Tooling Updates
Track competitor prices on Shopify stores with Python (opens in a new tab)
DEV.to Shopify· Nov 10, 2026· 7/10
Python script example shows how to track competitor prices on Shopify stores via the public products.json feed.
RelatedStorefront API
Storefront API covers the customer-facing GraphQL API that headless storefronts — Hydrogen included — use to read product, collection, and cart data. Where Admin/GraphQL API is about managing a shop from behind the scenes, this is the API a shopper-facing frontend actually calls.
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Tooling Updates
Shopify Global Catalog REST Ends Nov 2: Migrate to MCP and UCP (opens in a new tab)
DEV.to Shopify· Oct 29, 2026· 8/10
Announces the deprecation of Global Catalog REST and migration path to MCP/UCp, affecting all catalog queries.
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What’s New in Apollo Client 4.3 (opens in a new tab)
Apollo GraphQL· Sep 15, 2026· 8/10
Apollo Client 4.3 adds new performance optimizations and improved cache handling.
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Filter Catalog search results by media type (opens in a new tab)
Shopify Dev· Sep 15, 2026· 8/10
Adds a new filter to catalog search API to narrow results by media type, improving content discovery.
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Shopify storefronts now support UCP 2026-08-25 (opens in a new tab)
Shopify Dev· Sep 4, 2026· 8/10
Announcement of UCP support in Shopify storefronts, enabling new features.
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How to Build a Cart Upsell Widget for Shopify with the Ajax Cart API (opens in a new tab)
DEV.to Shopify· Aug 26, 2026· 6/10
Step-by-step guide to creating a dynamic upsell widget that leverages Shopify's Ajax Cart API.
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