Introducing the Shopify AI Toolkit
In order for AI coding agents to be useful additions to development workflows, they need to have the right context. When you're building on Shopify, a small platform detail can change the right implementation: the API surface you choose, the fields available in a schema, the extension APIs you import, or the validation steps you need before shipping.
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AI Agents Know About Supabase. They Don't Always Use It Right
Supabase released an open-source set of instructions designed to teach AI coding agents how to build on Supabase correctly.
Announcing Query Insights For Prisma Postgres
Prisma Postgres now includes Query Insights, a built-in tool for monitoring database query performance in production. It works out of the box without additional setup.
Akamai Supplemental Signals is Now GA
__Auth0 Akamai Supplemental Signals is now GA__ and available across the full authentication lifecycle. This update allows developers to ingest risk scores and edge intelligence from Akamai Bot Manager and Account Protector into several new Action triggers: __Pre-User Registration__, __Post-User Registration__, __Post-Challenge__, and __Post-Change...
Restore deleted dashboards is now generally available
The restore dashboards feature is now generally available! We would love your feedback, you can share it here . You can restore dashboards you’ve deleted without the need for a support ticket. With the new Recently deleted view, accidentally removing a dashboard no longer means lost work or rebuilding panels from scratch.
Data source-managed alerts deprecation
Prometheus and Loki data source-managed alerts are being deprecated in Grafana Cloud and can no longer be created in new stacks. Although the pre-provisioned data sources are being depreciated, users can still add their own data sources and can create data source-managed alerts in those data sources.
Session Replay Sentiment Filter
What it is: New sentiment filter on the Session Replay list page lets you narrow replays by sentiment without leaving the main search experience. Previously, replays with AI Summaries weren't searchable by sentiment from the list view, making sessions easy to lose unless you'd already saved the link.
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Hydrogen April 2026 release
The Hydrogen April 2026 release (v2026.4.0) is out. This release updates the Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 and includes breaking changes to consent handling and the API proxy. Updated Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 ( #3651 ) Breaking: The Storefront API proxy is now always enabled.
Shopify Scripts will be deprecated on June 30, 2026
We are enhancing Shopify Functions with new capabilities for discounts, shipping, and payments. These improvements aim to replace the functionalities you previously achieved using Shopify Scripts, allowing you to build custom logic tailored to your unique business needs.
New discount fields in the Storefront API's cart types
As of API version 2026-07, several changes have been introduced to the discount fields and amounts in the Storefront API . What's changed Deprecated Fields : The cart.discountAllocations field is deprecated. Use cart.lines[].discountAllocations(lineLevelOnly: false) and cart.deliveryGroups[].discountAllocations instead.
Replacing or deleting a Shopify-hosted file no longer purges its CDN URL
As of April 7, 2026, when you replace or delete a file in the Shopify admin, Shopify will no longer proactively purge the file's URL on cdn.shopify.com/.... The previously cached content will continue to be served until the URL's TTL (Time to Live) expires. This change aims to reduce CDN purge volume and improve consistency across our edge providers.
New CSS variable for mobile safe area insets
New CSS Variable for Mobile Safe Area Insets A new CSS custom property, --shopify-safe-area-inset-bottom , is now available for embedded apps running on Shopify Mobile. This property provides the exact pixel value of host UI overlays, such as the floating bottom navigation bar, to prevent apps from placing fixed-position content over these overlays.
Automated testing for Shopify UI extensions with @shopify/ui-extensions-tester
As of API version 2026-04, Shopify provides an official testing library for UI extensions. @shopify/ui-extensions-tester lets you write unit tests for extensions on any surface , Checkout, Admin, Customer Accounts, and POS , without a running Shopify host.
DraftOrderLineItem.grams field removed in 2026-07
What's changing We are removing the grams field from the DraftOrderLineItem object in the Admin GraphQL API, starting with version 2026-07. This field was deprecated over 8 years ago. After the 2026-04 API version becomes unsupported, any queries referencing DraftOrderLineItem.grams will return an error.
Added MOST_RELEVANT value for `CollectionSortOrder`
The MOST_RELEVANT value is now available to the GraphQL Admin API's CollectionSortOrder , available in API version 2026-07 and higher. Learn more about collection sorting options in the Shopify Help Center .