Developer changelog

With Checkout Extensibility, you can now build apps to customize checkout and Shop Pay. You can leverage Checkout UI extensions and Shopify Functions to surface new functionality, Checkout Branding...

GraphQL Admin API 2022-07 now supports modifying discount combination settings, enabling multiple discounts per order. Available in Checkout extensibility developer preview.

Shopify Functions lets you extend or replace key parts of Shopify’s backend with custom logic. Functions run on Shopify infrastructure, making them both scalable and performant.

Functions are...

App Bridge updates boost app integration with Shopify: 85% faster mobile loading, full-screen mode for complex tasks, and embedded navigation for seamless admin access.

Shopify CLI 3.0 simplifies development with fewer commands, supports single projects for apps and extensions, and allows unified preview and deployment with one command.

App distribution is now separate from creation in the Partner Dashboard. New navigation, a Distribution page, and CLI command copy-paste features enhance developer workflow.

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-07, we have introduced new APIs that enable you to collect deferred payment on an order using a vaulted card belonging to the customer. The...

GraphQL Admin API 2022-07 expands Selling Plan API, adding fields for deferred purchases like pre-orders. Enhance Shopify Checkout with flexible selling options using sellingPlanGroupCreate.

GraphQL Admin API 2022-07 adds an optional cutoff_day to SellingPlanAnchorInput for fixed monthly/weekly cutoffs. Alternatively, use cutoff for variable monthly cutoffs.

GraphQL Storefront API 2022-07: Added attribute field to Cart; renamed estimatedCost to cost; updated CartCost fields; renamed amount fields in CartLineCost.

GraphQL Admin API 2022-07 lets developers choose update behavior for app subscriptions, controlling immediate or deferred activation. Default behavior remains unchanged.

The 2022-07 Storefront API release removes deprecated checkout mutations. These remain in 2022-04 until April 2023. Update your integrations accordingly.

Shopify CLI now allows theme previews using any store theme with -t flag. Ensure to pull remote themes first to avoid overwriting changes.

Starting in version 2022-07, support for the XML response format and XML payloads in the Admin REST API is removed. Requests expecting an XML response will result in a 404. Requests that send an...

GraphQL Admin API unstable now supports custom content per market, enabling localized terms and market-specific promotions, enhancing buyer engagement and localization.

A much wider range of optimized GIFs, including LZW compression, are now accepted for upload.

To learn more about which image formats Shopify accepts refer to:...

Google Pay payments are now accepted for recurring transactions. For these transactions, the CustomerCreditCard will have a source of google_pay.

For more information, refer to [Building...

The TranslationsRemove endpoint now supports deleting translations that are stored in asset files.

Learn more about [the TranslationsRemove...

Templates now support up to 25 sections and 50 blocks per section, enhancing flexibility for FAQs, profiles, and large collections. Use max_blocks to set lower limits.

GraphQL Storefront API 2022-04 adds checkoutChargeAmount to Cart, showing immediate checkout subtotal. Available under extend_selling_plans_api beta flag.

A new Liquid app object is available for use within the context of theme app extensions and app proxies. The app object can be used to access an app's...

App block visibility in theme app extensions can now be controlled by custom conditions using the available_if attribute, with state stored in an app-owned metafield.

As of API version 2022-04, the DigitalWallet enum has a new value, FACEBOOK_PAY. This change affects both GraphQL Admin and Storefront APIs.

For more information, refer to the...

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-04, a new owner type ApiPermission is now available for metafields. A metafield with this permission type will only be readable and writable by the app that...

GraphQL Admin API 2022-04 adds deliveryGroups to cart for logged-in users with a default address, offering delivery options for line items based on the shipping address.

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-04, a new checkoutCharge field has been added to sellingPlan. It consists of a charge type (either percentage or price), and an amount, indicating how...

API v2022-04 deprecates acceptsMarketing fields. Update apps to use emailMarketingConsent and SMSMarketingConsent for detailed consent data. Adjust GraphQL and REST API integrations.

GraphQL Admin API Customer object updates: orders_count is now number_of_orders, total_spent fields replaced by amount_spent, and has_note and has_timeline_comment removed.

As of the 2022-04 version of the Storefront API, you can fetch a navigation menu by handle with the menu field. The new field returns a...

As of API version 2022-04, the GraphQL Admin API's FilterType enum has a new value(BOOLEAN). The BOOLEAN value is assigned when a filter is based off a boolean type metafield definition.

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In version 2022-04, @inContext in Storefront API now supports a language argument, enabling localized queries. Unsupported requests default to available settings.

Admin API 2022-04 adds source_url and source_identifier to Orders and Checkout in REST/Graph APIs. source_name update enables order attribution to sales channels.

The 2022-04 Payments Apps GraphQL API release adds a pending payments mutation, restricts merchant actions during pending status, and deprecates the status field for state.

As of GraphQL Storefront API version 2022-07, the Collection object has a new field: SEO. This field returns an SEO object.

Learn more about [this API on...

The 2022-04 Admin GraphQL API adds customAttributes to SubscriptionContract, SubscriptionDraft, and SubscriptionDraftIndex, enabling custom attribute updates for subscription orders.

GraphQL Admin API 2022-04 adds originTime to subscriptionBillingAttempt, allowing billing date overrides to prevent fulfilment delays when billing is late.

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-04, the CustomerPaymentMethodRevocationReason object has a new enum value: MERGED. This value is assigned when a customer replaces one payment method with...

The Shopify Markets API (v2022-04) lets developers manage markets and settings, enhancing localized buyer experiences with custom domains, languages, currencies, and pricing.

With the launch of the Markets API as of version 2022-04, price lists are no longer associated with a country, but with a market. We've deprecated the countries field on the...

You can now create videos and transcode them to multiple formats, using the...

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-04, checkoutChargeAmount and remainingBalanceChargeAmount fields have been added to sellingPlanAllocation. These fields indicate how much of a product...

GraphQL Admin API 2022-04 lets developers issue prorated credits on app subscription cancellations, reducing refund support requests.

New GraphQL Admin API features: offer recurring app discounts and extend trial days to attract merchants. Discounts apply for set billing cycles; trial extensions available in unstable API version.

GraphQL connections now support a nodes field, simplifying queries. PageInfo adds startCursor and endCursor, enhancing pagination and data return efficiency.

GraphQL and REST Admin APIs v2022-04 add fulfillBy, maxDeliveryDateTime, and minDeliveryDateTime to FulfillmentOrder and DeliveryMethod, enhancing order and delivery scheduling.

Theme developers can now use the Shopify CLI theme serve command with the new --theme-editor-sync flag. When active, theme editor changes are automatically synced back to the local development...

In GraphQL Admin API v2022-04, INVALID_LOCALE_FOR_SHOP now indicates locale errors in Translation. Older versions use INVALID_CODE for these errors.

Developers can now programmatically push their scripts and extensions to Shopify from their CI/CD pipelines with CLI authentication tokens.

For more information on how to set up CI/CD for your...

Two new input setting types have been added to the theme editor: product_list and collection_list. They allow merchants to quickly create curated, ordered and paginatable lists of products and...

As of GraphQL Admin API version 2022-04, an error returns when a metafield definition is created with invalid characters in either the key or the namespace fields. The key and namespace...