Can I update App URL, Allowed redirection URLs after Shopify App review?

Shopify Apps

Topic summary

A developer asks whether they can modify their app’s configuration settings (App URL, Allowed redirection URLs, and GDPR webhooks) after Shopify approves their app submission.

Core concern: The team is uncertain which environment (dev/staging/prod) to connect during the review process. They want to know if they can submit with a pre-production version and later update URLs to point to production after approval.

Key worry: What happens if Shopify requests changes during review? The current approach doesn’t seem straightforward.

Community response:

  • No official Shopify staff response after 6 months
  • One community member found evidence suggesting the review process occurs only once
  • Important warning: Modifying the app post-approval might result in violations and potential blocking if changes breach prohibited actions

Status: The question remains unanswered by Shopify officials, leaving developers uncertain about post-approval configuration flexibility.

Summarized with AI on November 15. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hi,

Will we be able to update these in App Setup:

  1. App URL
  2. Allowed redirection URL(s)
  3. GDPR mandatory webhooks

after the app is approved by Shopify Reviewers?

Context:

We are not so sure which environment(dev/staging/prod) the back-end & front-end connected with the app should be in (while submitting for review process).

Building and pushing everything to production hoping Shopify would accept the app and related developments that we do - this doesn’t sound easy and right. What if Shopify rejects? We expect there are going to be some changes that Shopify reviewer would like.

So, we can point the approved app to prod after the app (connected to the pre-prod version of Front-end and Back-end) gets approved if we can update the App URL, etc.

I believe many have faced this. Hope somebody can provide some helpful advice/opinion :slightly_smiling_face:

Best Regards,

Jithu

2

No reply after 6 months, this forum is such a sad place

3

I was also interested to know more about this, but sadly I couldn’t find any replies for the question from a Shopify staff.

I found this thread in the forums, someone said the review process only done once.

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-apps/can-i-update-my-app-listing-after-it-was-accepted-to-the-app/td-p/506476

Also consider the below link. If modifying the app results in some violation, then the app might be blocked.
https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/review/prohibited-actions