Build anything.
Reimagine commerce.

Millions of merchants trust Shopify to run their business—but they need developers to build the tools that help them achieve independence. Access powerful APIs to bring your ideas to life on the platform that makes commerce better for everyone.

  • Develop apps that solve complex merchant problems

    Expansive GraphQL and REST APIs let you integrate into Shopify's admin, online store, checkout, and more.

  • Integrate seamlessly into existing workflows

    Embed your app’s features with App Bridge. Create high quality experiences with the ready-to-build Polaris component library.

  • Help merchants express themselves

    Use Liquid to build beautiful theme templates. Get started with Dawn, our blazingly fast, accessible reference theme.

  • Ship custom shopping experiences

    Add Shopify to any web, mobile, or gaming experience with the powerful Storefront API and SDKs, plus any front-end stack you want. Use Marketplace Kit to connect your platform and its users to millions of Shopify merchants and their products.

Start building:

Apps
Themes
Storefronts
Marketplaces

Launch your app or theme to millions of merchants

App Store

Get your app in front of the right merchants. With personalized recommendations and multiple billing options, the Shopify App Store is where merchants go to find the apps their business needs most.

Theme Store

Sell your theme to merchants building their brands on the Shopify Theme Store, which offers flexible pricing and targeted merchandising.

  • $12.5B USD Revenue generated from the Shopify ecosystem (2020)
  • 3 in 4 merchants use apps
  • An average of 6 apps are installed per merchant

Join a community of builders

Developer forums

Q&A and advice from Shopify community experts

#development on Slack

Collaboration and connection with Shopify employees

@ShopifyDevs on Twitter

Product announcements, API updates, tips and more

Developer Changelog

The latest Shopify ecosystem updates

ShopifyDevs YouTube channel

Tips and insights in dev and design

ShopifyDevs Discord server

Chat with other Shopify developers

Shopify Partners blog

Educational resources and product previews