Build Shopify apps

Shopify’s extensible platform, APIs, and developer tools help you design apps that solve merchant problems at scale.

Start building an app

Learn how to set up your app development environment and start building.

What's new in Shopify apps

Leverage Shopify’s latest features to extend, tweak, and change the way apps work to create state-of-the-art experiences for merchants.

Customize checkout

Design a custom checkout experience by adding new functionality with checkout extensions.

Set up subscription plans

Integrate subscriptions directly into checkout giving merchants more flexible ways to sell.

Create modular app blocks

Add app data seamlessly into online stores and give merchants greater control over features — no coding necessary.

Build fast with Shopify developer tools

All the tools you need to deploy apps to merchant stores faster.

Shopify CLI

Build and test apps quickly with CLI automations.

API libraries

Connect to Shopify APIs in the programming language of your choice.

App Bridge

Embed your app in the admin using Shopify’s out-of-the-box library of UI actions and components.

Start selling on the Shopify App Store

Launch your app to 1M+ merchants. The App Store helps you reach all kinds of merchants at every stage with targeted recommendations and relevant categories.

Learn how to start selling