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September 30, 2026

# Use app intents for your discount app

DateSeptember 30, 2026

Version[2026-10](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_version=2026-10)

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Apps that create new discount types using Shopify Functions can now register `shopify/Discount` app intents. This lets Sidekick launch an app’s `create` and `edit` flows and promote them in the disambiguation picker.

Apps can register an intent using either of these targets:

* [`admin.app.intent.link`](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/sidekick/build-app-actions) navigates to an existing page in a React Router app.
* [`admin.app.intent.render`](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/sidekick/build-app-actions#example-allow-sidekick-to-edit-email-content-with-a-ui-extension) renders a focused Admin UI extension inline. This target requires API version `2026-04` or later.

Discounts UI extensions using `admin.discount-details.function-settings.render` are promoted automatically.

**Mobile support**: `admin.app.intent.link` discount flows are currently supported in Shopify admin on the web. App-link discounts can appear in the Shopify mobile app’s discount list, but tapping one doesn’t open the app’s edit flow. Until mobile support is available, merchants should use Shopify admin on the web to open and edit these discounts.

## What changed

The `shopify/Discount` intent now supports `create` and `edit` actions for app discount flows.

Registration uses the `shopify-intent.json` meta-schema and references the `shopify/discount.json` baseline schema. A `matchValue` on `functionId` maps each intent to a specific Shopify Function implementation, allowing apps with multiple implementations to register a flow for each one. The intent’s `value` schema carries the discount GID for edit flows.

When a request doesn’t identify a specific discount type or function implementation, merchants can select from the available flows in the disambiguation picker.

Each registered intent counts toward the [per-app intent limit](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/sidekick#limits).

The legacy `function.ui` path continues to work, but we encourage apps to declare app intents for deeper Sidekick integration across both create and edit flows.

## Who’s affected

This applies to apps that create new discount types using Shopify Functions.

Existing apps continue to work unchanged, and no migration is required. Apps that don’t create Function-backed discount types are unaffected.

## Why this matters

Merchants can consistently land in the specialized app flow for the discount type they’re creating or editing instead of being routed to Shopify’s default discount UI.

Apps control which Shopify Function implementations are offered and can use either an existing React Router page or a focused inline UI extension.

## What to do

No action is required for existing apps.

To promote a discount flow in Sidekick and the disambiguation picker:

* Build a [discounts UI extension](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/discounts/build-ui-extension), which is promoted automatically.
* Register `admin.app.intent.link` for an existing [React Router discount UI](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/discounts/build-ui-with-react-router).
* Register `admin.app.intent.render` to provide a focused inline UI extension.

See [Build app actions with Sidekick](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/sidekick/build-app-actions) for configuration examples and the [Intents API reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-extensions/latest/target-apis/utility-apis/intents-api) for the complete contract.