Four additional topics are now available for Events
Shopify developer change
MerchantDiff detected this entry in Shopify's official developer changelog on August 26, 2026.
This Shopify update is categorized as API, New, Events & webhooks.
What changed
Apps can now subscribe to events for Metaobject, MetafieldDefinition, MetaobjectDefinition, and InventoryTransfer. Apps can also subscribe to targeted metafield changes on InventoryTransfer. By subscribing to these topics, your app can react directly to changes in custom content, custom data definitions, and inventory transfer workflows. Apps can target the fields that matter in triggers, query the resource that changed, and avoid subscribing to broader updates just to diff payloads in their event handler. For example, the following subscription delivers when the value of the title field changes.
Who is affected
Apps that subscribe to or process Shopify webhooks or event payloads should review this change.
What action may be needed
Review whether the new capability is relevant to your app. If you plan to use it, test the affected API or workflow before adopting it in production.
Use the official Shopify entry below as the source of truth for technical implementation details, affected APIs, migration instructions and deadlines.
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