---
title: app build
description: >-
  This command executes the build script specified in the element's TOML file.
  You can specify a custom script in the file. To learn about configuration
  files in Shopify apps, refer to [App
  configuration](/docs/apps/tools/cli/configuration).

    If you're building a [theme app extension](/docs/apps/online-store/theme-app-extensions), then running the `build` command runs [Theme Check](/docs/themes/tools/theme-check) against your extension to ensure that it's valid.
api_name: shopify-cli
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/app/app-build'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-cli/app/app-build.md'
---

# app buildcommand

This command executes the build script specified in the element's TOML file. You can specify a custom script in the file. To learn about configuration files in Shopify apps, refer to [App configuration](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/tools/cli/configuration).

If you're building a [theme app extension](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/online-store/theme-app-extensions), then running the `build` command runs [Theme Check](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/tools/theme-check) against your extension to ensure that it's valid.

## Flags

The following flags are available for the `app build` command:

* \--client-id \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_CLIENT\_ID

  The Client ID of your app.

* \--no-color

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_NO\_COLOR

  Disable color output.

* \--path \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_PATH

  The path to your app directory.

* \--reset

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_RESET

  Reset all your settings.

* \--skip-dependencies-installation

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_SKIP\_DEPENDENCIES\_INSTALLATION

  Skips the installation of dependencies. Deprecated, use workspaces instead.

* \--verbose

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_VERBOSE

  Increase the verbosity of the output.

* -c, --config \<value>

  string

  env: SHOPIFY\_FLAG\_APP\_CONFIG

  The name of the app configuration.

### Examples

* #### app build

  ##### app build

  ```bash
  shopify app build [flags]
  ```