Shop User Metafields in Shopify Functions
UpdateUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
Shop User is Shopify’s cross-merchant buyer identity. Partners who use metafields on Shop Users can now read those metafields during checkout using Shopify Functions. To learn more, see the Shop User metafields guide in the Shopify developer documentation: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop/guides/use-cases/metafields
Topics: Security, Developer tools
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| Jun 12 | Read a cart line's `viewKey` from the `CartLine` typeunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 11 | Shopify AI Toolkit for upgrading extensions to Polaris web componentsunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 11 | Streamlined Metaobject APIunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 16 | Metafields now require a definition to be accessed through the Customer Account APIunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 16 | New appSubscriptionCancel mutation in the Partner APIunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 17 | New purchaseType and recurringCycleLimit fields in the discounts API for discount UI extensionsunverified Pricing | Pricing |
| Jun 17 | Shopify's Spring '26 Edition: Everywhereunverified Update | Update |
| Jun 17 | Apps can now open Shopify’s file picker with the Intents APIunverified Update | Update |
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