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02-01-26 (17:38)   Tax summary webhook now includes merchant business entity information
02-01-26 (17:38)   Tax calculation requests now include merchant business entity information
02-01-26 (12:09)   Remove deprecated errorCode and errorMessage fields from SubscriptionBillingAttempt
01-01-26 (18:24)   Subscription billing attempts throttling
01-01-26 (18:24)   Introducing the `orders/link_requested` webhook topic
01-01-26 (18:24)   New Return Reason Definitions API for Better Return Insights
01-01-26 (18:24)   `INVALID_BILLING_ADDRESS`: new processing error for subscription billing attempts
23-12-25 (18:24)   Tax Partner Apps Can Now Receive Cart Line Properties in Tax Calculation Requests
22-12-25 (18:24)   Deprecation of `Shop.billingAddress` in favor of `Shop.shopAddress`
19-12-25 (18:09)   Removing `permitsSkuSharing` field from fulfillment service
19-12-25 (18:09)   Conversion tracking fields added to MarketingEngagementCreate
19-12-25 (18:09)   Storefront API now returns errors when adding a gift card to a cart with missing or invalid recipient details
18-12-25 (18:38)   Customer marketing URL fields now require write access
17-12-25 (18:24)   Discount Function support for rejecting discount codes
16-12-25 (19:24)   Set and retrieve `processedAt` in the `refundCreate` mutation
15-12-25 (15:09)   Faster bulk operations
12-12-25 (18:09)   Removal of payment method requirement on API created Subscription contracts
12-12-25 (18:09)   Making idempotency mandatory for inventory adjustments and refund mutations
12-12-25 (18:09)   New compare and swap syntax for the `inventorySetQuantities` mutation
12-12-25 (18:09)   Concurrency protection features for inventory and refund mutations
12-12-25 (18:09)   Making `changeFromQuantity` field required (with explicit opt-out)
12-12-25 (18:09)   Deprecation of `OrderTransaction.authorizationCode` in favor of `OrderTransaction.paymentId`
12-12-25 (18:09)   `receiptJson` on `OrderTransaction` is deprecated in the GraphQL Admin API
12-12-25 (18:09)   InventoryItem.variant field deprecated in favor of InventoryItem.variants connection
12-12-25 (18:09)   Adding idempotency for inventory adjustments and refund mutations
12-12-25 (18:09)   New `changeFromQuantity` field to manage inventory
12-12-25 (18:09)   Improved compare and swap inventory updates for the `inventorySetQuantities` mutation
10-12-25 (16:38)   The Winter '26 Edition is here
10-12-25 (15:38)   Introducing Sidekick app extensions
10-12-25 (15:38)   Advanced Metafield & Metaobject Querying
10-12-25 (15:38)   A more powerful Dev Assistant on shopify.dev
10-12-25 (15:38)   Revamped POS UI extensions reference
10-12-25 (15:38)   Offline access tokens now support expiry and refresh
10-12-25 (15:38)   Monitor admin performance issues by region with Web Vitals API
10-12-25 (15:38)   Simplified App Store requirements
10-12-25 (15:38)   New fields to combine bundle options
10-12-25 (15:38)   ShopifyQL Python SDK and CLI now available for analytics
10-12-25 (15:38)   Multi-environment theme commands in Shopify CLI
10-12-25 (15:38)   Binary testing for Shopify Functions
09-12-25 (23:09)   New: Open source experimentation platform
09-12-25 (18:09)   Tax summary webhook and calculation requests now include customer and company metafields
08-12-25 (18:24)   Venmo and PayPal are now treated as separate payment methods
05-12-25 (18:24)   Order editing new validations and handled `userErrors`
22-11-25 (18:24)   Tax summary webhook and calculation requests now includes shop and presentment currency amount
20-11-25 (18:38)   Tax summary webhook `created_at` field now returns UTC timezone
19-11-25 (18:09)   Deprecate `in_catalog` and `catalogs` fields from object type `Location`
17-11-25 (19:09)   Shopify Dev MCP now supports POS UI extensions
13-11-25 (22:55)   New Google Cloud Run deployment tutorial released
12-11-25 (18:38)   Tax webhook summary and calculation requests now use Global IDs
10-11-25 (18:09)   Carrier Service API now includes order totals and customer tags
10-11-25 (16:09)   Protected customer data scopes required for web pixel PII access starting on December 10th
05-11-25 (17:24)   tax_summaries/create webhook and taxSummaryCreate mutation now available
01-11-25 (05:09)   Order Update Phone Field Public
31-10-25 (17:24)   New Queries for Bulk Operations
31-10-25 (17:24)   Support metafield and metaobject standards in Declarative Custom Data Definitions
29-10-25 (15:24)   Bulk operations group objects default changed to `false`
27-10-25 (17:09)   Optional location inputs for inventory transfers
27-10-25 (17:09)   The `cartDiscountCodeUpdate` mutation now requires the `discountCodes` field
27-10-25 (16:38)   Built for Shopify apps get priority visibility across the Shopify App Store
24-10-25 (18:09)   New ACH support for deferred payments
24-10-25 (15:09)   Increased limits in metafield and metaobject definitions
24-10-25 (12:24)   New `notify` parameter available on the `storeCreditAccountCredit` mutation
23-10-25 (23:09)   Updated online store promotion app store requirement
22-10-25 (00:09)   Improved concurrency handling in the Cart AJAX API and Storefront Cart GraphQL API
21-10-25 (18:55)   New: Unlisted Product Status
15-10-25 (19:24)   POS UI extensions: Developer experience Improvements
15-10-25 (14:09)   The product variant limit is now 2048 for all merchants
14-10-25 (18:09)   Subscription Selling Plan support with POS UI Extensions
14-10-25 (17:09)   Introducing the Shop Minis SDK (early access)
13-10-25 (17:09)   Fulfillment service callback url is now optional
10-10-25 (18:09)   Removing `visible_to_storefront_api` field on metaobject field definitions
08-10-25 (21:24)   Integrate accelerated checkout buttons (Shop Pay and Apple Pay) on mobile app storefronts
08-10-25 (18:09)   Deprecate delivery legacy modes fields
07-10-25 (00:55)   Removal of deprecated `Shop.draftOrders` connection in the GraphQL Admin API
06-10-25 (23:38)   New `productNetwork` field on the `Order` object
02-10-25 (16:38)   ShopifyQL now available as `shopifyqlQuery` within the GraphQL Admin API
01-10-25 (18:09)   Subscription contract shipping requirements now sync with product variants
01-10-25 (18:09)   `InventoryShipmentReceive` mutation now supports idempotency
01-10-25 (18:09)   Themes now use one industry tag for better search results
01-10-25 (18:09)   Rerouting Fulfillment Orders is now possible via API
01-10-25 (18:09)   Shopify.dev MCP Now Supports More APIs
01-10-25 (18:09)   Storefront API Cart now supports adding Gift Cards
01-10-25 (18:09)   New: Support for USDC Credit field in Shopify Payments Payout GraphQL
01-10-25 (17:38)   Polaris unified web components are now stable
01-10-25 (06:09)   Dynamic complexity cost for `productSet` mutation
01-10-25 (06:09)   Dynamic complexity for `productVariantsBulkCreate` and `productVariantsBulkUpdate` mutations
01-10-25 (06:09)   `productVariantsBulkCreate` and `productVariantsBulkUpdate` mutations now validate `inventoryQuantities` limits
01-10-25 (06:09)   Dynamic complexity cost for `productCreate` and `productUpdate` mutations
01-10-25 (06:09)   `productSet` mutation now validates `inventoryQuantities` limits
01-10-25 (05:09)   Duplicate themes with the Admin GraphQL API
30-09-25 (18:09)   Upcoming Markets pricing support for Draft Order checkouts
29-09-25 (15:55)   Introducing the admin intents API
25-09-25 (17:24)   Built for Shopify grace period extended for uninstall and app embed requirements
23-09-25 (18:09)   New metafield definition types in GraphQL - article_reference / list.article_reference
20-09-25 (18:09)   Improve your theme compatibility with remote products
20-09-25 (18:09)   Your app may be affected by remote products
19-09-25 (20:24)   Built for Shopify grace period update for uninstall and app embed requirements
18-09-25 (23:24)   Added support for dispute preventions
18-09-25 (16:38)   GraphQL ProductTaxonomyNodes Query Fields Deprecation
18-09-25 (15:38)   Introducing `functionHandle` for Shopify Functions