A curated list of awesome Shopify resources — APIs, SDKs, developer tools, themes, apps, headless frameworks and learning materials for merchants, developers and agencies.
Everything for building on and selling with Shopify — from the Admin and Storefront APIs to Hydrogen, Liquid themes, checkout extensions, and the new AI shopping agents built on Shopify's MCP. Maintained by the team behind Mention Network; see also awesome-agentic-commerce.
- Official Resources
- APIs & SDKs
- CLI & Developer Tools
- App Development
- Theme Development
- Headless & Hydrogen
- AI, MCP & Agents
- Payments & Checkout
- Top Apps
- Learning Resources
- Communities
- Podcasts & Newsletters
- Top Articles & Guides
- Shopify Developer Changelog - Chronological log of all platform, API and feature changes for developers.
- Shopify Developer Docs - Central developer platform for building apps, custom storefronts and themes.
- Shopify Engineering Blog - Deep technical posts on scaling, Ruby, React Native and AI from Shopify's engineering team.
- Shopify Help Center - Merchant-facing help covering store setup, orders, payments and POS.
- Shopify Status - Official system status page reporting uptime and incidents.
- Admin API GraphiQL Explorer - In-browser tool for writing, validating and testing Admin API GraphQL queries.
- Admin GraphQL API - Primary GraphQL API for building apps and integrations that extend the Shopify admin.
- shopify-api-ruby - Official Ruby gem providing REST and GraphQL access to the Admin API plus webhooks.
- shopify-app-js - Official monorepo of JavaScript/TypeScript packages for Shopify APIs and app building.
- shopify_python_api - Official Python library for the Shopify Admin API.
- Storefront API - GraphQL API providing commerce primitives for custom, headless shopping experiences.
- Shopify CLI - Official command-line tool to build apps, themes and Hydrogen storefronts.
- Shopify Functions - Serverless backend logic to customize business logic such as discounts and checkout.
- Shopify Polaris - Shopify's design system and component guidance for building admin app UIs.
- Shopify theme-tools - Parsers, formatters, linters (Theme Check) and language servers for Liquid theme development.
- Shopify UI Extensions - Public definitions for the UI extension APIs used to build checkout and admin extensions.
- Shopify App Bridge - JavaScript SDK letting embedded apps communicate with and render inside the Shopify admin.
- Shopify App Template (React Router) - Official template for embedded apps with React Router v7+, the recommended starting point.
- Shopify App Template (Remix) - Official Remix-based app template (now superseded by the React Router template).
- Dawn - Shopify's source-available reference theme with Online Store 2.0 features and built-in performance.
- Horizon - Source for Shopify's Horizon theme, the newer default with AI-assisted design blocks.
- Liquid Reference - Reference for the Liquid tags, filters and objects used to build Shopify themes.
- Skeleton Theme - Minimal, best-practice starter theme for building a Shopify theme from scratch.
- Theme Architecture (Online Store 2.0) - Documentation of theme file structure, layouts, templates, sections and blocks.
- Hydrogen - Shopify's React framework for building headless commerce storefronts, built on React Router.
- Hydrogen Docs - Official documentation for Hydrogen, Shopify's opinionated headless stack.
- Next.js Commerce - High-performance Next.js ecommerce starter maintained by Vercel with Shopify as its primary backend.
- Oxygen - Shopify's global hosting platform for deploying Hydrogen storefronts via the CLI.
- React Router (Remix) - React framework (formerly Remix) underpinning Hydrogen and Shopify's app templates.
- Build a Storefront AI Agent - Step-by-step guide to building a storefront AI shopping agent on Shopify's MCP tools.
- Shopify Dev MCP - Shopify's developer MCP server and AI toolkit letting coding assistants query Shopify docs and APIs.
- Shopify Storefront MCP - Model Context Protocol interface exposing a store's catalog, cart and policies to AI shopping agents.
- shop-chat-agent - Official reference app for an AI storefront chat agent using Shopify's MCP tools.
- Storefront MCP Server Reference - Reference detailing the Storefront MCP server tools such as get_cart and catalog search.
- Checkout Extensibility - Guide to augmenting Shopify checkout with new functionality by building apps with extensions.
- Checkout UI Extensions - API for adding custom UI and logic into any step of the Shopify checkout.
- Payments Extensions - Developer documentation for building payments extensions that process payments during checkout.
- Shopify Payments - Merchant help documentation for activating and managing Shopify Payments.
Popular, highly-rated apps from the Shopify App Store, grouped by use case.
- Klaviyo - Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing platform with segmentation and automation built on customer data.
- Omnisend - Combines email marketing, newsletters, SMS and popups to drive ecommerce sales.
- Postscript - SMS marketing platform for campaigns, automations and cart-recovery texts.
- Privy - Grows email and SMS lists with popups and sends automated marketing messages.
- Shopify Email - Native Shopify email and SMS marketing tool for creating branded campaigns in one place.
- Judge.me - Collects and displays unlimited product reviews, photos, videos and star ratings.
- Loox - Captures visual product reviews with photo and video UGC to boost conversions.
- Okendo - Reviews, loyalty, referrals and quizzes platform for building customer trust.
- Stamped - Gathers product reviews, ratings, photos and Q&A alongside loyalty features.
- Yotpo - Collects and displays product reviews and ratings to showcase social proof.
- Candy Rack - All-in-one upsell and cross-sell app with AI recommendations and a built-in cart drawer.
- Frequently Bought Together - Adds smart frequently-bought-together bundle recommendations to product pages.
- ICU In Cart Upsell - Shows in-cart, cross-sell and post-purchase upsell offers to lift order value.
- ReConvert - Builds cart, checkout and post-purchase upsell funnels to raise average order value.
- BON Loyalty - Runs points, VIP tiers and referral rewards programs to boost retention.
- Growave - All-in-one retention suite combining loyalty, reviews and wishlists.
- LoyaltyLion - Loyalty platform with points, tiers and referrals to drive repeat purchases.
- Smile - Launches points, VIP tiers and referral loyalty programs to reward repeat customers.
- Appstle - Powers subscriptions, subscription boxes and bundles for recurring revenue.
- Loop Subscriptions - Manages subscriptions at scale with customer portals and churn-reduction tools.
- Recharge - Subscription platform for recurring billing, customer portals and churn prevention.
- Seal Subscriptions - Adds subscriptions and memberships with flexible recurring order options.
- EComposer - Drag-and-drop builder for any Shopify page with AI tools and CRO add-ons.
- GemPages - AI-powered page builder for conversion-focused landing pages and sales funnels.
- PageFly - Drag-and-drop page builder for CRO-focused landing, product and home pages.
- Shogun - Visual editor for building blog posts, product pages, landing pages and sections.
- Avada SEO - AI SEO suite with audits, on-page optimization and image compression.
- SearchPie - SEO booster with speed optimization, schema markup and bulk AI meta tags.
- Smart SEO - Improves SEO through meta tags, structured data and page-speed optimization.
- Tiny SEO - Optimizes images, alt text, page speed and SEO schema for better rankings.
- Algolia AI Search - Enterprise AI search and discovery for higher conversions at scale.
- Boost AI Search - AI-powered search bar, product filters and merchandising for discovery.
- Shopify Search & Discovery - Native Shopify app to customize storefront search, filters and recommendations.
- Smart Product Filter & Search - Adds AI semantic search and instant collection filters to product discovery.
- Gorgias - Ecommerce helpdesk unifying email, chat and social with AI-powered automation.
- Re:amaze - AI-powered helpdesk and live chat unifying support across multiple channels.
- Shopify Inbox - Native Shopify chat with an AI sales associate for storefront conversations.
- Tidio - Live chat and AI chatbot for instant shopper support and sales.
- AfterShip - Branded order tracking and shipment notifications across 1,100+ carriers.
- Easyship - Compares shipping rates and automates labels, tracking and duties.
- ParcelPanel - Order tracking with branded tracking pages to reduce WISMO inquiries.
- ShipStation - Shipping and fulfillment platform with multi-carrier label automation.
- Better Reports - Custom reporting and analytics to explore and export store data.
- Lucky Orange - Heatmaps, session recordings and analytics to spot friction and lift conversions.
- Report Pundit - Builds custom reports, combines data sources and automates delivery.
- Triple Whale - Centralizes ecommerce analytics and marketing attribution with AI insights.
- DSers - AliExpress dropshipping tool for product importing and bulk order fulfillment.
- Printful - Prints and ships custom apparel and products on demand with no upfront cost.
- Printify - Creates and sells custom products through a global print-on-demand network.
- Spocket - Sources dropshipping products from verified US and EU suppliers.
- Liquid Storefronts for Theme Developers - Structured Shopify Academy learning path teaching theme development with Liquid.
- Shopify Academy - Free courses and credential assessments across selling, marketing and store building.
- Shopify Learn - Free educational hub of guided courses and tutorials for merchants and developers.
- Shopify Partners Blog - Blog for developers and agencies on app development, theme development and growing a practice.
- r/shopify - Large Reddit community for Shopify merchants, developers and partners.
- Shopify Community Forums - Official forums where merchants and partners discuss stores, apps, themes and marketing.
- Shopify Developer Community - Space for developers building on Shopify to get help and discuss APIs and dev tools.
- Shopify Partners - Official program for developers, agencies and freelancers building on the platform.
- eCommerce Fastlane - Shopify-focused podcast and blog by Steve Hutt blending founder, agency and platform insights.
- Future Commerce - Commerce media brand publishing a podcast, research and newsletters for retail leaders.
- Shopify Masters - Official Shopify podcast interviewing entrepreneurs about building and growing their stores.
- The Unofficial Shopify Podcast - Long-running weekly show by Kurt Elster on Shopify store strategy, apps and ecosystem changes.
- Clustering Billions of Products for Agentic Commerce - Shopify Engineering, 2026. How Shopify clusters billions of products to power its Catalog API.
- Five Years of React Native at Shopify - Shopify Engineering, 2025. Retrospective on a five-year React Native bet across productivity and performance.
- Flow Generation Through Natural Language - Shopify Engineering, 2026. Agentic modeling approach to generating Shopify Flow automations from natural language.
- Introducing Theme Blocks in Developer Preview - Shopify Partners, 2024. Previews theme blocks and the layout flexibility coming to Online Store themes.
- Migrating to React Native's New Architecture - Shopify Engineering, 2025. Deep dive into the migration and its animation and frame-rate challenges.
- Quick: An Internal Hosting Platform for the AI Era - Shopify Engineering, 2026. Introduces Quick, Shopify's internal hosting platform for AI-era workloads.
- Replacing Redis with MySQL for Inventory Reservations - Shopify Engineering, 2026. Case study on re-architecting inventory reservations and how it scaled.
- Shopify Customization: 5 Ways to Customize Themes - Shopify, 2025. Merchant-facing guide to five ways of customizing a store theme.
- Teaching Sidekick to Say No - Shopify Engineering, 2026. Automated data curation with LLM-judge consensus to improve the Sidekick AI assistant.
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