List of app extensions

App extensions relate to specific use cases and have varying requirements. This guide describes the available app extensions that you can use to surface your app's functionality to Shopify user interfaces.

The following table lists all of the available app extensions that you can build. For each app extension listed in the table, you can review the following information:

• The area of the Shopify interface the app extension is associated with.

• Whether the app extension requires review and approval from Shopify.

• The tool to use to create the extension.

• Links to detailed documentation.

  Shopify interface area	App extension	Requires review and approval?	Description
  Shopify admin	Admin actions	No	Add custom modals to resource pages in the Shopify admin.
  	Admin blocks	No	Add custom cards to resource pages in the Shopify admin.
  	Product configuration	No	Allow users to interact with bundles on the product details page of the Shopify admin.
  	Admin link extensions	No	Add quick links to your app from any page in the Shopify admin.
  	Discount function settings	No	Allow users to configure app discounts on the discount details page in admin.
  	Navigation links	No	Add navigation links to display your embedded app's navigation items consistently across devices.
  	Purchase options extensions	No	Add purchase options for users in the Shopify admin.
  	Subscription link	No	Customize the link that allows users to see the subscription details in your subscription-enabled application.
  	Web pixel	No	Run JavaScript code snippets on the Order status page to collect behavioral data for marketing campaign optimization and analytics.
  Checkout	Checkout UI extensions	No	Add custom workflows and functionality at defined points in the checkout process.
  	Shopify Functions	No	Inject custom code into key areas of the Shopify platform, such as checkout or cart.
  	Post-purchase	Yes	Help users increase sales by adding products for purchase after checkout.
  	Web pixel	No	Run JavaScript code snippets on an online store to collect behavioral data for marketing campaign optimization and analytics.
  Customer accounts	Customer account UI extensions	No	Add functionality at defined points in customer accounts.
  Flow	Triggers	No	Connect your app to Shopify Flow so that events that occur in your app can trigger workflows.
  	Actions	No	Connect your app to Shopify Flow so that your app receives data when a workflow action runs.
  	Templates	Yes	Create an example workflow that's available in Flow's template library and can be copied into a merchant's store.
  	Lifecycle Events	No	Improve efficiency by letting Shopify Flow notify your app when your triggers are in use.
  Online store	Theme app extensions	No	Integrate with Online Store 2.0 themes. Theme app extensions act as a replacement for using the Script Tag or Asset resources to integrate apps with online stores.
  	Web pixel	No	Run JavaScript code snippets on an online store to collect behavioral data for marketing campaign optimization and analytics.
  Payments	Payments extension	Yes	Allow customers to complete purchases using a payment method provided by your app.
  Shopify Point of Sale (POS)	POS UI extensions	No	Add custom functionality at defined areas in the POS app.
  	App Bridge embedded apps	No	Embed your custom App Bridge app into POS.

Anchor to Next stepsNext steps

• Learn how to deploy extensions to release changes to users.