Shopify Apps and Integrations Flashcards

What framework does Shopify recommend for building modern embedded apps?

Answer: Shopify App Bridge with React

Shopify recommends using App Bridge with React (and Polaris for UI) to build embedded apps that run inside the Shopify admin.

What does the Shopify 'Webhooks' feature allow apps to do?

Answer: Receive real-time notifications when specific events occur in a store

Webhooks send HTTP POST notifications to an app's endpoint whenever subscribed events like new orders occur in the store.

What is 'Polaris' in the context of Shopify app development?

Answer: Shopify's design system and React component library for building admin UI

Polaris is Shopify's open-source design system providing React components styled to match the Shopify admin interface.

What is the purpose of Shopify's 'App Proxy'?

Answer: To route requests from your storefront to your app's server while keeping URLs on the store's domain

App Proxy allows app content to be served at a store's domain (e.g., yourstore.com/apps/myapp) by routing through Shopify's servers.

Which Shopify API allows reading and writing product, order, and customer data programmatically?

Answer: Admin API

The Admin API (available as REST and GraphQL) gives programmatic access to all core store data including products, orders, and customers.

What does 'GDPR compliance' require Shopify apps to implement?

Answer: Mandatory webhooks to handle customer data deletion and erasure requests

Shopify requires apps to register GDPR webhooks for customer data request, redact, and deletion events to comply with data privacy law.