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We gave AI agents a mobile dev environment

We built Remote Dev so AI agents can build and test apps in parallel, without maxing out developers’ laptops.

Refreshed payment method design in checkout

This tiled layout appears when the payment methods meet certain display criteria, including offering four or fewer payment methods. For other configurations, the standard list view continues to display.

Checkout footer visibility now applies to merchant-configurable content

The visibility fields on CheckoutBrandingFooterContent and CheckoutAndAccountsConfigurationBrandingFooterContent now control only merchant-configurable footer content. Checkout can display Shopify-provided transaction information in the foo

Set product categories on custom line items in draft orders and order edits

Starting with GraphQL Admin API version 2027-01, you can assign a category from Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy to custom line items in draft orders and order edits. The category controls the item's tax treatment in the same way it does

New protection against unexpected redirects

Your online store now asks customers to confirm before it sends them to a website outside your store. This helps protect customers from unexpected redirects. Customers see a short message with the website's address, and they can continue to

How Shopify turns open models into task experts

Sidekick’s frontier model hands its most token-heavy work to open models that Shopify post-trains and serves itself. Here’s the loop we use to build them, and where NVIDIA’s models, software, and GPUs make each turn faster and cheaper.

Create, manage and review stock counts in Shopify admin

Stock counts give you a structured way to verify inventory in Shopify admin. Create a count, have staff record what’s on the shelf using barcode scanning or manual entry, then review results before stock levels change. If you currently coun

Metaobject analytics queryable capability available in the Admin API

Starting with GraphQL Admin API version 2027-01, you can read and configure the analyticsQueryable capability on metaobject definitions. This applies to apps that create, update, or inspect metaobject definitions. No action is required unle

Securing your app, together

Merchants install your app because they trust it, and because they trust the Shopify App Store. There are bad actors out there who are motivated to exploit that trust. Alongside the rest of the industry, we are seeing the number of attacks

Enable the analytics queryable capability on metafield and metaobject definitions from your app's TOML

You can now enable the analytics_queryable capability on metafield and metaobject definitions that you declare in shopify.app.toml. Merchants can then use those metafields and metaobjects as dimensions and filters in Shopify Analytics and S

Shopify, Vercel Arm Stores for AI Agents

The collaboration allows humans and external AI agents alike to shop a store. The post Shopify, Vercel Arm Stores for AI Agents appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

Cross-store product clustering across millions of stores

How we group product listings across millions of stores using tiered matching models, graph partitioning, and learned cluster merge decisions.

Building Overexposed: understanding application exposure

Our first scanner read config files and missed what was running. We rebuilt it with the cloud inventory, a careful probe, and honest results.

Exclusive > timestamp filters exclude the full second

As of API version 2026-10, an exclusive lower bound (>) on a timestamp filter in the GraphQL Admin API search syntax excludes the full second. For example, created_at:>'2026-09-15T12:00:02Z' no longer returns an order created at 12:00:02.50

Bonobos launches Shopify-powered site with omnichannel fit and profile capabilities

Menswear brand Bonobos announced the relaunch of its website on Shopify in October. The company cited numerous benefits that it will seek to realize. Examples include faster checkout and new “My Fit” profiles that sync sizing between Bonobo

Cross-border E-commerce Weekly: Shopify Fully Embraces AI Shopping Agents; SHEIN Continues to Tighten Logistics Controls

Checkout MCP and Cart MCP now support UCP buyer consent

Checkout MCP and Cart MCP now support the UCP buyer consent extension (dev.ucp.shopping.buyer_consent) starting with UCP 2026-08-25. Buyers can now make the same privacy and marketing choices in your agent that they'd make in a shop's own c

Buy shipping labels on Shopify, now in the Netherlands and Poland

Merchants who ship from the Netherlands or Poland can now buy DHL eCommerce shipping labels on Shopify. Rates are discounted, and there's no fee on top of your Shopify plan. Where you can ship depends on where you ship from: *From the Nethe

Fulfill orders in batches

You can now fulfill orders together in batches. Group up to 250 fulfillments by criteria such as product type or shipping destination, then pick, buy labels, print documents, and pack them together. Each batch follows a workflow you can cus

Buy shipping labels automatically with Shopify Flow

Merchants can now buy shipping labels with a Shopify Flow action. Set the conditions for which orders qualify, and Flow buys the labels as orders come in. Choose the carrier and service, package type, weight, and ship date to use. You can t

Offer Royal Mail pickup points at checkout

Royal Mail is now available as a pickup point provider across the UK. At checkout, customers choose a location from a map or a list and see its name, address, opening hours, and price before they commit. To turn it on: * Go to Settings > Sh

Build with confidence: Shopify AI Toolkit's security check

Shopify AI Toolkit now includes shopify app security check, a security command that checks your app for common vulnerabilities before you ship. You can run it before you submit an app, and on every release, to find problems in your own code

Hydrogen 2026-10 is now available

The new Hydrogen is generally available today. Since the developer preview started in June, we've shipped seven releases based on feedback from developers using it. The big deal about the new Hydrogen is that it isn't a big deal: Hydrogen n

Your Store Is ‘Agent-Ready’ By Default, We Tested 122 Shopify Stores To See What That Actually Means via @sejournal, @billhunt

A store can look agent-ready by default and still fail the moment a buyer asks about shipping, pickup, or cancellation. Here's what to verify. The post Your Store Is ‘Agent-Ready’ By Default, We Tested 122 Shopify Stores To See What That Ac