Developer changelog

Camera and hardware scanning are now supported in POS UI Extensions v1.1.2 and POS app v8.9.0, enabling barcode scanning via CameraScanner and Scanner API for enhanced functionality.

Starting May 15, we will begin enforcing partner email verification to keep the Shopify App Store safe and secure and to better serve our partner community.

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As of 2023-07, you can use the metafieldsSet mutation to set metafields on images via MediaImage GIDs.

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Shopify's GitHub app now requests read/write permissions for Dependabot secrets, enabling preview deployments on Oxygen for faster validation of automated updates in Hydrogen storefronts.

As of today, you can prevent Liquid errors and improve the quality of your themes with theme check in the code editor. This new feature identifies and warns you about potential issues in your code,...

Shopify will serve some store assets from shop domains instead of CDN, improving load times and security. Update code to support both URL formats. New images use /files path.

You can now add up to 100 dynamic sources per template and 50 per static section in online store templates, enhancing customization flexibility for developers.

As of May 8, you can access metafield values up to 10,000 bytes in Shopify Functions input queries, so that you can store more merchant configuration for your function.

The overall input JSON...

New POS UI extensions enable developers to enhance Shopify POS apps with custom functionality and native performance using Tile and Modal extension points for improved merchant experiences.

Product media is now integrated with Shopify's file management. New features include file usage tracing, enhanced search, and a file selector with filtering and media toggling in the store editor.

Merchants must now contact partners directly for app refunds. Shopify won't mediate. Partners should issue application credits for pending charge reversals. Other support remains unchanged.

As of 2023-07, you can use the fileUpdateInput to provide an originalSource which will be used to update the bytes of a file. Passing originalSource when updating is supported media images...

New Checkout UI components include DatePicker for delivery date selection and Disclosure for UX improvements. Checkout branding now supports custom fonts for consistent experiences.

Shopify App Store's search now prioritizes apps based on merchant interaction, reducing keyword stuffing's impact and improving relevance in search results.

API v2023-07 introduces the orders/updated webhook, notifying developers of sale attribution edits on POS. Payloads now include an attributed_staffs field in line_items.

Speed tested highlight for app listings is paused. Store speed impact will still be measured for Built for Shopify status. Updates on resuming incentives will follow.

GraphQL Admin API deprecates available, incoming, and deactivationAlertHtml fields on InventoryLevel. Use quantities and deactivationAlert for updated functionality.

GraphQL Admin API deprecates inventoryAdjustQuantity and inventoryBulkAdjustQuantityAtLocation. Use inventoryAdjustQuantities or inventoryMoveQuantities for enhanced features and reasons.

As of April 14, we have enabled deep linking to theme app blocks so that merchants can easily preview app functionality in their theme.

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New commerce primitives like gift cards, selling plans, and metafields are now in dev stores with test data, enhancing development and testing efficiency.

Shopify Functions written in JavaScript can now be deployed in production. Going forward Rust and JavaScript will be our first-class languages for Shopify Functions. However, you can still write...

As of GraphQL Storefront API version 2023-04, the Order object has a new field: billingAddress. This field returns a mailingAddress object for the address associated with the payment method. ...

GraphQL Storefront API 2023-04 now supports Metafields with Carts. Developers can create, query, update, and delete Metafields during Cart operations.

As of April 2023, select partners can use new server-side mutations to manage Server Pixels: create, update via EventBridge or PubSub, and delete customer events.

Version 2023-04 adds onsite credit card support to the GraphQL Payments Apps API, with new rejection and error codes for improved payment session handling.

In the Admin GraphQL API version 2023-04, the productVariantsBulkUpdate mutation will return product and productVariants data even when errors are present. Previously, the mutation would...

API v2023-04: FulfillmentOrdersMove webhook adds source_location field. Use it to track original location after assignedLocation changes during move operations.

As of 2023-04, we are deprecating the PublishedTranslation graphQL type in the admin API. Use the Translation graphQL type instead.

The Translation graphQL type contains more fields;...

As part of the GraphQL Storefront API 2023-04 API release, we are creating BaseCartLine as an interface to CartLine and we are updating CartLineConnection to BaseCartLineConnection.

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Filter orders by return status using the new return_status filter in the orders connection, aligning with the return status seen on the merchant orders page.

As of version 2023-04, we're deprecating the requirement of writeproductslistings access scope for the mutations publishableUnpublishToCurrentChannel and...

GraphQL Admin API 2023-04 adds Customer Merge API to combine profiles, preview merges, track status, and check mergeability via new mutations, queries, and fields.

We've added the error codes INVALID_DELIVERY_GROUP and INVALID_DELIVERY_OPTION for cartSelectedDeliveryOptionsUpdate mutation , allowing you to get descriptive error codes when GraphQL...

The 2023-04 Storefront API adds an optional intent argument to ProductRecommendations and introduces ProductRecommendationIntent Enum, defaulting to RELATED for compatibility.

The 2023-04 GraphQL Admin API update introduces subscriptionContractAtomicCreate for single-step contract creation and subscriptionContractProductUpdate for product replacement or price updates.

In the 2023-04 GraphQL Payments Apps API, the status field is removed. Use state for PaymentSession, RefundSession, CaptureSession, and VoidSession objects instead.

As of GraphQL Admin API Version 2023-04 you can use the mutations locationAdd and locationEdit to set Metafield values for locations.

As of Storefront API Version 2023-04, you can query...

API version 2023-04 introduces Catalogs API for setting product rules and prices by context, linking Shopify Markets and B2B features to customize offerings and manage sales channel publishing.

As of April 2023, developers can use Customer address ID for CartBuyerIdentity.deliveryAddressPreferences in cart operations for authenticated users, enhancing address management.

In the Admin API version 2023-04, you can now query your web pixels installed on an online store without having to provide a Web Pixel ID.

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GraphQL Admin API v2023-04 adds MetafieldDefinitionInput.validations for updating metafield validations and MetafieldDefinitionUpdatePayload.validationJob for querying validation job details.

API v2023-04 adds fulfillment_unsubmitted filter to assignment_status for retrieving unrequested fulfillment orders assigned to app-owned locations.

As of the 2023-04 API version of the Admin API, [the FulfillmentOrderLineItemsPreparedForPickupUserErrorCode GraphQL...

Updated parse error codes enum: added 6 new codes and removed 10 outdated ones, improving error handling and clarity for developers.

As of 2023-04, you can now use comparedTo on comparison columns from ShopifyqlResponse to indicate the column to compare to.

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The 2023-04 GraphQL Admin API update lets developers create app charges in the merchant's local currency, reducing exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. Use shopBillingPreferences to get currency info.

As of 2023-07 version, you can use the Order APIs exchangeV2 field to get a better exchange (an exchangeV2 object value).

This will help ERP partners to properly integrate optimal...

Google is replacing Universal Analytics with GA4 in July 2023. Data remains accessible for 6 months post-sunset. Migrate app tracking to GA4 for continued analytics.

You can now use dynamic sources on blogs and articles. This means that merchants can now connect theme files to their metafields and metaobjects when working with the blog and article resources....

API v2023-04 adds fields for additional fees to Order objects in both GraphQL and REST, impacting cost calculations for international packages.