We’ve recently rolled out a change that enables continuous authentication when a customerAccessToken is appended to the cart in the buyerIdentity object. The obtained checkoutUrl allows authenticated customers to navigate to a logged-in checkout experience.
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| Platform | Shopify |
|---|---|
| Effective date | No date published |
| Precision | n/a |
| Published | 2025-01-16 |
| Categories | Breaking / action requiredDeprecationPolicy |
| Tags | API, Action Required, Storefront API, Update |
| Official source | Shopify developer changelog ↗ |
| Fetched | 2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00 |
| First seen | 2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00 |
| Status | Listed by the source |
| Stable ID | shopify-896ae2bfbc · JSON |