--- title: Build description: Build your app source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build md: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build.md --- # Apps to power commerce Combine ready-made building blocks into novel solutions [![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/pickaxe-1.png)![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/32/pickaxe-1-dark.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/scaffold-app) #### [Start building now](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/scaffold-app) [Get set up and scaffold an app](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/scaffold-app) ## Where you can build A single app can integrate into a wide range of Shopify surfaces and domains [![Shopify admin](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/admin-Xw9RuI_J.png)![Shopify admin](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/admin-dark-BumrwBId.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/admin) #### [Shopify admin](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/admin) [Surface embedded pages and extension UI in the Shopify admin](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/admin) [![Online store themes](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/theme-extensions-AFg6gPG8.png)![Online store themes](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/theme-extensions-dark-BGatCyG2.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/online-store) #### [Online store themes](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/online-store) [Use your app to add dynamic functionality to merchants’ storefront themes](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/online-store) [![Checkout](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/checkout-ui-extensions-WGAHIRf1.png)![Checkout](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/checkout-ui-extensions-dark-pK6J3hKe.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/checkout) #### [Checkout](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/checkout) [Build custom functionality for checkout and customer accounts](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/checkout) [![Customer accounts](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/customer-accounts-BY27vPm5.png)![Customer accounts](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/customer-accounts-dark-Cv9GQLSx.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/customer-accounts) #### [Customer accounts](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/customer-accounts) [Extend the order status page and logged-in customer experience](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/customer-accounts) [![Flow](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/shopify-flow-boi6Ooeh.png)![Flow](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/shopify-flow-dark-BppKPjkj.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow) #### [Flow](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow) [Automate custom workflows by adding triggers and actions to Flow, Shopify’s workflow builder](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow) [![POS](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/pos-extensions-Dslmhtaw.png)![POS](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/pos-extensions-dark-CmrnCiRc.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/pos) #### [POS](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/pos) [Extend Shopify’s Point-of-Sale software for physical retail shops](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/pos) [![Web pixels](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/web-pixels-2FlXBNIb.png)![Web pixels](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/web-pixels-dark-7QUF-IkC.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/marketing-analytics/build-web-pixels) #### [Web pixels](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/marketing-analytics/build-web-pixels) [Add analytics pixels to track customer behavior and improve conversion rates](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/marketing-analytics/build-web-pixels) [![Backend functions](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/functions-D5nHzbX4.png)![Backend functions](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/functions-dark-N0FFoflb.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions) #### [Backend functions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions) [Extend or customize backend logic by adding Shopify Functions to your app](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions) [![Data](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/apis-and-webhooks-Do5h2BTS.png)![Data](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/apis-and-webhooks-dark-Dgl9HOYV.png)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api) #### [Data](https://shopify.dev/docs/api) [Stay in sync with Shopify data or perform an action after a specific event occurs in a merchant’s store](https://shopify.dev/docs/api) ## Meeting merchant needs Shopify itself meets about 80% of global merchant needs. For everything else, Shopify merchants turn to apps. Successful apps solve merchant problems better than their competitors. Very successful apps solve problems that no one else has attempted. ![](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/meeting-merchant-needs-5nIP0EOF.svg) ![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/tutorial.png)![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/tutorial-dark.png) #### Best practices Make your app more accessible, secure, and performant. [Learn more](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/performance) ![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/coin.png)![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/coin-dark.png) #### Quality from the start Keep Shopify App Store requirements in mind as you build. [Learn more](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/requirements) ![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/growth.png)![](https://shopify.dev/images/icons/48/growth-dark.png) #### Deployment and distribution Deploy to the Shopify App Store to reach millions of merchants, or directly to a single organization for targeted impact. [Learn more](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/deployment) ## Selling made easy Put the Shopify App Store to work for you. With a trove of business intelligence, the platform sells your app to the right audience from among Shopify’s millions of merchants. [Learn more](https://apps.shopify.com/) ![](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/build-BG_ZtdDK.png) ## A deeper look at data Optimize user experience and get real-time data by building data connections #### [App configuration](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/structure) Add data integrations as you architect your app #### [APIs for commerce](https://shopify.dev/docs/api) With Shopify APIs, your app can integrate data with Shopify in real time #### [Custom data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data) Boost performance by storing custom data on Shopify #### [Webhooks](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/webhooks) Get notified about events on a store by subscribing to webhook topics ## Apps and their extensions An app’s centralized pages—the app home—and its backend are hosted externally. Meanwhile, an app’s extensions are hosted by Shopify and rendered with native technologies. [Learn more](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/app-extensions) ![](https://cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify-dev/production/assets/assets/images/apps/build-page/hosting-app-QGPtFAOB.svg)