Changelog
The changelog is a chronological record of retailer-facing changes to Instacart Storefront Pro. Release notes are announced here. Between releases, entries documenting bug fixes, enhancements, and other announcements are added here.
October 14, 2026 - Announcement
The new Storefront and Storefront Pro documentation sites are now available!
- The existing site at docs.instacart.com/storefront now contains only content about Storefront.
- The new site at docs.instacart.com/storefront_pro contains content about Storefront Pro.
The URL paths have changed for all topics; please update your bookmarks. To avoid sending you to the wrong site, no redirects are being provided.
September 29, 2026
- Published the 2026_09_0 Release Notes.
August 25, 2026
- Published the 2026_08_0 Release Notes.
- Updated the 2026_07_0 Release Notes with information about inspiration ads and the Instacart Platform Portal Ads Display Review Tool.
August 4, 2026 - Announcement
To improve clarity about what's in our Storefront versus Storefront Pro plans, we're launching a separate Storefront Pro documentation site. Bookmark the new site now and check later for updates. This existing Storefront/Storefront Pro documentation site will be updated to show only Storefront capabilities.
July 28, 2026
- Published the 2026_07_0 Release Notes.
July 8, 2026
- Updated the Priority ETA service option surcharge refund policy for late delivery from 15 minutes to 30 minutes after the priority ETA time slot.
July 2, 2026
- Removed the product pairings by customer lifecycle enhancement from the 2026_06_0 Release Notes.
June 30, 2026
- Published the 2026_06_0 Release Notes.
June 26, 2026
- Added information about personalized search to Search results.
May 26, 2026
- Published the 2026_05_0 Release Notes.
May 12, 2026
- Updated the 2026_04_0 Release Notes to include information about the new clickable eligible items button on the product details page.
May 8, 2026
- Added information about common collections questions to Collections.
April 28, 2026
- Published the 2026_04_0 Release Notes.
April 15, 2026
- Added information about required disclosure of customers' personally identifiable information (PII) in PassKit integration.
April 13, 2026
- Moved the Compliance API documentation from the Instacart Connect documentation site to the Storefront Pro documentation site. The documentation is now located in the Compliance API section.
March 31, 2026
- Published the 2026_03_0 Release Notes.
March 19, 2026
- Improved terms and conditions visibility at sign-up and checkout. Terms links are now bold and underlined, positioned near action buttons, and visible while customers scroll.
March 12, 2026
- Added information about Payment descriptors.
February 27, 2026
- Updated the organic search results explanation in Search results priority.
February 24, 2026
- Published the 2026_02_0 Release Notes.
February 20, 2026
- The Instacart+ signup modal at checkout has been updated to match the standard modal used throughout the shopping experience, providing a consistent customer experience and ensuring compliance with current regulations. For more information, see Instacart+ checkout toggle.
February 18, 2026
- Updated the 2026_01_0 Release Notes to specify that the new discounting offer types are supported with Catalog inventory file promotions.
January 30, 2026
- Updated the 2026_01_0 Release Notes to include information about new customer criteria and the affirmative consent confirmation screen for the Instacart+ membership toggle nudge on first applicable order.
- Changed loyalty subscription toggle to membership subscription toggle in the Checkout and Instacart+ topics.
January 27, 2026
- Published the 2026_01_0 Release Notes.
January 20, 2026
- Added the following topics to the documentation:
December 17, 2025
- Updated the Drive awareness campaigns topic to remove the Storefront Pro 5 restriction. This campaign is available for both Storefront and Storefront Pro retailers.
- Added information about AppCard as a loyalty program provider. For more information, see AppCard.
December 16, 2025
- Updated the 2025_11_0 Release Notes to include information about changes to how items are removed from the cart.
November 24, 2025
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Added information about onboarding and what requirements are needed to set up partner pick. For more information, see Partner pick.
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Added information about using Point of Sale injection order (POSOI) with Bypass checkout. For more information, see POSOI with Bypass checkout.
November 18, 2025
- Published the 2025_11_0 Release Notes.
October 28, 2025
- Published the 2025_10_0 Release Notes.
October 23, 2025
- Added information on what to do if your customer has issues with their prepaid cards. For more information, see Payment methods
October 16, 2025
- As required by the App Store, we enabled the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt for iOS Storefront apps as part of the current 8.88.2 app release. App Tracking Transparency allows users to choose whether an app can track their activity across other companies' apps and websites. The prompt is displayed once to each user, similar to push notifications. For more information, see this Apple Support article.
October 9, 2025
- Added information on general loyalty program providers. For more information, see Loyalty program providers.
October 6, 2025
- Updated the link to the Storefront Intake Form. For more information, see Request.
October 1, 2025
- Updated the 2025_09_0 Release Notes which incorrectly stated that blackout period requirements data was no longer supported in the Catalog inventory files.
September 30, 2025
- Published the 2025_09_0 Release Notes.
September 25, 2025
- Updated the promotion types supported in Storefront. For more information, see Promotion types.
September 11, 2025
- Added information on how to work with your Instacart representative on building and publishing a mobile app for your storefront. For more information, see Mobile apps.
September 10, 2025
- Added information about the benefits and how to integrate Search engine optimization (SEO) into your storefront. For more information, see Search engine optimization.
- Added information about Inmar loyalty integration and made updates to Loyalty with Storefront Pro. For more information, see Loyalty with Storefront Pro and Inmar.
- Added information about fulfillment integration options, partner pick, and accelerated checkout. For more information, see Partner pick and Accelerated checkout.
September 2, 2025
- Added information about shopping as a guest user. For more information, see Guest user shopping.
August 26, 2025
- Added information about deep linking. For more information, see Deep linking.
- Published the 2025_08_0 Release Notes.
August 8, 2025
- Updated the configuration details for clickable flyers. For more information, see Flyers.
July 31, 2025
- Deprecated the
skill_levelfield from recipe specifications. You can use thetagsfield instead. For more information, see Recipes and Manage your recipe files.
July 29, 2025
- Published the 2025_07_0 Release Notes.
July 7, 2025
- Updated Storefront Pro to add information about Loyalty points and Rewards history.
June 24, 2025
- Published the 2025_06_0 Release Notes.
May 27, 2025
- Published the 2025_05_0 Release Notes.
May 2, 2025
- Updated the Stock levels topic with more information about Instacart's machine learning algorithm.
April 29, 2025
- Published the 2025_04_0 Release Notes.
April 10, 2025
- Updated the 2025_03_0 Release Notes with information about the Executive summary dashboard.
March 25, 2025
- Published the 2025_03_0 Release Notes.
March 5, 2025
- Published the 2025_02_1 Release Notes.
February 25, 2025
- Published the 2025_02_0 Release Notes.
January 28, 2025
- Published the 2025_01_0 Release Notes.