How to check if a website is built on Shopify

How to check if a website is built on Shopify

To check if a website is built on Shopify, look at the site's own code: a cdn.shopify.com asset, a shopify-checkout-api-token meta tag, or the global Shopify object in the page source are the strongest signals, and the "powered by Shopify" footer is a quick but removable clue. To find Shopify stores at scale rather than check one, use Google operators like site:myshopify.com. Here is each method, how to run it, and what it can and cannot tell you.

The fastest checks on a single site

These take seconds and need no tools.

• View the page source. Right click, view source, and search the page for cdn.shopify.com or cdn.shopifycdn.net. Shopify serves theme and product images from these, so a match is a strong sign the site runs Shopify.
• Look for Shopify markup. Search the source for shopify-checkout-api-token, shopify-digital-wallet, or the word Shopify in a script tag. The global Shopify object and Shopify.theme are reliable markers.
• Check the footer. Many default themes show a "powered by Shopify" line. If it is there, the site is almost certainly Shopify.

The limit of the footer: it is editable, and most established brands remove it. Its presence is a yes, but its absence proves nothing, so always fall back to the source checks above.

Finding Shopify stores at scale with Google operators

To find many Shopify stores rather than verify one, search operators help:

• site:myshopify.com plus a keyword, for example site:myshopify.com jewelry, finds stores still on their default Shopify subdomain.
• intext:"powered by shopify" plus a niche finds stores that kept the default footer.
• inurl:/collections/all surfaces Shopify collection pages.
• Narrow by date with after:2026-01-01; the old daterange: operator is retired and before: and after: replace it.

The limit: Google does not index a brand new store for days or weeks, and stores on custom domains drop the myshopify.com subdomain, so operators miss the freshest stores and give you no launch date and no contact.

BuiltWith and Wappalyzer

Both detect the technology a site runs. Wappalyzer is a browser extension that reads the page in front of you and tells you if it is Shopify, along with apps and analytics. BuiltWith does the same for a single lookup and also sells large lists and reports. Use them to confirm the platform and see the apps and theme.

The limit: their "first detected" or "first indexed" date is the day their own crawl first saw the technology, not the day the store launched, and neither gives you the owner's contact. A store can exist for weeks before a crawler catches it.

How to see which Shopify theme a store uses

The theme is a useful age signal. View the source and search for Shopify.theme, which usually names the theme, or look at the asset paths. A store still on a default theme such as Dawn or Horizon, with little customization, is usually a recent build. A heavily customized or paid theme means the owner has invested more time. The theme tells you how far along a store is, not the exact day it opened.

What none of these tell you: whether the store is new

Every method here confirms that a site is on Shopify. None of them reliably tells you when the store launched or who owns it. The footer and source checks verify one site; operators and detectors surface stores late, with a crawl date that is not a launch date, and no contact.

If your goal is to find stores that just launched, and to reach the owner, read where to find newly launched Shopify stores for the full comparison, and how to tell when a Shopify store actually launched to read a store's real launch date. FisherLeads lists new Shopify stores on the day they go live, each with a verified founder email, free to browse.