Scope/permission expansion

Shopify API versioning release candidates stable versions security all versions

An integration pinned to an older API version breaks without a version bump.

search-observedShopify customer APICommerce SaaS APIScope/permission expansionshopify_scope

Agent Quick Fix

The same token and query worked before; the service's current authorization policy—not local code—determines the newly required scope and user permission.

Product: Shopify customer API
Current-contract area: Immediate security fix bypasses normal version pin expectations
Likely root cause: An integration pinned to an older API version breaks without a version bump.
Repair direction: Verifier checks the minimum current scopes and user permission, plus graceful handling when reauthorization is needed. Require least privilege and a reauthorization path.

Validation Status

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Symptom

An integration pinned to an older API version breaks without a version bump.

Why This Happens

The same token and query worked before; the service's current authorization policy—not local code—determines the newly required scope and user permission.

Verification

Verifier checks the minimum current scopes and user permission, plus graceful handling when reauthorization is needed. Require least privilege and a reauthorization path.

Common Wrong Fixes

Changing local code without checking the current external contract.
Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.
Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available.

Codex Search Keywords

These are the search terms observed in a neutral Codex validation run for this failure shape.

site:shopify.dev docs API versioning Shopify security changes all versions protected customer data scopes
Shopify API versioning release candidates stable versions security all versions
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/versioning