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April 9, 2026

# Hydrogen April 2026 release

DateApril 9, 2026

FlagsNew

SurfacesAPI

Affected APIs[Hydrogen](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_type=hydrogen)

The Hydrogen April 2026 release (v2026.4.0) is out. This release updates the Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 and includes breaking changes to consent handling and the API proxy.

* Updated Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 ([#3651](https://github.com/Shopify/hydrogen/pull/3651))
* **Breaking:** The Storefront API proxy is now always enabled. The `proxyStandardRoutes` option has been removed from `createRequestHandler`. If your load context does not include a `storefront` instance, the request handler will throw an error. ([#3649](https://github.com/Shopify/hydrogen/pull/3649))
* **Breaking:** Backend consent mode is now on by default, replacing the legacy `_tracking_consent` JS cookie with server-set cookies via the Storefront API proxy. ([#3649](https://github.com/Shopify/hydrogen/pull/3649))

Check out the [full release notes](https://github.com/Shopify/hydrogen/releases/tag/%40shopify%2Fhydrogen%402026.4.0) for more details. Review the [Storefront API 2026-04 changelog](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/release-notes/2026-04) and [Customer Account API 2026-04 changelog](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/changelog) for other changes that may affect your storefront. And please drop your comments, feedback, and suggestions in [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/Shopify/hydrogen/discussions).