity. GraphQL API update coming soon.

The new Product Recommendations API offers smart suggestions on product pages, real-time analytics, AI-driven insights, and customization, enhancing customer experience and boosting sales for Plus merchants.

The Shopify App Store listing submission form has been modernized to make it easier to submit a new app listing, or update an existing one.

With this, we’ve also updated our...

Shopify limits products to 250 tags. Exceeding this in API requests triggers a 423 error. Affects REST Admin API and GraphQL mutations for product updates and creation.

You can directly engage with the merchants who’ve posted a review of your app by replying to a review. [Learn how to reply to reviews...