Your connection needs to be verified before you can proceed

[jon-radiant]

I have reproduced the issue on the latest CLI version.

Yes, I am on the latest version

I have searched existing posts and this report is not a duplicate.

Yes, this isn’t a duplicate

In which of these areas are you experiencing a problem?

Theme

Expected behavior

I should be able to develop locally

Actual behavior

I get the “Your connection needs to be verified before you can proceed” message

Reproduction steps

Site specific

Verbose output

• 09:53:55  Synced » update templates/index.context.gb.json
2026-01-27T09:53:55.403Z: → Rendering https://5eab70-80.myshopify.com/?_fd=0&pb=0...
2026-01-27T09:53:55.440Z: Proxy status: 429. Returning render error.
• 09:53:55 Request »    GET 429 / 8ms
2026-01-27T09:53:55.465Z: ← 429 (request_id: null)
2026-01-27T09:53:55.465Z: Render failed for / with 429 (x-request-id: null), trying proxy...
2026-01-27T09:53:55.529Z: Proxy status: 429. Returning render error.
• 09:53:55 Request »    GET 429 / 11ms
2026-01-27T09:53:56.188Z: Request to https://5eab70-80.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-01/graphql.json completed in 1730 ms
With response headers:
 - content-type: application/json; charset=utf-8
 - server-timing: processing;dur=281, verdict_flag_enabled;desc="count=39";dur=3.205, graphql;desc="admin/mutation/other", _y;desc="486de933-8a3b-4388-a674-9e9491618ed6", _s;desc="04496a06-8743-48d9-aafa-6b304633bb84", cfRequestDuration;dur=343.999863
 - x-request-id: 055f7cb9-b9af-4445-972b-1269f9551bf8-1769507635

Operating system

MacOS 15.6 (24G84)

CLI version

3.87.4

Shell

zsh

Nodejs version

v22.18.0

What language and version are you using in your application?

N/A

[Josh-Shopify]

Hi @jon-radiant , I see you are running version 3.87.4. Would you mind upgrading to the latest version (3.89.0) and let me know if you are still experiencing the issue?

[Federico_Giampietro]

Issue occurs to me with 3.89.0 as well. It presented itself yesterday and it happens regardless of the cli version used

[Glenn_Rivermint]

I am also constantly getting this error with 3.89.0

[Josh-Shopify]

If either of you could produce a verbose log that would be super helpful!

[Andru]

I get this from time to time, and there’s never any means to actually verify the connection. It’s a total dead end. It seems to often happen when working on a theme that frequently gets 429 errors due to an errant app messing with the fetch prototype and getting stuck in a loop.

It’s usually when I’m working without being connected to a VPN. If I connect to a VPN (using Mullvad, fwiw) then the need to verify goes away, which strikes me as a bit ironic, but just sharing that here incase it helps anyone else.

[webserv]

happens even after upgrading, these are the errors I got before as @Andru suggested a series of 429s

[JSMcAvady]

I too am getting this and reported in another thread, really getting me frustrated now. Has there been any solution found for this ?

[Jonathan_Moore]

I’m also seeing the same thing since around 5/12/2026 11pm CDT

Confirming I am on the latest version.
➜ shopify version
3.94.3

[jz_manduka]

I started getting this issue a few days ago and even upgraded to CLI 3.94.3

[lynthius]

Same issue I have the latest CLI version.

EDIT: This is a critical blocker for me — I’m completely unable to work because of this. The CLI is essential to my daily workflow and this verification error makes it impossible to proceed with any theme development. Please prioritize a fix.

[Vipul_Mantri]

I am running into the same issue. I am on version 3.94.3. It is too prominent where it has started to hamper productivity.

Has someone tried to go back a few version and see if that solves the issue?

[thurner]

I have the same issue, regardless the version..

EDIT: I’m using 3.94.3

[namboozle]

I’m getting the same issue with 3.80.0 and 3.94.3

It has gone from just happening after a few requests to happening for all now.

[husseyexplores]

What is even happening?
Literally can’t work from the last 24 hours. Same error all the time.
What are we supposed to do?
It only loads the page once for every 5 or 10 mins, and errors instantly again.
I’m getting 403

> shopify --version
@shopify/cli/3.94.3 linux-x64 node-v24.13.0

[lynthius]

Following up. This is now day 2 of being completely blocked by this issue. The CLI sporadically works for a few minutes, then crashes and stays down for hours. No workaround seems to help.

Could someone from the Shopify team confirm this is being actively looked into? A status update would be really appreciated

[Gray-Shopify]

this is something that’s being actively investigated. I cannot promise any timeline for a fix. I can say that there’s complexity in balancing the safety of the platform and ease of use for theme development. We have some long term plans to fix the scales but we’re trying to find some short term solutions to unblock folks.

[tdq]

I just started having the issue, honestly frustrating because I can’t do anything right now but wait

[VFXJohow]

Hello,

experincing the same issue and can not develop since a few days now. Also did not find a working older CLI version yet.

At first browser development preview is starting okay, but after one or two navigations the authentication is lost. The Browser output then is:

In parallel the console is logging as follows:

[lynthius]

Are there any workarounds guys? This is blocking my work.