Shopify storefronts now support UCP 2026-08-25
Shopify storefronts now advertise support for Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) version 2026-08-25 in their discovery profiles at /.well-known/ucp . This update adds compatibility with the 2026-08-25 protocol release and doesn’t require any changes to your existing integrations.
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SAS to Snowflake migration (Preview)
The Snowflake AIM Agent for Data Warehouses now supports migrating SAS workloads to Snowflake. This capability covers AI-assisted assessment of SAS codebases and AI-based code conversion of SAS programs to Snowflake SQL, including loading SAS dataset files ( .sas7bdat ) into Snowflake tables.
The Semantic Search feature is now generally available
The Semantic Search feature is now generally available. Looker (original) only changes
Gemini Enterprise: Monday federated data store (GA)
Connecting a Monday data source with Gemini Enterprise using data federation is generally available (GA). You can use the Gemini Enterprise app assistant to search across your Monday boards, items, updates, and docs, and get answers grounded in that content without needing to ingest the data. For more information, see Set up a Monday data store .
Gemini Enterprise: Create and manage projects
You can create and manage projects in the Gemini Enterprise web app to build a dedicated knowledge base for your own work or to collaborate with your team. Within a project, you can upload files and chat privately with the assistant to get answers grounded in your project files and web search. This feature is generally available (GA).
Gemini Enterprise: New data stores and support for new actions (Preview)
The following data stores are available in Public Preview in Gemini Enterprise: CoinDesk Relativity Streak (actions supported) Superhuman Mail You can search and read data from these data stores, and perform actions using natural language.
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Hydrogen developer preview update: September 2, 2026
The Hydrogen developer preview adds new capabilities to the toolkit and extends the ways developers can build Shopify storefronts: Variant links: Links that name a variant, like the ones Shopify submits to a Google Shopping feed, now open on that variant instead of the product's default.
New paymentInstrumentSendAddEmail mutation emails customers a link to add a payment method for a subscription, order, or draft order
You can now use the paymentInstrumentSendAddEmail mutation in the GraphQL Admin API to email a customer a link for adding a payment method to a specific resource (for example, a subscription contract).
Variants now support multiple barcodes
Merchants often sell the same variant under more than one identifier: a manufacturer UPC alongside a private-label EAN, a GTIN, a reissued ISBN, or an ASIN for a marketplace listing. Until now a variant held a single barcode value, so the extras ended up in metafields, tags, or outside Shopify entirely.
Customer Address APIs now support countryCode
Starting with Customer Account API version 2026-10, customer address inputs and objects support countryCode . The existing territoryCode field is deprecated but remains fully supported, so current integrations continue working without interruption. Developers should migrate to countryCode when adopting API version 2026-10.
Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate
Polaris Web Components loaded from the Shopify CDN are moving to semantic versioning, read more about that change here . You can test out the Polaris CDN 1.1 release candidate by updating the URL you load polaris from to this: New components EmptyState . For empty lists, tables, and pages.
The Polaris CDN is adopting semantic versioning
Polaris Web Components loaded from the Shopify CDN are moving to semantic versioning. Most apps will continue receiving compatible improvements automatically, while developers can choose when to adopt breaking changes. Existing apps don’t need to take immediate action.
Create and delete dev stores in Shopify CLI
Shopify CLI 4.8 adds shopify store commands that let you create and manage dev stores from your terminal or coding agent. These commands are available after you update to Shopify CLI 4.8.
Discounts Allocator Function API developer preview has ended
The Discounts Allocator Function API, available only through the Discounts Allocator developer preview, has been removed and won’t be released. The developer preview is closed. Most developers don’t need to take action. The one exception is an app that still declares the purchase.discounts-allocator.run extension target.