Shopify APIs, libraries, and tools

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Set up the essential tools and packages for building on Shopify.

Shopify CLI

Generate apps and extensions, run dev servers, and deploy projects.

React Router app package

Use Shopify's recommended package for building apps with React Router v7+.

Dev stores

Set up development stores for testing your apps and themes.

Libraries and templates

API libraries for Ruby, Node, PHP, Go, and .NET, plus app templates and sample apps.

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App data and logic

Access core APIs and backend tools for reading, writing, and reacting to store data. Build integrations that manage your store and respond to changes in real time.

GraphQL Admin API

Build apps that extend and interact with the Shopify admin. Access products, customers, orders, inventory, and more.

Shopify Functions

Customize backend logic for discounts, payments, and delivery.

ShopifyQL

Query store data with an SQL-like language.

Events

Subscribe to granular changes to GraphQL Admin objects, and shape the data you receive.

Webhooks

Listen for store events and trigger your own logic.

Payments Apps API

Manage payments, refunds, and more through the Payments Apps API.

REST Admin API (legacy)

Access Shopify admin data using REST endpoints. For new integrations, use the GraphQL Admin API instead.

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Extensions and UI

Build interfaces that render natively across Shopify. Your code lives inside the Shopify experience.

App Home (iframe)

Build your app's main page as an iframe in Shopify admin using App Bridge and Polaris.

App Home (UI extension)

Build your app's main page as a Preact-based UI extension.

Admin UI extensions

Create admin UI extensions for deeper integration into the Shopify admin.

Checkout UI extensions

Extend your app into checkout and customize the checkout experience.

Customer account UI extensions

Build extensions for customer account pages.

POS UI extensions

Build POS UI extensions, loyalty programs, and product recommendations.

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Storefronts

Access everything you need to build, customize, and manage the buyer-facing side of a Shopify store, from headless commerce and theme development to customer identity and privacy.

Storefront API

Build custom shopping experiences for web, mobile, gaming, and more.