New Built for Shopify requirements for marketing apps – Effective July 1, 2025

Starting July 1, 2025, new category-specific requirements apply to marketing apps in the Built for Shopify (BFS) program. These requirements apply to the following categories: * Ads appsall criteria required * Affiliate program appsall criteria required * Analytics appsall criteria required * Email marketing appsselect criteria based on your app's functionality * Forms appsall criteria required * SMS marketing appsselect criteria based on your app's functionality * Subscription apps - Customer Account UI extensions are now required


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-built-for-shopify-requirements-for-marketing-apps-effective-july-1-2025