Shopify Release notes and new features

Shop SDK lead capture now supports Rich Authorization Requests

Shop SDK lead capture now supports Rich Authorization Requests (RAR), allowing developers to request specific profile data fields. Developers can now mark required or optional fields in a serialized JSON array.

• Shop SDK lead capture now supports Rich Authorization RequestsGA
• Add selling plans to draft order line items with the Admin GraphQL API
• Cart and checkout permalinks now support UCP at /buy
• First sign-ins to customer accounts now set Customer.state and send customers/enable webhooks
• App Events: Send events from Checkout and Customer Account UI extensions
• Managed mode for Shopify Tax
• Shopify Flow: manage automations through AI Toolkit
• Introducing theme app add-ons: Build and bundle apps with your themes
• Make your app's activity reportable in Shopify Analytics with App Events
• Merchant email now available on the `ThemeSale` object in the Partners API
• Shopify App Store: Estimated local-currency prices
• Editions: Fall 2026
• Shopify App Pricing: Plan Feature Targeting
• Start Sidekick conversations from your app