"Handling Response" on Fresh Installed App

Topic summary

A developer encounters a “Handling Response” error when running a freshly created Shopify app via the Shopify CLI for the first time. Despite the project generating successfully with all required folders and files, and attempting to clear the cache, the error persists.

Another user confirms experiencing the same issue and identifies it as typically being a time synchronization problem. They provide a link to a community thread discussing this specific error in Shopify Remix apps, suggesting the solution involves fixing system time sync issues.

The discussion remains open with no confirmed resolution yet, though the time sync diagnosis appears to be the leading troubleshooting direction.

Summarized with AI on October 26. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi, I’m trying to create a new app using the Shopify CLI. The project was successfully created with all the necessary folders and files. However, when I run the app for the first time, I encounter an issue with “Handling Response.”

Is there something I might be missing or need to configure at this stage?

For context: I’ve already tried clearing my cache before running the app. Thanks in advance!

Hey! I have been struggling with this as well.
It is usually a time sync issue: