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Identify the published version running in a POS extension

doc:019fb619-9b4a-74ac-a83e-3ffa98844fb4::feed/https://shopify.dev/changelog/identify-the-published-version-running-in-a-pos-extension
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{
"content_hash": "50a90136f722154fa67c982e347ad280d44afd29eeb3f197cf7e9b4a8648b1c7",
"excerpt": "What changed shopify.extension.version returns the version of the extension that is running. It’s the same name shown on the Versions page in the Dev Dashboard and chosen when running shopify app deploy. The value is an opaque name, not a version number, so compare it for equality rather than sorting it. It’s undefined when the extension runs from a local development server. Who’s affected This field is available to POS UI extensions that target API version 2026-10. Extensions targeting earlier…",
"identity": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/identify-the-published-version-running-in-a-pos-extension",
"link": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/identify-the-published-version-running-in-a-pos-extension",
"published_at": "2026-10-12T16:00:00Z",
"title": "Identify the published version running in a POS extension"
}

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The evidence describes a documentation/update noting that shopify.extension.version now returns the version of the extension running in a POS extension, clarifying that the value is an opaque name and undefined when running from a local dev server, and identifying its applicability to POS UI extensions targeting API version 2026-10. This is an informational changelog entry rather than a deprecation or pricing change, with no explicit deadline or replacement endpoint.

Identify the published version running in a POS extension What changed shopify.extension.version returns the version of the extension that is running. It’s the same name shown on the Versions page in the Dev Dashboard and chosen when running shopify app deploy. The value is an opaque name, not a version number, so compare it for equality rather than sorting it. It’s undefined when the extension runs from a local development server. Who’s affected This field is available to POS UI extensions that target API version 2026-10. Extensions targeting earlier…

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  1. Info
    SDK release 15.0.1sdk:npm/@shopify/shopify-api@15.0.1
    Shopify Admin GraphQL API
  2. Deprecation
    SDK version 13.0.0 yankedsdk:npm/@shopify/shopify-api@13.0.0
    Shopify Admin GraphQL API
  3. Info
    SDK release 15.0.1sdk:npm/@shopify/shopify-api@15.0.1
    Shopify Admin GraphQL API