Developers are experiencing a widespread issue where the Embedded app checks step in Shopify’s app store review process fails to run or pass, blocking app submissions.
Common symptoms:
Automated tests remain stuck or don’t execute
Other review checks pass successfully, but embedded app checks stay pending
Issue persists for days despite apps appearing to function correctly
App Bridge CDN loads properly and token exchanges work as expected
Attempted solutions:
One developer reported potential success by deleting custom app installations from dev stores before testing the production app through “Test your app in a shop”
Creating new applications sometimes resolves the issue after ~24 hours
Multiple developers have contacted Shopify support without receiving actionable guidance
Unresolved questions:
When exactly are automated tests evaluated?
How to manually trigger tests outside the standard 2-hour interval?
Whether static HTML pages in embedded apps cause check failures
What specific criteria Shopify evaluates during these checks
Status: The discussion remains open with no confirmed solution. Multiple developers report the same problem across different app implementations (including Remix/Shopify CLI builds and Gadget.dev apps), suggesting a potential platform-wide issue or undocumented review requirements.
Summarized with AI on October 24.
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Hi everyone, I’m looking into an issue regarding the app store review process. One of the applications built on our platform appears to be stuck on the Embedded app checks step, specifically with the automated tests not passing.
So far, this seems to be an isolated case — we have a large number of apps going through this process successfully, and this is the only instance reported.
Does anyone know when exactly the automated tests are evaluated during this process? Is there a known way to trigger them outside of the usual 2-hour interval? And is there any way to get more detailed feedback on why the tests aren’t running or passing?
We’ve reviewed the application and confirmed that the app-bridge CDN appears to be loading and functioning correctly. Reaching out to Shopify support hasn’t yielded any actionable insights so far.
Hi,
Were you able to resolve this? We’re currently experiencing a similar issue and haven’t had any luck for the past week. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Unfortunately not. Shopify never reached out with more information about their review process. All the tests on my end, including creating a new application (on gadget.dev) worked as expected. It often took about a day before I would see the checks go green.
Seems like some new Bullbleep by Shopify almost a day and it’s still not green, they didn’t even share what exactly they are looking for
I uses the Remix an Shopify CLI to make my app
Same issue here , i have passed other checks , but the last one embedded app checks is not running what can i do to trigger it , please suggest a solution
I got an answer. I mean I didn’t succeed with the first check but I fixed it now (I guess. It won’t refresh somehow…) But here’s what I dit:
I had the same App that I wanted to release still installed as a custom app in my dev store. You have to really delete that app and then try to install the app you’re trying to get to review. You can do this through the “Test your app in a shop”. That installs the “real” app.
The App Bridge script is included, and the app is installed on four dev stores for testing. The backend is handling token exchanges correctly, and API calls are working fine. I have also opened and used the app several times on all stores, but the embedded app checks still don’t seem to run.
The embedded app currently just shows a static HTML page inside Shopify Admin, with a few links and buttons that point to the external product. Could that be causing the issue?
Has anyone actually seen the embedded app checks run successfully?
