Developer changelog

Two new permissions, "View referrals" and "Manage affiliate campaigns," offer more control in the Partner Dashboard. Existing "Manage shops" users gain these permissions automatically.

Developers can now access Subscription APIs and App Extension to create flexible apps for new selling methods, compatible with all Shopify features like discounts and payments.

Checkout API no longer shows inventory levels for privacy. remaining: 1 is a placeholder for legacy support, to be removed later. Check updated error responses in the documentation.

API access to App event, Earning, and Experts Marketplace Job data is now available to all Shopify Partners through the new Partner GraphQL API. This API allows programmatic access to data that was...

Shopify Plus users with checkout.liquid must upgrade between Jan 25-Feb 26, 2021, to access new features and keep customizations intact.

As of the 2021-01 API version, a new field translated_name will be available in DeliveryCountry...

As of the 2021-01 API version, product media information in the GraphQL Storefront API is returned in...

The Users endpoint now supports cursor-based pagination to prevent timeouts in shops with many users, improving response times and data management.

Starting in the 2021-01 release, app charges will auto-transition from pending to active upon merchant approval, removing the need for manual activation and simplifying billing.

As of Storefront API version 2021-01, you can obtain the SEO details for...

Updated API License and Partner Program Agreement effective Jan 1, 2021. Developers should review to ensure compliance and understand app development and distribution on Shopify.

Breaking change: compare_at_price must be greater than price. Migration extended to 2020-07. Check API Health, deprecation headers, and release notes for updates.

Shopify now allows customizable team permissions for App Store ads. Owners can set permissions for viewing/managing ads and financials in the Partner Dashboard's Team section.

The 2021-01 update allows easy access to original image dimensions, enhancing client-side rendering and preventing reflow in lazy-loaded images for better performance.

GraphQL Admin API v2021-01 now supports updating checkout localization data via order mutations, aiding compliance with country-specific regulations like Brazilian CPF numbers.

As of the 2021-01 API version, you can now proxy script tags added to Storefront's via the ScriptTags API through Shopify infrastructure, allowing Shopify's globally distributed CDN to cache and...

Subscription API updates: new fields for pricing, dates, and expiration; partial input for draft updates; new webhook; and removal of a delivery policy. Enhances flexibility and efficiency.

Private apps can now check their deprecated calls through the Deprecated endpoint using the REST API.

Details can be found in the [REST API reference...

As of 2021-01, query transaction fees on OrderTransaction. TransactionFee details processing and foreign exchange fees, aiding in detailed financial analysis for developers.

Storefront API 2021-04 adds duties to Checkout and Order resources. Key fields updated: lineItemsSubtotalPrice, paymentDueV2, subtotalPriceV2, and totalPriceV2. Delayed release to April 2021.

CarrierService API read timeouts now adjust dynamically based on requests per minute: 10s (<1500 RPM), 5s (1500-3000 RPM), 3s (>3000 RPM), optimizing checkout performance.

Shopify themes will deprecate .scss files, transitioning to .css. Developers should compile .scss to .css locally. Future themes may not support .scss.

As of 2021-01, apps can access Shopify Payments extended authorization fields by querying the [GraphQL...

New Shopify apps for subscriptions and upsells now integrate with Checkout using new APIs. Old apps are unavailable for download. Existing users unaffected; new users must choose integrated apps.

Debut theme update adds pickup availability, allowing merchants to display local pickup options and estimated times on product pages, enhancing customer experience.

New security feature: Merchants can set a 4-digit code for collaborator access requests. Obtain the code from merchants to access their store if this feature is enabled.

We've released a new reporting column for App store ads - relevance. The relevance column provides advertisers with a more explicit signal for how relevant their app is for any given search...

New 'Charge_ID' field in Partner Payout CSV helps app developers reconcile charges with payouts. Available only in new CSV downloads from October 14th.

New APIs and tools enable subscription integration on Shopify storefronts, supporting flexible selling methods and compatibility with platform features like discounts and payments.

The following fields were previously deprecated, and have now been fully removed as of 2020-10.

• Refund.restocked
• RefundLineItem.refundType

These fields were deprecated by...

As of 2020-10, legal settings can now be modified using the new Legal Policies API. Legal policy apps will be able to update the text content of policies by specified policy type (e.g. refund...

The 2020-10 release adds a status field to the product resource in REST and GraphQL APIs, enabling merchants to manage products as draft, active, or archived for better organization.

As of the 2020-10 API version, you can query a shop's shipping policy using the shippingPolicy field on the Shop object.

To learn more about the shippingPolicy field, refer to our [developer...

Updated bid suggestions now provide more accurate competitive insights for keywords, enhancing ad visibility for exact matches and competitiveness for broad matches.

Due to low usage, as of September 30th we no longer support AdRoll on Shopify App Store listings. For remarketing, we offer alternatives such as Google and Facebook Pixel support.

Learn more...

The customer privacy API is a browser-based, Javascript API that enables developers to read and write cookies related to a buyer's privacy preferences. As of 2020-10, the API is available to all...

The rich text editor now supports manual RGB/HEX color codes, enabling precise brand color matching for Blogs, Pages, Products, and Collections.

As of 2020-10, apps can now add manual or percentage-based discounts to any item that is added while editing an order with the GraphQL Admin API.

For more information about using discounts with...

The theme editor is now in React, improving mobile editing, UI, and load times. Use Shopify.designMode for app detection to avoid issues.

API v2020-10 allows adding one image media object to product variants and introduces a mime type field in MediaImage.

The 2020-10 REST API now provides checksums for updated assets, reducing sync time and bandwidth for clients like Theme Kit 1.1 or newer.

From September 14, 2020, all development stores must use Shopify's test payment provider or test mode for payment testing. Real transactions require a Shopify plan purchase.

You can now subscribe to Shopify Payments dispute events with webhooks. The disputes/create and disputes/update topics are now available in all supported API versions.

For more information,...

Version 2020-10 of the GraphQL API will now allow you to directly query an order that is associated with a given refund.

For more information about the Refund object, visit our [developer...

Earlier in the year we released the ability to refund duties using the GraphQL API. Now, as of version 2020-10, we are releasing the same...

Shops can now assign country and language to domains. Check internationalDomains field for eligibility. Ensure domain supports language to avoid 404 errors.

Apps can now create BXGY discounts with a minimum purchase amount prerequisite via the REST Admin API.

A new prerequisite_to_entitlement_purchase field was added that defines the minimum...

Apps can now get additional context about batch discount code creation errors by looking into the new logs field. This field will return any error the system reported when trying to create the...

We've added some new features to Discounts on the GraphQL Admin API, including:

• Usage counts for automatic discounts.
• New ways to search through discounts.
• Speed up the management of...

Access store speed reports from the Stores page in the partner dashboard to identify and assist clients with performance improvements. Sort stores by speed score for easy analysis.