Admin API adds a stable legal entity ID across Shopify shops and markets
Admin API 2026-07 adds a nullable legalEntityId that consistently identifies the same underlying company across its shops, markets and sales channels.
Read the official Shopify source01 · Source fact
What changed
Admin API 2026-07 adds a nullable legalEntityId that consistently identifies the same underlying company across its shops, markets and sales channels.
- Published
- Jul 1, 2026
- Effective
- API version 2026-07
- Deadline
- No explicit deadline stated
02 · Business impact
Who and what may be affected
- Operators
- Seller, Agency
- Surfaces
- Admin Api, Business Entities, Tax Webhooks
- Impact
- Operations, Compliance
- Settlement categories
- No direct payout category identified
03 · Next action
What to check
Use the stable identifier for cross-shop legal-entity and tax reconciliation while retaining a null-safe fallback for entities without an organization-level ID.
confirmed source relationshipLast reviewed Jul 13, 2026