Independent Shopify platform monitoring

Your Shopify app depends on APIs that change every quarter. Know what breaks before it breaks you.

API Canary runs in your CI pipeline, scans every GraphQL operation, REST endpoint, and webhook locally, uploads only a structured inventory—not your source code—and cross-references it against Shopify's release calendar so you get an actionable GitHub issue when a change affects code you actually ship.

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The problem

Shopify ships breaking changes four times a year. You find out when something breaks in production.

The changelog is a firehose

Shopify’s developer changelog has hundreds of entries across many categories. A “Breaking API Change” label does not say whether the app calls the affected endpoint; developers must cross-reference entries against their code.

Manual audits don't scale

Every quarter requires checking deprecated operations, REST versions, webhook topics, and extension requirements. The work becomes unmanageable across several applications or agency repositories.

Breaking changes reach production

A field can return null, a webhook payload can change, or an extension API can disappear while local CI remains green because the change is at Shopify’s end.

How it works

Focus on your app. Keep an eye on the platform.

1
Scan your repository
Run the API Canary scanner in your CI pipeline. It reads your .graphql queries, tagged template strings, REST endpoint patterns, and shopify.app.toml—all locally. Your source code never leaves your machine. Only a structured inventory of operations, API versions, and webhook topics is uploaded to API Canary.
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Monitor Shopify's platform
We track the Shopify developer changelog, API version calendar, and GraphQL schema changes. Breaking changes, deprecations, and new requirements are detected within the changelog's 40-minute publication window.
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Get concrete, actionable alerts
When a Shopify change affects code you actually ship, API Canary creates a GitHub issue naming the exact operation, source file, Shopify changelog entry, and upgrade deadline. No vague 'check the changelog' warning.

Early access

Be the first to know when your app is affected.

API Canary is in active research. Join the early-access list to get notified when the first Shopify developers start using it. No spam or unrelated marketing emails—just product updates.

Research transparency

This is research, not a finished product.

API Canary is an independent project by a solo developer. The product is in active validation—features, scope, and timelines will evolve based on real feedback from Shopify developers.

If you join the early-access list, you'll receive honest updates about what's working and what isn't. You won't receive “growth hacking” emails, fake urgency, or spam.

I'm building this because I would use it myself. I've spent decades building integration layers and backend systems, and I know how much time “did that API change break us?” costs every quarter.