Hydrogen now deploys to Vercel
Shopify developer change
MerchantDiff detected this entry in Shopify's official developer changelog on June 30, 2026.
This Shopify update is categorized as API, New, Hydrogen.
What changed
The Hydrogen developer preview can now be deployed to Vercel in a few clicks. A new Deploy button creates a repo from the Next.js starter template, sets up a Vercel project, and builds it. No local setup required. The template is a working Hydrogen storefront with the typed Storefront API client, cart, and product and collection pages already wired up. Add your store credentials from the Headless channel to connect your own products.
Who is affected
Apps and storefronts using the affected Storefront API surface 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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