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Shopify to retire Global Catalog REST API November 2, 2026

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Shopify is retiring its Global Catalog REST API on November 2, 2026, impacting applications that fetch product data across multiple merchant stores. The retirement affects four specific REST endpoints, which will be replaced by the Global Catalog MCP built on Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). Developers must update their code to use the new UCP endpoints, which require an agent profile and handle saved catalogs differently, and ensure all hidden callers and downstream data integrations are also updated to prevent migration failures. AI

IMPACT Developers integrating with Shopify will need to update their systems to use the new Global Catalog MCP, potentially impacting data flows and requiring code changes.

RANK_REASON This is a notice about the retirement of a specific API and the transition to a new protocol, impacting developers using Shopify's platform.

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Shopify to retire Global Catalog REST API November 2, 2026

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · appse ai ·

    Shopify Global Catalog REST API Retirement: A Developer’s Checklist for November 2, 2026

    <p>Shopify will retire the Global Catalog REST API on November 2, 2026. From that day, requests to discover.shopifyapps.com/global will fail, saved catalog calls included. Shopify’s notice mentions no grace period or fallback.</p> <p><strong>What is being retired?</strong></p> <p…

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