How do I add buttons like “Run Flow Automation” in the native tables of the shopify admin.
(orders and customers are fake)
Topic summary
The discussion addresses how to add custom action buttons (like “Run Flow Automation”) to Shopify’s native admin tables, specifically on pages like the order list.
Solution Provided:
- Use Admin UI Extensions to add custom buttons to native Shopify admin interfaces
- The extension target
admin.order-index.action.renderenables adding buttons to the order list page
Key Resources Shared:
- Admin UI Extensions overview documentation
- Extension targets API reference (including order list page targets)
- Shopify tutorial for building admin action blocks with React
The response provides a direct technical solution with official documentation links for implementation. The discussion appears resolved with actionable guidance for the developer to deploy their app extension.
I think what you want is Admin UI Extensions, here the docs
→ Overview: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-extensions/2024-01#overview
→ Extension target (order list page included here): https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-extensions/2024-01/api/extension-targets#extensiontargets-propertydetail-adminorderindexactionrender
→ Here the Shopify tutorial: https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/admin/actions-blocks/build-admin-action?extension=react
Hope you deploy your app/extension soon! 