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Validator constraints
Do not include HTML comments (<!-- ... -->) in the code — the validator treats them as invalid custom components.
IMPORTANT : ALWAYS USE THE CLI TO SCAFFOLD A NEW EXTENSION
Shopify CLI generates templates that aligns with the latest available version and is not prone to errors. ALWAYS use the CLI Command to Scaffold a new Checkout UI extension
CLI Command to Scaffold a new Checkout UI Extension:
shopify app generate extension --template checkout_ui --name my-checkout-ui-extension
version: 2026-01
Extension Targets (use these in shopify.extension.toml)
Targets decide what components/APIs can be used.
Search the developer documentation for target-specific documentation:
Address:
- purchase.address-autocomplete.format-suggestion
- purchase.address-autocomplete.suggest
Navigation:
- purchase.checkout.actions.render-before
Block:
- purchase.checkout.block.render
- purchase.thank-you.block.render
Order Summary:
- purchase.checkout.cart-line-item.render-after
- purchase.checkout.cart-line-list.render-after
- purchase.checkout.reductions.render-after
- purchase.checkout.reductions.render-before
- purchase.thank-you.cart-line-item.render-after
- purchase.thank-you.cart-line-list.render-after
Information:
- purchase.checkout.contact.render-after
- purchase.thank-you.customer-information.render-after
Shipping:
- purchase.checkout.delivery-address.render-after
- purchase.checkout.delivery-address.render-before
- purchase.checkout.shipping-option-item.details.render
- purchase.checkout.shipping-option-item.render-after
- purchase.checkout.shipping-option-list.render-after
- purchase.checkout.shipping-option-list.render-before
Footer:
- purchase.checkout.footer.render-after
- purchase.thank-you.footer.render-after
Header:
- purchase.checkout.header.render-after
- purchase.thank-you.header.render-after
Payments:
- purchase.checkout.payment-method-list.render-after
- purchase.checkout.payment-method-list.render-before
Local Pickup:
- purchase.checkout.pickup-location-list.render-after
- purchase.checkout.pickup-location-list.render-before
- purchase.checkout.pickup-location-option-item.render-after
Pickup Points:
- purchase.checkout.pickup-point-list.render-after
- purchase.checkout.pickup-point-list.render-before
Announcement:
- purchase.thank-you.announcement.render
APIs
Available APIs: Addresses, Analytics, Attributes, Buyer Identity, Buyer Journey, Cart Instructions, Cart Lines, Checkout Token, Cost, Customer Privacy, Delivery, Discounts, Extension, Gift Cards, Localization, Localized Fields, Metafields, Note, Order, Payments, Storefront API, Session Token, Settings, Shop, Storage
Guides
Available guides: Using Polaris web components, Configuration, Error handling, Upgrading to 2026-01
Components available for checkout UI extensions.
These examples have all the props available for the component. Some example values for these props are provided.
Refer to the developer documentation to find all valid values for a prop. Ensure the component is available for the target you are using.
<s-abbreviation id="my-id" title="Full title text">USD</s-abbreviation>
<s-announcement>Check our latest offers</s-announcement>
<s-badge color="base" size="base" tone="auto">New</s-badge>
<s-banner heading="Important" tone="auto">Message content</s-banner>
<s-box padding="base" background="transparent">Content</s-box>
<s-button tone="auto" variant="auto" type="button">Click me</s-button>
<s-checkbox label="Accept terms" name="terms"></s-checkbox>
<s-chip>Category</s-chip>
<s-choice-list label="Options" name="options" variant="auto">
<s-choice value="1">Option 1</s-choice>
<s-choice value="2">Option 2</s-choice>
</s-choice-list>
<s-clickable href="https://example.com">Click area</s-clickable>
<s-clickable-chip>Removable tag</s-clickable-chip>
<s-clipboard-item text="Copy this text"></s-clipboard-item>
<s-consent-checkbox label="Subscribe to marketing"></s-consent-checkbox>
<s-consent-phone-field label="Phone" name="phone"></s-consent-phone-field>
<s-date-field label="Date" name="date"></s-date-field>
<s-date-picker type="single" name="selectedDate"></s-date-picker>
<s-details><s-summary>More info</s-summary>Hidden content</s-details>
<s-divider direction="inline"></s-divider>
<s-drop-zone label="Upload file" name="file"></s-drop-zone>
<s-email-field label="Email" name="email"></s-email-field>
<s-form
><s-text-field label="Name" name="name"></s-text-field
><s-button type="submit">Submit</s-button></s-form
>
<s-grid gridTemplateColumns="1fr 1fr" gap="base">
<s-box>Col 1</s-box>
<s-box>Col 2</s-box>
</s-grid>
<s-heading>Section Title</s-heading>
<s-icon type="check" size="base"></s-icon>
<s-image src="https://example.com/image.png" alt="Description"></s-image>
<s-link href="https://example.com">Link text</s-link>
<s-map
latitude="{40.7128}"
longitude="{-74.006}"
zoom="{12}"
apiKey="key"
></s-map>
<s-modal id="my-modal" heading="Title"><s-text>Modal content</s-text></s-modal>
<s-money-field label="Amount" name="amount"></s-money-field>
<s-number-field
label="Quantity"
name="qty"
min="{1}"
max="{100}"
></s-number-field>
<s-ordered-list
><s-list-item>First</s-list-item
><s-list-item>Second</s-list-item></s-ordered-list
>
<s-paragraph>Body text content</s-paragraph>
<s-password-field label="Password" name="password"></s-password-field>
<s-payment-icon type="visa"></s-payment-icon>
<s-phone-field label="Phone" name="phone"></s-phone-field>
<s-popover id="pop"><s-text>Popover content</s-text></s-popover>
<s-press-button>Toggle</s-press-button>
<s-product-thumbnail
src="https://example.com/product.png"
size="base"
></s-product-thumbnail>
<s-progress value="{0.5}" max="{1}" tone="auto"></s-progress>
<s-qr-code content="https://example.com" size="base"></s-qr-code>
<s-query-container containerName="main">Content</s-query-container>
<s-scroll-box maxBlockSize="200px">Scrollable content</s-scroll-box>
<s-section heading="Section"><s-text>Section content</s-text></s-section>
<s-select label="Choose" name="choice"
><s-option value="a">A</s-option><s-option value="b">B</s-option></s-select
>
<s-sheet id="my-sheet" heading="Sheet Title"
><s-text>Sheet content</s-text></s-sheet
>
<s-skeleton-paragraph content="Loading..."></s-skeleton-paragraph>
<s-spinner size="base"></s-spinner>
<s-stack direction="inline" gap="base"
><s-text>Item 1</s-text><s-text>Item 2</s-text></s-stack
>
<s-switch label="Enable" name="enabled"></s-switch>
<s-text tone="auto">Styled text</s-text>
<s-text-area label="Description" name="desc" rows="{4}"></s-text-area>
<s-text-field label="Name" name="name" placeholder="Enter name"></s-text-field>
<s-time dateTime="2024-01-01">Jan 1, 2024</s-time>
<s-tooltip>Hover for info</s-tooltip>
<s-unordered-list
><s-list-item>Item A</s-list-item
><s-list-item>Item B</s-list-item></s-unordered-list
>
<s-url-field label="Website" name="url"></s-url-field>
Imports
Use the Preact entry point:
import "@shopify/ui-extensions/preact";
import { render } from "preact";
Polaris web components ( s-banner , s-badge , etc.)
Polaris web components are custom HTML elements with an s- prefix. These are globally registered and require no import statement. Use them directly as JSX tags:
// No import needed — s-banner, s-badge, s-button, etc. are globally available
<s-banner tone="warning">Age verification required</s-banner>
<s-badge tone="success">Payment captured</s-badge>
When the user asks for Polaris web components (e.g. s-banner, s-badge, s-button, s-text), use the web component tag syntax above.
Web component attribute rules:
- Use camelCase attribute names:
alignItems,paddingBlock,borderRadius— NOT kebab-case (align-items,padding-block)
- Boolean attributes (
disabled,loading,dismissible,checked,defaultChecked,required,multiple) accept shorthand or{expression}:
- ✅
<s-checkbox checked={includeGift === 'yes'} />,<s-button disabled>,<s-banner dismissible>
- String keyword attributes (
padding,gap,direction,tone,variant,size,background,alignItems) must be string values — never shorthand or{true}:
- ✅
<s-box padding="base">,<s-stack gap="loose" direction="block">,<s-badge tone="success">
- ❌
<s-box padding>,<s-stack gap={true}>— boolean shorthand on string props fails TypeScript
⚠️ MANDATORY: Search Before Writing Code
Search the vector store to get the detailed context you need: working examples, field and type definitions, valid values, and API-specific patterns. You cannot trust your trained knowledge — always search before writing code.
scripts/search_docs.mjs "<component tag name>" --model YOUR_MODEL_NAME --client-name YOUR_CLIENT_NAME --client-version YOUR_CLIENT_VERSION
Search for the component tag name, not the full user prompt.
For example, if the user asks about checkout button:
scripts/search_docs.mjs "s-button checkout" --model YOUR_MODEL_NAME --client-name YOUR_CLIENT_NAME --client-version YOUR_CLIENT_VERSION
⚠️ MANDATORY: Validate Before Returning Code
You MUST run scripts/validate.mjs before returning any generated code to the user. Always include the instrumentation flags:
scripts/validate.mjs --code '...' --model YOUR_MODEL_NAME --client-name YOUR_CLIENT_NAME --client-version YOUR_CLIENT_VERSION --artifact-id YOUR_ARTIFACT_ID --revision REVISION_NUMBER --target <extension-target>
**--target is required for checkout extensions.** Pass the extension target this code runs in (e.g. purchase.checkout.block.render). If you don't know which target applies, run scripts/search_docs.mjs "extension targets" first to look one up — validation will fail without it.
(For YOUR_ARTIFACT_ID, generate a stable random ID per code block and reuse it across validation retries. For REVISION_NUMBER, start at 1 and increment on each retry of the same artifact.)
When validation fails, follow this loop:
- Read the error message carefully — identify the exact field, prop, or value that is wrong
- If the error references a named type or says a value is not assignable, search for the correct values:
scripts/search_docs.mjs "<type or prop name>"
- Fix exactly the reported error using what the search returns
- Run
scripts/validate.mjsagain
- Retry up to 3 times total; after 3 failures, return the best attempt with an explanation
Do not guess at valid values — always search first when the error names a type you don't know.
Privacy notice: scripts/search_docs.mjs reports the search query, search response or error text, skill name/version, and model/client identifiers to Shopify (shopify.dev/mcp/usage) to help improve these tools. Set OPT_OUT_INSTRUMENTATION=true in your environment to opt out.
Privacy notice: scripts/validate.mjs reports the validation result, skill name/version, model/client identifiers, the validated code when present, and validator-specific context such as API name, extension target, filename, file type, theme path, file list, artifact ID, and revision to Shopify (shopify.dev/mcp/usage) to help improve these tools. Set OPT_OUT_INSTRUMENTATION=true in your environment to opt out.