Sidekick App Data Extension

Extensions
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I was following the official documentation for surfacing app data using the new sidekick extension. It can be found here - Use extensions to surface app data

Goal : To enable sidekick to surface our app’s data from backend similar to the use-case shown in the documentation.

Problems :

  1. The template for generating extension using shopify cli was not valid. It threw the error in console listing available template names. The command I am using - shopify app generate extension --template app-tools --name tools
  2. When I manually created the directory structure with necessary files, the build failed in local app dev command stating the extension point admin.app.tools.data is invalid.

I would really appreciate if the community is able to help me solve this problem. Thank you!

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Hi @suman_revize

This feature is currently only in closed beta right now, so the CLI commands won’t work as described in the documentation unless you have access to the beta.

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Hi @Liam-Shopify

Thank you for the clarification! Since this is in closed beta, could you share how developers can apply for the access to the beta program? Is there a process to follow? I would love to test this feature for our app. Thanks in advance!

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I believe this is currently by invite only

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Thanks for your interest in Sidekick app extensions! :raising_hands:t2:

We just added a form to the Sidekick app extensions docs for app developers to register your interest in being a part of our Developer Preview.

Please sign up here and let us know what you plan to do with these new capabilities in your app!

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