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Why Some Apps Are Changing Their Pricing Right Now

On July 1, Shopify announced partner API.

Here is what actually matters for store owners.

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My Experience

The reality is that the documentation assumes you are a developer. I tried this over the weekend and it worked surprisingly well. I spent a weekend fixing what was happening. Billing API shipped and nobody noticed.

I tried this on a test store and the results were mixed. legacy deprecated and nobody noticed. Billing API announced with minimal documentation. The challenge is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners.

I spent days testing what was happening. I spent most of last week figuring out what was happening. I spent a weekend debugging what was happening.

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I spent hours figuring out what was happening. I migrated last week and found several issues. I spent most of last week debugging what was happening. The problem is that there is no migration path for non-technical store owners.

Here is the thing: partner API is changing your store performance. I switched on my store and the results were mixed. The situation is that Shopify does not surface this clearly. According to merchant communities, this is a widespread issue.

What actually matters: app charges will affect every store. I spent days testing what was happening. What actually matters: subscription changes will affect how your checkout works.

  • The key point: legacy is changing every store.
  • According to the developer forums, this is a widespread issue.
  • The reality is that the documentation assumes you are a developer.
  • partner API broke in the latest update.

⚠️ Important: I switched on my store and it worked surprisingly well.

Bottom line: I tested this on a test store and the results were mixed.

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