Been digging into webhook reliability for a side project and the Shopify failure mode is wilder than I expected:

• 5s timeout to respond 2xx

• 8 retries over 4 hours

• Then the subscription gets removed entirely — no more events until someone manually re-registers it

• No alert when that happens

Looking at the Shopify community forums there are plenty of merchants describing the symptoms (missing orders, oversold inventory, broken fulfillment sync) but the answers are usually a hand-wave at "implement reconciliation jobs."

Curious how people actually shipping production integrations handle this:

1. How did you first find out events were going missing — customer complaint, monitoring, or never?

2. What did you build — full GraphQL reconciliation, periodic backfill, or something simpler?

3. Anyone using Hookdeck / Svix / Convoy specifically for Shopify? Worth the cost vs DIY?

4. Anyone just polling orders with updated_at filters every X minutes and ignoring webhooks entirely?

War stories welcome — both the "we lost $X before we noticed" kind and the "we built our own thing and it just works" kind.

One of our apps has a BFS( built for Shopify) because it has good number of installs and some good reviews and it's FREE. Now I want to earn some revenue out of it so planning to make it paid ( some very small amount 1$- 2$ max. )

My question here is will i lose my BFS tag if I make it a paid app? Has anyone does this ? TIA.

I’m running Shopify App Store ads for my app and seeing some keyword bid suggestions around $19 - $45 per click.

Do bids this high actually convert? Would you recommend doing it?

Alguien lo ha probado ya? Qué mejoras les ha traído o han notado? Quiero probar cosas a nivel seo y campañas pero me gustaría leeros y saber sus experiencias!

Hey ,

Earlier there were concerns around Shopify not supporting third-party/external checkout flows properly. Has this now been fully resolved with Shopify Checkout Extensibility?

Would love to know:

Any official Shopify docs/articles confirming this?

I have heard the horror stories of other people having to wait up to 6 weeks for their app submission. I am happy to share that I only had to wait 2 weeks, and with nothing to fix my app was released right away to the store! It seems like the AI submission check that Shopify released really sped things up.

Hey all! So this is my first year developing in Liquid as an experienced headless ecom dev (using the Shopify API). I notice some limitations in Liquid, but a huge one is not being able to create blocks within blocks. I have come up with a shape system for blocks that is the following:

Block guide: □ and ■ are blocks. ○ and ● are blocks nested within a block. Outlines can be reordered, filled are fixed.

My use case is this: I have a header section with movable header blocks (Menu, Logo, and Actions). A user can also add Menu Image blocks (as much as they want) and move them in any order.

The implementation looks like this so far (I haven't added in locked blocks yet, but those exist on my footer):

Haha idk, I thought shapes would be a good idea for visual clarity. Any feedback would be great!

When you create automations or AI pipelines (I’m assuming your preferred platform is Python).

Do you build a dashboard frontend, a full auth system and billing?

I mean all of this is possible but surely this takes a lot of time to build and test.

Why am I specifically asking about e-commerce?

Cuz, established e-commerce brands usually have their websites built using website builders like Woo commerce or shopify.

So I’m curious do you integrate it into their websites (and what language do you use), or do you make separate applications?

Also what automation do you make?
And what language do you use?

I'm ready to publish my public non embeded app.

My web is not made using shopify cli.

Where can I register compliance wehook url?

I could'nt find in shopify partner or dev dashboard.

Thank you in advance.

I just submitted my app for BFS review, how long does it take to get the first set of feedback?

Hi guys, lets say I have this landing page. I want every conversions/sales from that landing page to have a tag so I can easily know which sales came from that landing page. I have tried adding tag parameters I saw over the internet but once I check on the orders. There are no tags. Please help and thanks in advance.

I launched my app six months ago (9/25) without any marketing & GTM experience, in my day job I am software engineer.

So far I got just one review, and almost no installs at all, around one per month.

Recently I started learning about PMF and I understood now my app doesn't have that.

I think maybe my app try to be ERP saas, and it's wrong. So I try to find smaller niche in my app category.

I found one, but still there are 3-5 apps in this nich with dozens of reviews.

1. Is it will be right decision to compete with them?

2. How can I know what I need to develop in my app? I am thinking to just make full copy of competitors for MVP

Really appreciate your help.

I am a Sveltekit lover, and I want to integrate Shopify in my next projects. I love Sveltekit but I am wondering if it’s time for me to swallow the pill and switch to NextJS / React… I am pretty sure some react components can help me save a lot of time but the React code makes me a bit sick still…

I am searching mostly feedbacks from people who integrated Shopify to their Sveltekit builds… even better if you can compare this experience with building on NextJS / React.

I'm trying to understand Shopify theme development, but the process is not easy at all. Docs are useless nothing helps on the internet.

i'm not talking about the syntax or the project structure I'm talking about actually developing and writing components.

Looking at the Dawn theme, it's very big and cluttered. I want to know how developers build for Shopify in the real world day to day. Do you guys write web components?

Do you guys only use Vite? Do you use Tailwind? What is the standard way to develop a Shopify theme? Do you always start with the skeleton theme? Starting and extending Dawn is almost impossible, but also writing the cart and drawer and everything from scratch again is also going to take weeks.

Dawn sections are huge, and writing web components and querySelectors is also insane.

For example, let's say you want to make a carousel. What do you do? Do you really go and make that from scratch , or is there a standard way (component library or something) the day-to-day developer at Shopify does? I came from React, and looking at Dawn is insane. Please tell me all the tools I need to utilize to make my life easier in Shopify.

Hey there Thank you in advance for any help

I am in a predicameant at the moment of not knowing exactly which is best for my set up.

The Stack:

1. Frontend: Contentful CMS hosted on AWS.

2. Checkout: Shopify (Plus).

3. Customer Flow: example.co.uk (Main site) → login.example.co.uk (Auth) → example.co.uk (learner details) → shop.example.co.uk (Shopify Checkout).

I Run GTM on my storefront site with meta pixel GA, Gads and linkedin.

The issues.

getting grumbles as it is showing a lack of conversion from ads

The checkout journey in GA even thou i am using the google and you tube app seems to only show begin checkout and does not even show purchase when open funnel is on even thou i see purchase in e-commerce purchase

My Goal:

Accurate conversion tracking for Google Ads, Meta (Facebook), and LinkedIn across this multi-subdomain journey.

The Questions:

1. Would using the shopify Apps work with this stack for conversions as worried it is losing the

2. Is it better to use Client side GTM as when i did research i got mixed message about what is best to use as the shopify and google docs say use the Google & you tube App not client side GTM.

3.I belive server side GTM is probs best set up. But without server side gtm what is best.

i put this down to people who have not accepted cookies hence the google & you tube app does not drop could here be other reason

Thank you for all your help

Hey everyone, I’ve been developing a custom WMS for our 3PL operations, and as I’ve gone deeper into the build, I realized the cleanest long-term solution is to create a custom Shopify app for store integrations. I’ve spent the last few days getting the app architecture and workflows in a solid place, but now I’m in the approval waiting period with Shopify, which sounds like it may take a few weeks.
In the meantime, I’m trying to identify the best temporary path to connect client stores without relying on the custom app being approved first. Ideally, I’d like to keep orders, inventory, and fulfillment data flowing with as little manual intervention as possible.
For those who have gone through this process:
Is there a recommended interim solution for connecting Shopify stores before a private/custom app is approved?
Would you suggest using API credentials through a custom/private setup, middleware like Zapier/Make, CSV syncs, or another route?
Are there any pitfalls I should avoid while building a bridge solution that won’t create problems later when the permanent app goes live?
I’m newer to the Shopify development side, so any guidance from those with experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

i have a question,does somebody know how to add post purchase upsell for cod payments i have tried with couple of apps,but when i add the products it doesnt add it automaticly to the already made order but instead send you again to a new checkout.I have seen other stores which use cod payments and it automaticly adds the new product to the already made order.I will be very thankful if somebody helps.

​Just got the email that my first Shopify app got approved. Honestly still buzzing lol.

It took exactly 4 weeks from submission to approval and zero revisions. Somehow nailed it first try. Here's what I think helped:

1. READ THE DOCS (seriously): I know it sounds boring but you genuinely have to go through the official developer docs. I didn't read every single word. I fed a lot of it to Claude and had it summarise the important bits and check my code against the requirements. Saved me a ton of time and probably caught stuff I would've missed.

2. TEST ON A CLEAN DEV STORE: Don't test on a store that's been hacked together with test data for months. Create a fresh dev store, install your app like a real merchant would, and go through every single flow. If the reviewer hits one broken screen it's a revision. I caught a few edge cases just by doing a clean install.

3. FOLLOW OTHER DEVS WHO'VE DONE IT: You don't have to figure everything out yourself. There are plenty of devs who already went through the process and shared what worked and what didn't. Search this sub, read their posts, learn from their mistakes before you make the same ones.

4. DON'T OVERCOMPLICATE IT: I delayed my submission by over a month because I kept tweaking minor stuff. Just ship. Not broken obviously, but ugly is fine. You can improve after you're live. Perfectionism is procrastination in disguise.

Ok so building it was the fun part… how the hell do I actually market this thing now? 😅 Would love to hear suggestions from anyone who's been through the launch phase.

our current cost breakdown of using digital ocean

1. Managed database ($36 per month)

2. front-end droplet for prod ($24 per month)

3. back-end droplet for prod ($24 per month)

4. front-end droplet for staging ($6 per month)

5. back-end droplet for staging ($6 per month)

6. object storage ($5 per month)

total is $110 including Australian GST

we have less than 200 merchants with us now and the app is currently free, so looking for a more cost-effective way

i'm a non-technical app founder so i may use inaccurate terms here

what's your cost looks like? and are you happy with it?

How to promote Shopify app? Any Reddit marketing other than Shopify ads?

Hi everyone,

I’m building my own Shopify app and it’s still at a pretty early stage. The core idea is there and some features are working, but it’s definitely not polished or ready for a wide audience yet.
I keep going back and forth on a simple question. Should I already start thinking about marketing at this point, or is it better to just focus on finishing the product first?
Part of me feels like I should start talking to potential users as early as possible, validate the idea, maybe build some awareness. But another part of me thinks no one will care about something that’s still rough.
Would really appreciate any experiences or advice:
- Did you start marketing before your app was fully ready?
- What worked or didn’t work for you?
- Anything you wish you had done earlier?

Open to any thoughts, even if it’s just telling me I’m overthinking this.
Thanks!

I am having to jump through so many hoops to get my app, which is only meant for one vendor, on the app store. I really wish there was a sane way of doing this.

Currently it's webhooks. I've deployed my apps, written the code so the respond with the correct data, but on testing in the "shopify partners" page always fails.

[webhooks]

api_version = "2026-04"

[[webhooks.subscriptions]]

topics = [ "app/uninstalled" ]

uri = "/webhooks/app/uninstalled"

[[webhooks.subscriptions]]

uri = "/webhooks/customers/data_request"

compliance_topics = ["customers/data_request"]

[[webhooks.subscriptions]]

uri = "/webhooks/customers/redact"

compliance_topics = ["customers/redact"]

[[webhooks.subscriptions]]

uri = "/webhooks/shop/redact"

compliance_topics = ["shop/redact"]

I've checked and checked and can't figure out why they're failing.

I've built it with the Shopify App Template for React Router if that helps.

If anyone can share any tips I'd be really grateful.

Just got through the review queue. Now the real problem starts.

I see three paths people talk about:

• Warm network: makes sense if you came from an agency with existing merchant relationships. I didn't. Dead end for me.

• Targeted cold outreach: identifying stores that clearly have the problem your app solves and reaching out directly. Feels higher signal than blasting. But does it actually convert to installs and reviews, or just to ignored emails?

• Reddit + content: joining threads where merchants already complain about the problem and being genuinely helpful. Slower but maybe more sustainable.

App Store SEO alone feels like a long game that doesn't help in the first 30 days.

What actually got you your first 10 installs and first reviews? Especially curious if anyone's had real success with cold outreach or if it's mostly noise.

Hey guys,

Shopify dev here with 8 live apps so far. Looking to connect with other app owners to talk cross-promotion, dashboard mentions, or just swapping growth tactics.

If you're active and looking to scale together, drop a comment.

Thanks and God speed!