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Build apps, themes and integrations for YouCan stores. Guides, API references and UI libraries, all in one place.

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Extend YouCan stores

Add features to sellers' stores, build their storefronts, and connect AI assistants.

Build

AppsBuild an appEmbedded, external and extension-only apps that add features, surface data and give sellers new tools.Get started with apps →ThemesBuild a themeStorefronts built with Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JSON, from the starter theme or your own.Create a theme →MCPConnect an AI assistantThe YouCan MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and others read and change a store.Set up the MCP server →

APIs and references

Everything a store exposes, from REST endpoints to the Liquid objects themes render.

Reference

RESTAdmin APIManage products, orders, customers and the rest of a store over REST.Read the getting started guide →RESTStorefront APISearch, paginate, sort and filter the resources a storefront shows.Browse query filters →LiquidLiquid referenceThe tags, filters and objects that render store data in a theme.Explore Liquid →PaymentsYouCan PayIntegrate your application with YouCan Pay through its REST API.Start with YouCan Pay →

Design system

Celeste is YouCan's design system: tokens, icons and Vue 3 components.

Vue 3Celeste UIThe colors, type, spacing and components of the YouCan seller area, for apps and admin pages.
FoundationsIconsComponents
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What's new

The latest additions and improvements across the YouCan platform.

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24 October 2026AppsStore admin in session tokens and launch URLs

Session tokens are issued by the store admin, and the launch URL of an embedded app has the store admin in host.

Read more →23 October 2026ThemesCLI login with a code

You log in with youcan auth login, your YouCan account and a login code.

Read more →23 October 2026AppsOnline and offline tokens for embedded apps

You can exchange a session token for an online or an offline store token.

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