# Shopify deprecations & changes

7 item(s): 2 upcoming, 0 without an announced date, 5 past. Data via [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/vendor/shopify/). Company profile: [Shopify](https://rewindex.com/company/shopify.md)

- Shutdown: 3
- Breaking change: 2
- Version sunset: 1
- Deprecation: 1

## Upcoming

| Effective | Type | Change | Details | Source | Via |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-11-02 | Shutdown | Global Catalog REST API stops serving traffic | Global Catalog REST API stops serving traffic on November 2, 2026. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/global-catalog-rest-api-stops-serving-traffic-on-november-2-2026) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-global-catalog-rest-api-stops-serving-traffic-5bc7/) |
| 2027-03-01 | Shutdown | Script tags stop running on storefronts | Script tags are deprecated and will stop running on March 1, 2027. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/online-store-script-tags-deprecation) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-script-tags-stop-running-on-storefronts-b25f/) |

## Past

| Effective | Type | Change | Details | Source | Via |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-01 | Breaking change | Invalid metafield filter queries return errors (API 2026-10) | Starting in API version 2026-10, the GraphQL Admin API returns an error when a query filters by a metafield that isn't set up for filtering, instead of silently returning incorrect results. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/invalid-metafield-queries-now-return-errors-in-the-graphql-admin-api) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-invalid-metafield-filter-queries-return-errors-api-2026-10-1642/) |
| 2026-10-01 | Breaking change | ScriptTag REST Admin API POST/PUT and scriptTagCreate/scriptTagUpdate mutations | Script tag create and update mutations and REST POST/PUT will return errors starting 2026-10-01 across all API versions. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/online-store-script-tags-deprecation) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-scripttag-rest-admin-api-post-put-and-scripttagcreate-scriptta-1120/) |
| 2026-09-23 | Version sunset | Shopify CLI v3.83.x and earlier (password protected storefront theme development) | Shopify CLI 3.83.x and earlier stop supporting theme development on password protected storefronts after 2026-09-23. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/password-protected-shop-dev-flows-on-shopify-theme-cli-v3-83-x-and-older-to-be-deprecated) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-shopify-cli-v3-83-x-and-earlier-password-protected-storefront--3e35/) |
| 2026-09-23 | Shutdown | Theme CLI \<=3.83 password-protected dev flows stop | Starting September 23, 2026, Theme commands on Shopify CLI for password protected storefronts will require version 3.84.0 or later . | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/password-protected-shop-dev-flows-on-shopify-theme-cli-v3-83-x-and-older-to-be-deprecated) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-theme-cli-3-83-password-protected-dev-flows-stop-85e7/) |
| 2026-08-31 | Deprecation | Storefront MCP cart tools deprecated for UCP Cart MCP | Storefront MCP cart tools are being deprecated in favour of UCP Cart MCP. | [source](https://shopify.dev/changelog/storefront-mcp-cart-tools-are-being-deprecated-in-favour-of-ucp-cart-mcp) | [Dead Canary](https://deadcanary.io/event/shopify-storefront-mcp-cart-tools-deprecated-for-ucp-cart-mcp-6cd1/) |


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