--- title: New customer accounts name change - Shopify developer changelog description: Shopify’s developer changelog documents all changes to Shopify’s platform. Find the latest news and learn about new platform opportunities. source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-customer-accounts-name-change md: https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-customer-accounts-name-change.md --- [Back to Developer changelog](https://shopify.dev/changelog) December 11, 2024 Tags: * Shopify App Store # New customer accounts name change Changes are coming to how we refer to customer accounts when extensions launch on Dec 11: **New customer accounts** will become **customer accounts** **Classic customer accounts** will become **legacy customer accounts** This change will take place across all Shopify-owned surfaces, including the Shopify admin, help docs, and dev docs. **Recommended action** As part of this change, we recommend that you make the relevant updates to any references to new and classic customer accounts in your product and documentation. **There will be no breaking changes to APIs or your products as part of this update.** This change reflects the fact that new customer accounts are the future and although we have not yet announced a timeline, classic customer accounts will eventually be retired.