Custom shopping experiences
Build navigation and product journeys that need a separately controlled frontend.
Headless Shopify Development
Custom storefronts using Shopify's commerce services, with independent frontend delivery and explicit handling of content, cart and checkout boundaries.
Linen shirtSand / Medium
Storefront APIShopify catalogue
Hosted checkout
Tools & technologies
- Hydrogen or Next.js
- Shopify Storefront API
- CMS when needed
- Frontend hosting
A separate storefront needs clear ownership.
Content-led commerce
Combine editorial content with Shopify products using an agreed CMS.
Storefront migration
Move presentation layers while keeping commerce records and checkout in Shopify.
Keep product availability current
Capability Example
A cached product page is open while the last unit is purchased elsewhere.
Illustrative data. Nothing is sent to an external system.
Example workspace1 / 3
Product event
1Variant V-104 sold elsewhere
2Catalogue cache invalidated
3Product page refresh requested
Invalidate catalogue data after a relevant product event.
Cart validation
1Available quantity: zero
2Addition refused with explanation
3Alternative variant offered
Recheck availability when the shopper adds the variant to the cart.
Checkout handoff
1Available cart confirmed
2Shopify checkout URL returned
3Return path and analytics tested
Hand off the validated cart to Shopify's checkout flow.
A purchasable cart or an explicit availability message instead of a stale promise.
Follow the record through the next step
The storefront and its Shopify contracts.
- Custom storefront source
- Shopify API integration
- Cache and revalidation strategy
- Redirect, deployment and monitoring setup
- Custom storefront source
- Shopify API integration
- Cache and revalidation strategy
- Redirect, deployment and monitoring setup
Scope the work a theme would otherwise handle.
Ownership
Separate frontend hosting, CMS editing and Shopify administration responsibilities.
App compatibility
Theme-dependent apps may require custom integration or replacement in a headless store.
Questions before we start.
Is headless automatically faster?
No. Performance depends on rendering, caching, third-party code and implementation. Establish measurements before choosing the architecture.
Does Shopify still handle checkout?
The usual integration hands checkout to Shopify. Exact customization is constrained by supported APIs, extensions and the merchant's plan.
Bring your starting point.
Share the shopping experience you need, current apps and the team that will own the frontend.
