CORS for Shopify Webhooks: What Actually Matters
Shopify webhooks and CORS get mixed up constantly. I’ve seen teams burn hours “fixing CORS” on webhook endpoints that were never touched by a browser in the first place. Shopify sends webhooks server-to-server. Browsers enforce CORS. Those are different worlds. So the short version is: Shopify webhook delivery does not require CORS Your frontend talking to your backend may require CORS Your webhook endpoint should usually not be exposed for browser cross-origin access at all That distinction saves a lot of confusion. ...