Events subscription query complexity limit is changing to 100 points
We’re reducing the query complexity limit for Events subscriptions from 250 to 100 points. This change does not affect Classic Webhooks. Shopify assigns each Events query a complexity score based on the fields it selects, the types of data those fields return, and the number of items requested in connections using first or last, following the GraphQL query...
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Shopify connector (Beta)
The Shopify connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests e-commerce data such as products, orders, customers, inventory, fulfillments, and discounts from Shopify into Databricks. Authentication uses the Shopify OAuth client credentials grant.
Lakebase backup schedule API (Beta)
You can now manage Lakebase backup schedules programmatically. The snapshot schedule API lets you read and set a root branch's automated snapshot cadences (daily, weekly, or monthly) and how long each cadence's snapshots are retained. This API is in Beta and available to all Lakebase workspaces. See Create a backup schedule .
OpenAI GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna are now generally available on Amazon Bedrock
Today, AWS announces the general availability of GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna from OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock. Expanding the GPT-6 family alongside Astra, these two models give teams more ways to balance intelligence, speed, and cost across every workload. Sol is the daily model for recurring complex tasks and software development.
Claude Opus 5.5 launches with a 1M token context window and 128k output
Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 for long-running agentic coding and knowledge work, with a default 1M token context, 128k max output and always-on adaptive thinking. It costs $4 / $20 per MTok, below Claude Opus 5, and is on the Claude API, Bedrock, Google Cloud and Microsoft Foundry.
Fast mode research preview available for Claude Opus 5.5 on the Claude API
Fast mode, in research preview, can now be used with Claude Opus 5.5 on the Claude API.
Claude API beta lets tools be defined inside mid-conversation system messages
With the inline-tools-2026-09-15 beta header, a tool_addition block can carry a full tool definition, so agents can add tools, change schemas or upgrade server tools mid-conversation without invalidating the prompt cache. The same header covers adding and removing tools by reference.
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Polaris CDN 1.1 is now stable
Polaris Web Components 1.1 is now available on the stable Polaris CDN channels. This is the first minor release under the CDN's new semantic versioning model . The following URLs now serve Polaris 1.1 Apps using polaris.js or polaris-1.js receive the update automatically. No action is required.
Removing marketCurrencySettingsUpdate mutation
As of Admin GraphQL API version `2027-01`, the `marketCurrencySettingsUpdate` mutation is removed, along with the `MarketCurrencySettingsUpdatePayload`, `MarketCurrencySettingsUserError`, and `MarketCurrencySettingsUserErrorCode` types. The mutation already returns an error for every request, so this removes an endpoint that can no longer be used.
Query SP Fee Details with the GraphQL Admin API
As of API version 2026-10, the GraphQL Admin API includes a feeDetails query for retrieving specialized fees charged to a shop. No action is required for existing apps. What changed The new feeDetails query returns a connection of FeeDetails objects. Each FeeDetails object includes: feeName and amount : The name of the fee and the amount charged.
Unlimited private plans and target stores in Shopify App Pricing
Developers using Shopify App Pricing can now create unlimited private plans per app and add unlimited target stores to each plan, replacing the previous limits of 15 private plans and 20 stores per plan. No action is required to continue using existing plans. What changed A private plan is an app pricing plan available only to stores you select.
New translatable boolean field for Metafield GraphQL Object
API version 2026-10 adds a non-null translatable field to the Metafield object in the GraphQL Admin API. Apps that fetch translatable metafields and migrate to 2026-10 can now see whether a metafield’s value is translatable directly on the metafield itself. If your app doesn’t query for translatable metafields by shop, you don’t need to change anything.
Polaris 2.0 release candidate
The Polaris 2.0 release candidate is now available for embedded App Home interfaces. It includes the Shopify admin’s new visual styles, allowing your app to adopt the new look. The new Shopify admin design began rolling out progressively to merchants on September 15, 2026.
AI Toolkit skills have been consolidated to `shopify`
With today's release of AI Toolkit , all existing shopify- skills are consolidated into a single shopify skill. If you use AI Toolkit skills with agents or npx skills , you might need to update your environment.
The new Dev Dashboard: your command center for building
Today we're sharing the newest wave of improvements to the Dev Dashboard. You told us, in the community forums and in support conversations, that common work like managing collaborator access or understanding app health took too much juggling.