Admin Intents Now Support Settings Pages

Shopify has added Settings support to its admin intents API, allowing apps to direct merchants to specific Settings pages within the Shopify admin through a single API call.

What Changed

The admin intents API previously required developers to use deep links or provide manual navigation instructions to guide merchants to Settings pages. The new Settings support removes this limitation, enabling apps to open Settings routes directly through the API. This functionality is now available to all Shopify apps using admin intents.

Impact for App Developers

This update simplifies the merchant experience when apps need to direct users to configuration pages. Developers can now programmatically open Settings pages without constructing deep links or writing navigation instructions. The change reduces the code needed for common workflows like onboarding, where apps typically guide merchants through initial setup steps in Settings.

Apps that currently use workarounds for Settings navigation can replace those implementations with direct admin intent calls. This creates more reliable navigation paths since the API handles routing internally rather than depending on URL structures that could change.

Technical Considerations

Developers should review their existing navigation flows to identify opportunities to implement Settings intents. Apps using deep links for Settings pages can migrate to the admin intents API for better maintainability. The update maintains backward compatibility, so existing deep link implementations continue to function while teams transition to the new API method.

The Settings support follows Shopify’s pattern of expanding admin intents capabilities, which previously added support for other admin sections.

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