# Polaris Checkout Extensions

**Validating this topic's output.**

`--target` is required — for example `purchase.checkout.block.render`. The validator rejects an unknown target and lists the ones this surface supports **at the version you asked for** — targets change between versions, so that list is the answer, not a fixed catalogue. Searching "extension targets" also finds them.

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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.

## Validator constraints

Do not include HTML comments (`<!-- ... -->`) in the code — the validator treats them as invalid custom components.

## 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

After creating an app or adding or changing an app extension in a local project, run `shopify app dev` to test the changes in a development store. Follow the command output to continue.

CLI Command to Scaffold a new Checkout UI Extension:

```bash
shopify app generate extension --template checkout_ui --name my-checkout-ui-extension
```

## 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

## App backend

When the extension makes authenticated calls to the app's own backend (using the Session Token API with the `network_access` capability), use Shopify's official library for the server language — these handle session token verification:

- Node.js: `@shopify/shopify-app-react-router` (recommended), `@shopify/shopify-app-remix`, or `@shopify/shopify-app-express`
- Ruby: `shopify_app` for Rails
- PHP (Laravel or any framework): `shopify-app-php`
- Python (Django or any framework): `shopify-app-python`

The full list of official libraries and app templates lives at [shopify.dev/docs/api/libraries-and-templates](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/libraries-and-templates).

## 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="neutral">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.

**Web component attribute rules:**

- Use **camelCase** attribute names: `alignItems`, `paddingBlock`, `borderRadius` — NOT kebab-case (`align-items`, `padding-block`)
- **Boolean attributes** (`disabled`, `loading`, `dismissible`, `checked`, `defaultChecked`, `required`, `multiple`) accept shorthand or `{expression}`:
  - ✅ `<s-checkbox checked={includeGift === 'yes'} />`, `<s-button disabled>`, `<s-banner dismissible>`
- **String keyword attributes** (`padding`, `gap`, `direction`, `tone`, `variant`, `size`, `background`, `alignItems`) must be string values — never shorthand or `{true}`:
  - ✅ `<s-box padding="base">`, `<s-stack gap="loose" direction="block">`, `<s-badge tone="neutral">`
  - ❌ `<s-box padding>`, `<s-stack gap={true}>` — boolean shorthand on string props fails TypeScript