About Dev Dashboard
The Dev Dashboard is your central hub for creating and managing Shopify apps. It provides a unified development experience with powerful tools to build, test, and monitor your applications. Whether you're a merchant customizing your own stores or a developer building for clients, the Dev Dashboard gives you access to the full capabilities of the Shopify platform.
Anchor to Key capabilitiesKey capabilities
- App management: See all the apps in your organization and manage them in one place.
- Troubleshooting: Access logs and metrics for your apps.
- Dev stores: Create Dev stores with any Shopify plan allowing you to test your app in realistic environments.
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You can create new apps in the Dev Dashboard or with Shopify CLI.
The Dev Dashboard is a simplified interface for creating apps, while Shopify CLI allows you to also create apps with extensions and Shopify Functions:
| Feature | CLI | Dev dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new app | Supported | Supported |
| Create a new version of an app | Supported | Limited support |
| Customize the app's configuration | Supported | Limited support |
| Create app extensions | Supported | Not supported |
| Preview changes in your app without releasing a new version | Supported | Not supported |
Anchor to Accessing the Dev DashboardAccessing the Dev Dashboard
Access the Dev Dashboard directly by visiting https://dev.shopify.com/dashboard/. You can also navigate to the dashboard from the Shopify Admin or the Partner Dashboard using the following instructions.
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To get to the Dev Dashboard from the Shopify admin:
- Click on Settings
- Open the Apps and Sales Channels page
- Click Develop apps
- Click on Build apps in Dev Dashboard
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To get to the Dev Dashboard from the Partner Dashboard:
- Click on Apps from the left sidebar
- Click on Visit dev dashboard