Latest Shopify Developer Changes

August 31, 2026

Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate

PolarisNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 31, 2026

The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioning

PolarisNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 28, 2026

More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokens

APIUpdateAdmin GraphQL APIAdmin REST API

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 27, 2026 Action / breaking change

Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecated

Action RequiredThemesDeprecation announcement

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 26, 2026

Four additional topics are now available for Events

APINewEvents & webhooks

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 26, 2026

Build Shopify apps in PHP and Python with new official packages

ToolsNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 26, 2026

GitHub commits now name the last theme editor

ThemesUpdate

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 25, 2026

Oxygen is now available on trial plan stores

APIUpdateHydrogen

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 24, 2026 Action / breaking change

Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027

Action RequiredAPIDeprecation announcementAdmin GraphQL APIAdmin REST API

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 19, 2026

App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigation

PlatformUpdate

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 18, 2026

Hydrogen developer preview update: August 18, 2026

APIUpdateHydrogen

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 10, 2026

Shop Campaigns performance data now available via ShopifyQL

APIUpdateAdmin GraphQL API

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 06, 2026

Standard storefront events and actions now support cart attributes

PlatformUpdate

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 05, 2026

Draft order and transfer/shipment inventory is moving from reserved to committed

APIUpdateAdmin GraphQL API

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 05, 2026

WebMCP support for Liquid and Hydrogen storefronts

PlatformNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 03, 2026

Oxygen is now available on development stores

APIUpdateHydrogen

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 03, 2026

The `orderCreate` mutation now supports multiple tracking numbers for each fulfillment

APINewAdmin GraphQL APIAdmin REST API2026-10

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

August 01, 2026

Updated Built for Shopify requirements for Fulfillment services apps

Built for ShopifyUpdate

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 31, 2026

Hydrogen developer preview update: July 30, 2026

APIUpdateHydrogen

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 31, 2026

New fields for cash management activities and drawers in POS

APINewAdmin GraphQL API2026-07

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 30, 2026

Merchants now see partner details on collaborator requests

Dev DashboardNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 30, 2026

The shopify-account component for customer accounts is now a Theme Store requirement

ThemesNew

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 30, 2026

createdAt is now available on the Customer object in Shopify Functions

APINewFunctions2026-10

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 30, 2026 Action / breaking change

Updating an order's shipping address recalculates taxes as of API version 2026-10

Action RequiredAPIBreaking API ChangeAdmin GraphQL APIAdmin REST API

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 27, 2026

POS UI extensions can now print directly to hardware receipt printers

APINewPOS Extensions2026-07

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 27, 2026

SubscriptionContractCalculation API now available in early access

APINewAdmin GraphQL API2026-10

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 24, 2026 Action / breaking change

Invalid metafield queries now return errors in the GraphQL Admin API

Action RequiredAPIBreaking API ChangeAdmin GraphQL APIMetafields and metaobjects

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 21, 2026

Metafield triggers and additional topics are now available for Events

APIUpdateEvents & webhooks

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 21, 2026

Liquid templates can now compose pages with blocks and partials

APINewLiquid

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

July 21, 2026

Full-stack capabilities to power app analytics

APINewAdmin GraphQL APIApp Events APIMetafields and metaobjects

MerchantDiff page → Official Shopify source

Latest Shopify developer changes

Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate

The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioning

More resilient refreshes for expiring offline access tokens

Password Protected Shop Dev flows on Shopify Theme CLI v3.83.x and older to be deprecated

Four additional topics are now available for Events

Build Shopify apps in PHP and Python with new official packages

GitHub commits now name the last theme editor

Oxygen is now available on trial plan stores

Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027

App intents on `admin.app.intent.link` now open as a full-page navigation

Hydrogen developer preview update: August 18, 2026

Shop Campaigns performance data now available via ShopifyQL

Standard storefront events and actions now support cart attributes

Draft order and transfer/shipment inventory is moving from reserved to committed

WebMCP support for Liquid and Hydrogen storefronts

Oxygen is now available on development stores

The `orderCreate` mutation now supports multiple tracking numbers for each fulfillment

Updated Built for Shopify requirements for Fulfillment services apps

Hydrogen developer preview update: July 30, 2026

New fields for cash management activities and drawers in POS

Merchants now see partner details on collaborator requests

The shopify-account component for customer accounts is now a Theme Store requirement

createdAt is now available on the Customer object in Shopify Functions

Updating an order's shipping address recalculates taxes as of API version 2026-10

POS UI extensions can now print directly to hardware receipt printers

SubscriptionContractCalculation API now available in early access

Invalid metafield queries now return errors in the GraphQL Admin API

Metafield triggers and additional topics are now available for Events

Liquid templates can now compose pages with blocks and partials

Full-stack capabilities to power app analytics

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