shopify store create preview is publicly available

Introduced 2026-07-13 · score 0.95

HOW TO USE IT

When you need a development store and have no existing Shopify account, run `shopify store create preview` to create a preview Shopify store.

WHY THIS HELPS

Create a preview Shopify store for repository development when no existing Shopify account is available.

BEFORE THIS CHANGE

The command was hidden from public release.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: 4.5.0
• --country <value>: Two-letter country code for the store, such as US, CA, or GB.
• --name <value>: The name of the store.
• -j, --json: Output result as JSON; automatically disables color output.
• --no-color: Disable color output.
• --verbose: Increase output verbosity.
• Prerequisite: No existing account is needed for preview-store creation.
• No existing account is required for this preview-store creation workflow.
• This change affects command visibility only; command behavior is unchanged.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://github.com/Shopify/cli/releases/tag/4.5.0
• https://github.com/Shopify/cli/pull/7976
• https://github.com/Shopify/cli/blob/4.5.0/packages/cli/README.md

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