Developer changelog

Qualified partners can now create search ads in the Shopify App Store, appearing above organic results, targeting specific search terms to enhance app visibility to merchants.

Shopify status updates are now store-specific, deprecating SMS/RSS alerts. Partners should check store-specific pages for status info. Public major outage updates remain on shopifystatus.com.

From Feb 10, 2020, Shopify POS requires iOS 11.2+ for updates. Developers should target iOS 11.2+ for optimal app performance on POS Classic and new Shopify POS.

New article.updated_at property aids SEO. cart.attributes now hides keys with __ prefix. /cart/add.js supports adding multiple items in one request, simplifying cart operations.

Shopify app secret keys now have a 38-character length with a shpss_ prefix. Existing keys remain valid until regenerated. Update your client_secret for OAuth access tokens.

Update shopify_app gem and koa-shopify-auth for Node.js to set Samesite=none; Secure in cookies, preventing issues with Chrome 80's new requirements.

Developer preview of new sections theme architecture allows customization of headers, footers, and content sections on product pages. Edit themes for compatibility with this new design experience.

New app extensions: App sections for editable content sections and App snippets for safe Liquid code injection, enhancing store customization in the online store editor beta.

Preview our new online store design: install the Debut theme, customize product pages with sections, and explore the editor. All page types will be supported soon.

With the release of the 2020-04 version of the Storefront GraphQL API, you can now access your inventory quantity if needed to build your shopping experience.

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Searchable resources for our predictive search API now include collections.

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Shopify Theme Inspector for Chrome benchmarks Liquid performance, visualizes issues with flame graphs, and links directly to code for easy editing, enhancing theme optimization.

The 2020-01 release stabilizes product media, order editing, and fulfillment orders. Enhancements to smart collections and discount codes improve merchant store management.

With the release of the 2020-01 version of the REST Admin API, a new Collection API is available with the following features:

• Get the products in a collection
• Get a collection by its ID

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The 2020-01 REST Admin API update removes products from Smart Collections in Collects API. New APIs now fetch products in collections and collections by ID.

Predictive Search now includes featured_image details: alt, width, height, aspect ratio, and URL, enhancing image data access for developers.

As of API version 2020-01, Storefront and Admin GraphQL requests return errors if any input array is supplied with more than 250 objects. We’re bringing input limits in-line with connection limits...

Order editing is now available for select Shopify merchants with new APIs in version 2020-01, including GraphQL mutations and an order/edited webhook for tracking changes.

We’re putting safeguards in place for future Shopify public apps and introducing a new type of custom app.

No existing apps will be affected by this release.

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The Storefront API now includes unit price fields for select Shopify merchants, enhancing product variant data with presentmentUnitPrices, unitPrice, and unitPriceMeasurement.

Liquid update: New request.page_type, routes, and product.options_by_name properties added. default filter now supports allow_false for setting default values.

The Buy Button cart model is now null until a variant is added, improving performance. Verify custom code using the cart model to ensure functionality remains intact.

The include tag is deprecated; use render for better performance and maintainability. Update apps to pass variables explicitly in render by Feb 17, 2020.

GraphQL errors now include metadata under extensions, featuring a code property for easier error type matching, enhancing error handling per GraphQL spec.

Predictive search APIs now include pages, articles, and more product fields. Key parameter updates: s to q, bury to last, types to type. Out of stock items show last by default.

Buy X Get Y discounts now support a minimum purchase amount, offering flexibility in promotions via automatic discounts or discount codes using the Discounts GraphQL API.

Version 2019-10 enhances performance with cursor-based pagination, bulk data operations, private metafields, translations, delivery updates, and 3D Secure support in APIs.

You can now retrieve large amounts of data from our Admin GraphQL API using bulk operations. Provide a standard GraphQL query to the [bulk...

Querying a product's collections is now faster because we've optimized how we build the connection between a product and its collections.

Since this is a new way of building out connections and...

Shopify now supports PSD2 compliance with 3D Secure for EEA transactions. Update your app to the 2019-10 API version for full payment authentication support.

Buy Button JS now supports automatic discounts by default. Check cart appearance and customization options when upgrading to avoid unexpected behavior.

Create app listings in any supported language, set any language as primary, and no longer require English. Ensure your app is translated in the chosen languages.

The privacy policy is now a required field in the app submission form for newly submitted or updated listings of apps in the Shopify App Store.

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Shopify REST API now uses cursor-based pagination, replacing page-based pagination for faster, efficient data retrieval. Update apps using legacy pagination to ensure compatibility.

Shopify Partner Dashboard now includes a notification section for updates, replacing some emails and banners. Access via the bell icon; critical alerts marked with a risk icon.

The default sorting for category pages have been updated to be ‘Most relevant’ for merchants, similar to search.

We have also streamlined the other sort options to ‘Newest’ or ‘Most...

The Shopify App Store is now available in Malay Hindi, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Thai, Korean. You can now create a listing in these languages that will be shown to merchants. [Learn more about...

Shopify's AJAX API now includes featured_image, options_with_values, and product_has_only_default_variant in cart items, enhancing theme developers' storefront design capabilities.

Stable version 2019-07 of GraphQL and REST Admin APIs is now available, with Storefront API added to versioning.

Webhook payloads now include admin_graphql_api_id for better API interoperability. Breaking change for shopify_app <10.0.0 and Rails <5.2.1.1. Non-Rails apps unaffected.

We have removed the featured field from Collects. This field will no longer be available in Admin REST API queries returning collects.

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The Liquid cheat sheet now includes 176 new items, 22 updates, and 9 removals, increasing content by 43%. Key updates are in filters and objects, impacting 695 total items.

Multi-Currency for Shopify Payments is now available to all merchants, supporting 10 currencies. Update apps for compatibility. Plus plans have exclusive features like price rounding and GeoIP currency selection.

Shopify now supports multi-language selling via apps with new Translations and Shop Locale APIs, plus theme enhancements. Available in Unite developer preview for app localization.

The 2019-07 release adds a tax_exemptions property to the customer resource, allowing developers to specify tax exemptions via REST and GraphQL APIs, initially for Canadian customers.

The Fulfillment Orders API is now available, enabling apps to manage fulfillments with new capabilities like order transfers, fulfillment requests, and location access. Available in Unite preview.

The new Discounts API in Shopify's GraphQL Admin API lets developers create/manage automatic and code discounts, eliminating the need for PriceRule resources. Available in unstable version.

Shopify introduces Shipping Profiles, allowing merchants to set custom rates per product. Apps can use the Delivery Profiles API to automate shipping settings, enhancing flexibility and efficiency.

The GraphQL Billing API now supports auto-activated purchases and webhook subscriptions, enhancing app billing management without affecting existing REST implementations.

New store design enhances theme flexibility with sections, master pages, and drafts. API updates support new features. Prepare apps/themes for changes launching later this year.