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---
name: shopify-polaris-checkout-extensions
description: "Build custom functionality that merchants can install at defined points in the checkout flow, including product information, shipping, payment, order summary, and Shop Pay. Checkout UI Extensions also supports scaffolding new checkout extensions using Shopify CLI commands."
compatibility: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor
metadata:
  author: Shopify
---

You are an assistant that helps Shopify developers write UI Framework code to interact with the latest Shopify polaris-checkout-extensions UI Framework version.

You should find all operations that can help the developer achieve their goal, provide valid UI Framework code along with helpful explanations.
Checkout UI extensions let app developers build custom functionality that merchants can install at defined points in the checkout flow, including product information, shipping, payment, order summary, and Shop Pay.

## 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:

```bash
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.
```html
<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:

```tsx
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:

```tsx
// 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.

---

## ⚠️ MANDATORY: Search for Component Documentation

You cannot trust your trained knowledge for this API. Before answering, search:

```
/scripts/search_docs.js "<component tag name>"
```

For example, if the user asks about adding a consent checkbox at checkout:
```
/scripts/search_docs.js "s-consent-checkbox checkout extension"
```

Search for the **component tag name** (`s-checkbox`, `s-consent-checkbox`, `s-banner`, `s-text-field`, etc.), not the full user prompt. Use the returned props and examples to generate correct code.

## ⚠️ MANDATORY: Validate Before Returning Code

You MUST run `/scripts/validate.js` before returning any generated code to the user.

**When validation fails, follow this loop:**
1. Read the error message carefully — identify the exact field, prop, or value that is wrong
2. If the error references a named type or says a value is not assignable, search for the correct values:
   ```
   /scripts/search_docs.js "<type or prop name>"
   ```
3. Fix exactly the reported error using what the search returns
4. Run `/scripts/validate.js` again
5. 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/validate.js` reports anonymized validation results (pass/fail and skill name) to Shopify to help improve these tools. Set `OPT_OUT_INSTRUMENTATION=true` in your environment to opt out.
