Detect Shop Pay
Shop Pay is an accelerated checkout that lets customers save their email address, credit card, and shipping and billing information so they can complete their transaction faster the next time they are directed to the Shopify checkout.
Detection looks at script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors across 5 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Shop Pay
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Shop Pay. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Script sources
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
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Example public indicators for Shop Pay
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Shop Pay. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify_pay/
- ShopPay
- ShopifyPay.apiHost
- ul li
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Shop Pay signature (5 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Shop Pay, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Shop Pay is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Shop Pay
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Shop Pay signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors) and scores them against the Shop Pay signature set (5 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Shop Pay on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Shop Pay
- Can PluginView detect Shop Pay without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Shop Pay — typically script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Shop Pay?
- Shop Pay is classified under Payment processors in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Shop Pay?
- This reference currently tracks 5 fingerprint rules across script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Shop Pay?
- Illustrative public indicators for Shop Pay include cdn.shopify.com/shopifycloud/shopify_pay/; ShopPay; ShopifyPay.apiHost. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
