# Shopify Opens More Than 1 Billion Products to AI Shopping Agents By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/34446 Published: 2026-10-18T18:10:34.000Z Updated: 2026-10-18T18:10:34.000Z Section: Technology > Amazon blocked Meta’s Muse shopping agent in September over transparency and security concerns. Shopify is opening access to a catalog of more than 1 billion products for third-party AI agents, giving automated assistants a way to search merchant listings as retailers set different rules for AI-led shopping. An assistant could compare prices and product options for someone looking for a particular item, then offer a recommendation for the shopper to approve. For example, a customer might request running shoes under $150 and review the agent’s suggestions before deciding whether to buy. Amazon took a more restrictive approach in September, blocking Meta’s Muse shopping agent over transparency and security concerns. Nic Cruz Patane said [Amazon had blocked his Grok Bot from placing orders](). The two approaches put product discovery at the center of the debate over AI-assisted shopping: Shopify is opening its catalog to outside agents, while Amazon has restricted access by some automated shopping tools. ## Links in this article - [Amazon had blocked his Grok Bot from placing orders](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/32678)