shopify-cost-tuning

# Shopify Cost Tuning ## Overview Optimize Shopify app and API costs through plan analysis, API usage monitoring, and strategies to minimize billable API calls. Covers Shopify store plans, Partner app billing, and API efficiency. ## Prerequisites - Access to Shopify Partner Dashboard for app billing - Understanding of current API usage patterns - Knowledge of merchant's Shopify plan ## Instructions ### Step 1: Understand Shopify Plan Rate Limits API rate limits are determined by the **merchant's** plan, not your app: | Merchant Plan | REST Bucket | REST Leak Rate | GraphQL Points | GraphQL Restore | |--------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| | Basic Shopify | 40 requests | 2/second | 1,000 points | 50/second | | Shopify | 40 requests | 2/second | 1,000 points | 50/second | | Advanced | 40 requests | 2/second | 1,000 points | 50/second | | Shopify Plus | 80 requests | 4/second | 2,000 points | 100/second | **Key insight:** Upgrading from Basic to Advanced doesn't help rate limits. Only Plus doubles them. ### Step 2: App Billing API If your app charges merchants, use the GraphQL App Billing API: ```typescript // Create a recurring charge const CREATE_SUBSCRIPTION = ` mutation appSubscriptionCreate( $name: String!, $lineItems: [AppSubscriptionLineItemInput!]!, $returnUrl: URL!, $test: Boolean ) { appSubscriptionCreate( name: $name, lineItems: $lineItems, returnUrl: $returnUrl, tes...