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  1. July 2026

    Surface
    1. Merchants now see partner details on collaborator requests
      Dev Dashboard
    2. The shopify-account component for customer accounts is now a Theme Store requirement
      Themes
    3. createdAt is now available on the Customer object in Shopify Functions
      Functions
    4. Updating an order's shipping address now recalculates taxes
      Admin GraphQL API
    5. POS UI extensions can now print directly to hardware receipt printers
      POS Extensions
    6. Invalid metafield queries now return errors in the GraphQL Admin API
      Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API
    7. Metafield triggers and additional topics are now available for Events
      Events & webhooks
    8. Liquid templates can now compose pages with blocks and partials
      Liquid
    9. Physical inventory feature preview
      Admin GraphQL API
    10. Card deposit endpoint now requires mTLS certificate
      API
    11. Updated App Store requirements: 4.1.2 Use a unique name for your app
      App store
    12. Storefront API @inContext supports channelId
      Storefront API
    13. productId, title,variantSku, and variantTitle fields added to ExchangeLineItem
      Admin GraphQL API
    14. POS UI Extensions 2026-07 adds discount allocations to bundle components
      POS Extensions
    15. POS Extensions now supports a background extension target
      POS Extensions
    16. Identity verification for Shopify Partners starts today
      Action requiredPlatform
    17. Hydrogen developer preview update
      Hydrogen
    18. App Pricing: more plans, no-charge plan testing, and negative and fractional App Events
      App store
    19. POS UI extensions 2026-07 uses per-unit fixed-amount line item discounts
      Breaking changesPOS Extensions

    20. Prepare your app for migration to Shopify App Pricing

      New migration tool lets you generate, edit, and test Shopify App Pricing plans from existing Billing API plans, validate usage pricing, and prepare for upcoming subscription migration.

    21. Shopify Flow: Changes to Action extensions result in fewer breaking changes
      Tools
    22. Shopify Flow: Action runtime URLs now update automatically
      Tools
    23. Updated App Store Requirements: 1.3 Always Use Honest and Transparent Review Practices
      App store

    24. Strengthening trust in App Store reviews

      Shopify is strengthening its App Store enforcement against untrusted and incentivized reviews to ensure merchants can rely on more genuine, trustworthy app feedback.

    25. Customer Account API Customer.lastIncompleteCheckout and Checkout types removed in 2026-10
      Breaking changesCustomer Account API
    26. Markets APIs now support MarketRegionSubdivision
      API
    27. OrderDisplayFulfillmentStatus now returns FULFILLMENT_NOT_REQUIRED for orders with no items to fulfill
      Admin GraphQL API
    28. Deprecating the useBuyerJourneyIntercept API on checkout UI extensions
      Action requiredPolaris
    29. Shop Minis May June 2026 update
      Shop Minis
    30. Market-driven shipping now available in feature preview
      Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API
    31. Draft order deposit fields are now available in the GraphQL Admin API and Customer Account API
      Admin GraphQL API
    32. Deprecation of cumulative marketing engagements
      Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API
    33. lineItem field added to the GiftCard object
      Admin GraphQL API
    34. Discount application information now available for draft orders on the Customer Account API
      Customer Account API
    35. discountedUnitPrice on DraftOrderLineItem Customer Account API deprecation
      DeprecatedCustomer Account API
    36. BusinessEntity now exposes legalEntityId in the GraphQL Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API
    37. Merchant-owned delivery profile APIs are deprecated for market-driven shipping
      Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API
    38. Market-driven shipping Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API

  2. June 2026

    Surface
    1. Hydrogen now deploys to Vercel
      Hydrogen
    2. Configure order attribution for sales channel apps
      Admin Extensions
    3. Payment mandates now expose an id field
      Admin GraphQL API
    4. Carrier services will no longer be automatically added to the default shipping profile
      Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API
    5. Storefront MCP cart tools are being deprecated in favour of UCP Cart MCP
      Action requiredAPI
    6. DraftOrderDiscountNotAppliedWarning.priceRule removed in GraphQL Admin API 2026-10
      Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API
    7. Removal of ITEM_NOT_STOCKED_AT_LOCATION error
      Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API
    8. Flow action extensions now support relative paths for endpoint URLs
      Tools
    9. New purchaseType and recurringCycleLimit fields in the discounts API for discount UI extensions
      Admin Extensions
    10. Shopify's Spring '26 Edition: Everywhere
    11. Apps can now open Shopify’s file picker with the Intents API
      Tools
    12. Admin GraphQL API now supports app-owned delivery profiles that cover all shippable items
      Admin GraphQL API
    13. Define and set metafields on inventory transfers in the GraphQL Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API
    14. Purchase-type filtering now enforced for app discounts
      Admin GraphQL API
    15. Hydrogen developer preview
      Hydrogen
    16. Create channel markets with the GraphQL Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API
    17. WhatsApp marketing consent now available in the Admin API and Customer Account API
      Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API
    18. New App Store requirements for Sidekick app extensions
      App store
    19. Bulk queries now execute up to 4X faster
      Admin GraphQL API
    20. Sidekick app extensions available today
      Platform
    21. Color palettes in Themes
      Themes
    22. Built for Shopify requirements for Returns and exchanges apps and Subscription apps (effective December 1, 2026)
      Action requiredBuilt for Shopify
    23. Monitor admin web vitals in the Dev Dashboard
      Tools
    24. Standard storefront events and actions
      Themes
    25. Buy Shipping Labels with the GraphQL Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API
    26. New Collection model and APIs now available
      Action requiredAdmin GraphQL API
    27. Metafields now require a definition to be accessed through the Customer Account API
      Action requiredPlatform
    28. New appSubscriptionCancel mutation in the Partner API
      API
    29. Shop User Metafields in Shopify Functions
      Functions
    30. Read a cart line's viewKey from the CartLine type
      Storefront API
    31. Shopify AI Toolkit for upgrading extensions to Polaris web components
      Action requiredTools
    32. Streamlined Metaobject API
      Admin GraphQL API
    33. Headless checkout SSO is now documented with sso=silent
      Customer Account API
    34. GiftCardCashOutTransaction is now resolvable from GiftCardTransaction
      Admin GraphQL API
    35. Local currency support gift cards now available in the GraphQL Admin API
      Admin GraphQL API
    36. Inventory transfer webhooks include origin and destination location IDs, and mutation documentation clarified
      Admin GraphQL API
    37. App quality checks now managed in Partner Dashboard
      App store
    38. Identify cart lines by view_key in cartLinesUpdate and cartLinesRemove
      Storefront API

    39. Build App Home as a UI extension

      App Home UI extensions let custom-distribution apps build a Shopify-hosted App Home page with Preact, Polaris web components, and the admin.app.home.render target.

  3. May 2026

    Surface
    1. Customize /llms.txt, /llms-full.txt and /agents.md
      Themes

    2. Next Generation Events now available in developer preview

      Next Generation Events are now in developer preview, adding field-level trigger control, custom GraphQL payloads, and query-based delivery filters to webhooks.

    3. Shopify CLI 4.0: SemVer, auto-updates, removing deprecated flags and commands
      Tools
    4. Feature preview: Customer account improvements
      Platform
    5. Shop Minis March April 2026 update
      Shop Minis
    6. Expiring offline access tokens required for all public apps as of January 1, 2027
      Breaking changesAdmin GraphQL API
    7. Removing deprecated PRIVATE and PUBLIC_READ enums on metaobject definitions
      DeprecatedAdmin GraphQL API
    8. shippingLine field added to FulfillmentOrderLineItem
      Admin GraphQL API
    9. New checkoutToken field added to the Order object
      Admin GraphQL API
    10. Function run log details are now automatically visible with the right access scopes
      Platform
    11. Checkout And Accounts Configuration API for unified branding across checkout, customer accounts, and sign-in
      Admin GraphQL API
    12. Polaris web components migration guides now available for Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions
      Checkout UI
    13. Shopify App Pricing: charge for usage, recurring subscriptions, or both
      App store
    14. App Events: See app usage and performance data in your Dev Dashboard
      API
    15. PRODUCT_UNAVAILABLE_IN_BUYER_LOCATION warning code added to CartWarning object
      Storefront API
    16. New cartToken field added to the Order object
      Admin GraphQL API
    17. Target discounts to specific markets
      Admin GraphQL API
    18. Bots and agents should identify themselves via Web Bot Auth
      Action requiredPlatform
    19. Publish and unpublish product variants independently from product
      Admin GraphQL API
    20. App deployment in CI/CD is now available for all apps
      Action requiredTools
    21. Ship and pickup in one order now available in feature preview
      Action requiredAdmin Extensions
    22. More admin intents now support Settings
      API