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Legacy customer accounts: what still works

What still works on legacy customer accounts, and how to unlock returns and exchanges.

Before launch. Comeback isn’t on the Shopify App Store yet. These articles describe the app as built for its first release; details can still change before it’s listed.

If your store hasn't switched to New Customer Accounts yet, here's exactly what Comeback does and doesn't do for you.

What works

  • The EU withdrawal form (Path B) works fully — it runs on your storefront and never requires a customer login, regardless of your account type.
  • The withdrawal log, export, and merchant alerts all work normally.
  • You can still install, set up billing, and configure region-group rules.

What doesn't work yet

  • Self-service returns and exchanges (Path A) are disabled. The signed-in "Return or exchange" flow depends on Shopify's Customer Account API, which legacy accounts don't support.
  • Native Shopify store credit isn't available on legacy accounts either, independent of Comeback.

Why we don't build a workaround

Shopify's own Built for Shopify rules require buyer-facing self-service return/exchange experiences to authenticate through the Customer Account API starting 1 December 2026. Building a separate legacy-account portal would mean building something we'd have to remove again shortly after — so we don't. The acknowledgement email for Path B simply leaves out the "sign in to exchange instead" invitation on legacy-account stores, since there's nothing to sign into yet.

How to unlock Path A

Switch to New Customer Accounts — see Enabling New Customer Accounts for the two-step process, and click "Re-check" in Comeback afterward. No reinstall is needed.