Shopify expands AI agent shopping to over one billion product listings
Shopify announced on Tuesday that shoppers can now configure AI agents to browse and purchase items directly from its catalog.
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Shopify announced on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, that it is expanding its agentic commerce platform to allow more artificial intelligence agents to browse and buy products on behalf of shoppers. As The Verge AI reported, consumers can configure their software agents to make direct purchases across more than one billion product listings in the company catalog. [1]
The available catalog includes merchandise listed both on and off standard Shopify storefronts. According to The Verge AI, the expanded access follows a partnership announced in September between Shopify and Meta that enabled Meta's Muse agent to search and buy items through the network. [1]
Shopify was originally founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake, who initially created an online snowboard shop named Snowdevil in Ottawa, Canada. Lütke built a custom platform using Ruby on Rails to replace existing e-commerce systems, which led the founders to commercialize the store-building software. [3]
In short
- Shopify is allowing shoppers to configure AI agents to browse and purchase products on their behalf.
- More than one billion product listings on and off Shopify storefronts are open to AI agents.
- The initiative builds on a September partnership with Meta involving its Muse agent.
Sources
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- [1]Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agentsThe Verge AI, 5h ago (the report this story comes from)
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