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Shopify, December 2025 new features

33 releases · 1 product · 3 Deprecation · 1 Pricing

Nov 2025Jan 2026
DateRelease
Dec 22Deprecation of `Shop.billingAddress` in favor of `Shop.shopAddress`unverified
Shopify developer platformDeprecation
Dec 19Conversion tracking fields added to MarketingEngagementCreateunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 19Removing `permitsSkuSharing` field from fulfillment serviceunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 19Storefront API now returns errors when adding a gift card to a cart with missing or invalid recipient detailsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 18Customer marketing URL fields now require write accessunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 17Discount Function support for rejecting discount codesunverified
Shopify developer platformPricing
Dec 16Set and retrieve `processedAt` in the `refundCreate` mutationunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 15Faster bulk operationsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 15Venmo and PayPal are now treated as separate payment methodsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Adding idempotency for inventory adjustments and refund mutationsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Concurrency protection features for inventory and refund mutationsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Deprecation of `OrderTransaction.authorizationCode` in favor of `OrderTransaction.paymentId`unverified
Shopify developer platformDeprecation
Dec 12Improved compare and swap inventory updates for the `inventorySetQuantities` mutationunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Making `changeFromQuantity` field required (with explicit opt-out)unverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Making idempotency mandatory for inventory adjustments and refund mutationsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12New `changeFromQuantity` field to manage inventoryunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12New compare and swap syntax for the `inventorySetQuantities` mutationunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 12Removal of payment method requirement on API created Subscription contractsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10A more powerful Dev Assistant on shopify.devunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Advanced Metafield & Metaobject Queryingunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Binary testing for Shopify Functionsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Introducing Sidekick app extensionsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Monitor admin performance issues by region with Web Vitals APIunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Multi-environment theme commands in Shopify CLIunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10New fields to combine bundle optionsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Offline access tokens now support expiry and refreshunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Revamped POS UI extensions referenceunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10ShopifyQL Python SDK and CLI now available for analyticsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10Simplified App Store requirementsunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 10The Winter '26 Edition is hereunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 8New: Open source experimentation platformunverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 5Order editing new validations and handled `userErrors`unverified
Shopify developer platformUpdate
Dec 2InventoryItem.variant field deprecated in favor of InventoryItem.variants connectionunverified
Shopify developer platformDeprecation

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