I want to customize a discount type for specific customers. However, I found that the app type for developing a Shopify Function must be set to public. I would like to ask: does this mean I have to publish this app to the Shopify App Store, or is it sufficient to just set the app type to public for using discount api? I am so confusesd about that
Hi @Eric_Han,
Shopify Functions do require a Public App for all stores to be able to install the app, however Custom Apps are also supported for Shopify Plus stores specifically.
If you wanted to install your app on a non-Plus store, you will need to release the app as a Public app, and pass the App Store Review for the app listing.
However you can leave the app in a Limited Visibility status, so that while the app does have an App Store page, it is not indexed and not available for discovery on the app store or search engines. This way you can simply give the App Store Page URL to merchants that you want to install the app manually, but anyone searching the app store or search engines, won’t come across the app organically.
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