Shopify developer documentation

Learn how to build an app, theme, custom storefront, or marketplace. Whether you’re just getting started, deep in the development process, or ready to distribute and monetize your work, Shopify’s docs, dev tools and frameworks make building easy and efficient.

Apps

Extend Shopify’s core functionality with apps that integrate into Shopify’s admin, online store, checkout and more.

Build your first app

Themes

Help merchants express their unique brand in their storefront by building a custom theme.

Create a theme using Dawn

Headless

Take store customization further with Hydrogen, a React-based framework for headless commerce.

Build a Hydrogen storefront

Accelerate development with Shopify CLI 3.0

Initialize new apps, themes, and headless storefronts in an instant with the latest Shopify CLI. A single command installs all the dependencies you need, including the CLI itself, so you can dive straight into development.

  1. Install Shopify CLI globally.
  2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create your app.
  3. Run the second command to create a new app. Your app will be added as a new subdirectory.
Install Shopify CLI
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npm i -g @shopify/cli@latest

Initialize your app instance
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shopify app init

Launch your app or theme

App Store

When you’re ready, submit your app to the Shopify App Store so merchants can find and buy your app through search or personalized recommendations.

See App Store requirements

Theme Store

Promote and sell your custom theme to merchants building their brands on the Shopify Theme Store.

See Theme Store requirements

Join a community of builders

.dev Community

Q&A and advice from Shopify community experts

@ShopifyDevs on Twitter

Product announcements, API updates, tips, and more

Developer Changelog

The latest Shopify ecosystem updates

ShopifyDevs YouTube channel

Tips and insights in dev and design

ShopifyDevs Twitch channel

Tests and demo streams

Shopify Partners blog

Educational resources and product previews