Physical inventory feature preview
The physical inventory feature preview gives you early access to a new set of inventory APIs in the unstable version of the GraphQL Admin API. Enable it on a development store to build and test against the core primitives merchants use to organize a stockroom: bins, counts, and purchase orders.
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Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview
The Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams is now in Public Preview . The app brings Genie into Microsoft Teams so users can ask data questions and get answers without leaving Microsoft Teams. See Databricks Genie app in Microsoft Teams .
Anthropic managed ingestion connector (Beta)
The Anthropic connector in Lakeflow Connect is now available in Beta. The connector allows you to ingest Compliance API data , audit activity, organizations, users, roles, groups, settings, and Claude chats and messages , from Anthropic into Databricks. See Anthropic connector .
Data lineage ingestion control is GA for BigQuery, Spark and Airflow
Data lineage can now be controlled at the organization, folder or project level for BigQuery, Managed Service for Apache Spark and Managed Service for Apache Airflow.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview and 3 Pro Image Preview are retired
The Nano Banana preview models gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview and gemini-3-pro-image-preview have been retired and are no longer accessible. Update your code to use either gemini-3.1-flash-image or gemini-3-flash-image instead.
[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server
Microsoft Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server are now generally available. You can use assessments to continuously evaluate the security posture of your Azure PostgreSQL flexible
Legacy Claude Console Workbench sunsets on August 17, 2026
Access to the legacy Workbench ends August 17, 2026, and saved prompts, variables and evals are not supported in the updated Workbench. Export any data you want to keep from the banner or Organizational Settings.
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Card deposit endpoint now requires mTLS certificate
Shopify's card-deposit endpoint now requires a Shopify-issued mTLS client certificate. Apps that store cardholder data with the customerPaymentMethodCreditCardCreate and customerPaymentMethodCreditCardUpdate GraphQL Admin API mutations must first deposit that data at Shopify's /sessions card-deposit endpoint to receive a session identifier.
Updated App Store requirements: 4.1.2 Use a unique name for your app
Your app's name is what merchants use to discover, identify, and remember your app. We've added requirement 4.1.2, "Use a unique name for your app," to reduce merchant confusion over identical and copycat app names in Shopify’s App Store. We know that changing an app name isn't easy , it affects your brand, your discoverability, and your existing merchants.
Storefront API `@inContext` supports `channelId`
As of Storefront API version 2026-10 , the @inContext directive accepts an optional channelId argument. Use channelId to apply a specific sales channel’s context to an entire query, including channel-specific product availability and pricing.
POS UI Extensions 2026-07 adds discount allocations to bundle components
Starting with POS UI Extensions API version 2026-07, product bundle components in cart line item data include discount allocation details. Apps can access component-level discount allocations from bundle components on a cart line item, for example: shopify.cartLineItem.components?.[0]?.discountAllocations The same LineItem shape is also used in Cart API...
Metafield triggers and additional topics are now available for Events
Apps can now subscribe to events for Order , Collection , InventoryItem , InventoryShipment , Location , and can subscribe to metafield changes on Product , Order , Customer , Collection and Location . ProductVariant metafields are supported through the Product topic. This gives apps a precise way to react to more objects and custom data changes.
Liquid templates can now compose pages with blocks and partials
The Liquid July ’26 developer preview introduces a simpler way to build theme pages. Page structure can live directly in a Liquid template, where developers and coding agents can read and edit everything in one place. The peview adds two Liquid tags: {% block %} renders a reusable theme block directly from a template.
Full-stack capabilities to power app analytics
For app developers, building merchant-facing analytics has always meant standing up your own stack: a charting library, a data warehouse to sync merchant data into, handling currencies and locales, and a UI that never quite matched the Shopify admin.