We are trying to create a sandbox Shopify Plus store but there is not option on our partners account. We are basic shopify partner. How do we go about creating the shopify plus store for development purposes?
Can you describe which Plus feature you’re trying to test?
If it’s Checkout UI Extensions (which is limited to Plus), you can instead just enable the Extensibility Preview when creating a new Development Store.
But if that’s not what you’re looking for, could you share the specific features you’re trying to develop for on Plus that isn’t available in a normal or Extensibility Enabled Development store?
Hi, thank you for your response. We are working on a prospect for integrating their Shopify Plus Store to their NetSuite (Customers, Products, and Orders). We want to test this but there is no option for us to create a Shopify Plus development store.
Most importantly- the question is whether or not there is a difference in API?
All Shopify plans use the same underlying Shopify Admin API for handling requests.
There are some features that are gated for Shopify Plus only merchants like Checkout UI Extensions.
A development store can use all of the Shopify Plus APIs, including Checkout UI Extensions. You don’t need a development Plus store to build your app.
The only major difference in the Admin API is the rate limit allotment for Plus stores, it’s much more forgiving. But your app shouldn’t hit those limits anyway.