Shopify Academy is Closing On 29 October 2026, Shopify Academy closes and certifications will no longer be a requirement for Partner Program tiers. What partners need to know: ✅ Existing credentials are extended through 1 January 2028, so badges can stay on profiles until then ✅ Every paid certification exam is refunded automatically to the original payment method ✅ Dev Docs, the Partner Help Center and the Dev Community Forums remain in place Shopify says engagement no longer justifies the format, and more on how partners will learn is coming soon. By Anton Ekström Next Gen Events are now generally available Next Gen Events, Shopify's successor to classic webhooks, are now generally available with API version 2026-10. Events let you choose which changes your app receives and what data comes with the payload. Each delivery bundles the change, the affected resource IDs, and the result of your GraphQL query, so...