Saving the theme thorugh app/extension

Extensions
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I’m building a Shopify embedded app using the official Remix app template, and I’m trying to programmatically save changes to the live theme (Online Store 2.0) — specifically to either:

  • Automatically activate my Theme App Extension (a section like chat-widget.liquid)
  • Or inject a script or block directly into the theme.liquid or templates/product.json
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Automatically activate my Theme App Extension (a section like chat-widget.liquid)

There’s no API endpoint/ operation that will let you automatically activate a theme app extension. You’ll need to use a deep link that merchants can use to activate the theme app extension.

inject a script or block directly into the theme.liquid or templates/product.json

If your app is not a public app (on the Shopify App Store) you could use the Asset API - but I wouldn’t recommend this as it’s part of the REST API, which is legacy and will be deprecated in the future.

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Thank you for your response. I have resolved that issue.
However, I’m now facing another problem:
My app requires the write_themes scope, and the user has accepted the necessary permissions.
But Shopify says that a write theme exemption is required, and I need to fill out a form for it.
My app is still in the development phase and is not published yet.

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Great to hear you solved the first issue.

You can use the Online Store Protected Scope Exemption Request and just add a note saying the app is not yet submitted in the required Shopify App Store URL field.