Wix Platform Updates: August 2026

Hello developers, CTOs, and technical decision-makers,

Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest advancements from the Wix platform. August 2026 has been a particularly dynamic month, bringing a wealth of new APIs, significant feature enhancements, and crucial updates across our developer ecosystem. Our focus remains on empowering you to build more robust, integrated, and innovative solutions on Wix.

This month's highlights include major strides in API capabilities for business solutions, significant updates for headless development, and new tools designed to streamline your app development and integration processes. Let's dive into the details.

API Updates & Enhancements

August saw a robust expansion of our API offerings, providing deeper control and richer data access across various Wix services.

Core Platform & Editor APIs

• The Editor Page and Pages SDKs (Version 1.784.0) now allow apps with site page extensions to read page information, including titles, extension IDs, page roles, and routers, as well as list app-managed pages by stable ID.
• The new Accessibility Scans API (Version 1.0.0) enables authorized apps and users to scan Wix sites for accessibility issues, retrieving detailed findings with severity and WCAG criteria.
• We've released the SEO APIs (Version 1.0.61), providing comprehensive control over a Wix site's SEO tags, including titles, descriptions, social share tags, canonical links, structured data, and indexing directives.
• Complementing the SEO APIs, the SEO Redirects API (Version 1.0.73) allows you to manage redirects, ensuring old links continue to function after page changes or for URL consolidation.

Business Solutions APIs

• Introducing Wix Rentals, a new scheduling business solution API that facilitates renting out resources like conference rooms, vehicles, or equipment, with customizable duration ranges.
• The Online Programs Steps API (Version 1.0.122) now manages individual content units within online program sections, supporting articles, videos, and quizzes.
• For online program participation, the Join Applications API (Version 1.0.126) streamlines the entire workflow, from member applications to owner-initiated invitations, approval, and payment.
• The Bookings Staff Members API (Version 1.0.1609) received new methods: Count Staff Members V2, Query Staff Members V2, Search Staff Members V2, and Set Service Provider, enhancing staff management capabilities.
• The new Get Paid Invoices APIs provide comprehensive tools to create, manage, send, and customize business invoices, including tracking their lifecycle and generating PDFs. This release includes the Invoices API, Invoice Presets API, and Invoice Settings API.

CRM & Marketing APIs

• Manage contact interactions with the new Contacts Activity Log APIs (Version 1.0.2), which include the Activities API and Templates API for a permanent record of contact events.
• The Form Templates API (Version 1.0.0) is now available, allowing you to retrieve reusable form definitions to present users with ready-made forms or to seed new, editable forms.
• The Email Marketing Campaigns API (Version 1.0.397) gained four new methods: Create, Get Composer, Update Composer, and Resend To Non Openers, offering more control over campaign management.
• Additionally, the Marketing Email Marketing Campaign API (Version 1.0.401) now includes a preview() method to build HTML previews of campaigns before publishing, supporting dynamic content resolution.
• For optimizing Google Ads Performance Max Leads campaigns, the Suggestions API (Version 1.0.1) provides prioritized actions and recommendations for campaigns, landing pages, and overall site performance.
• The Wix Assistant Statistics API (Version 1.0.1) offers read-only access to aggregated analytics data for AI Site-Chat interactions, enabling monitoring of chat performance and visitor engagement.

New Features & Developer Tools

We're continually enhancing the developer experience and introducing new tools to foster innovation on the Wix platform.

• App Tools extensions and the Tools Provider service plugin (Version 1.0.3) are now available, allowing your app to expose custom tools to the Aria AI Assistant, enabling users to interact with your app's functionality directly through AI chat.
• A new Verified badge in the Wix App Market has been introduced for apps with a proven track record, meeting guidelines, and having significant installs, serving as a stepping stone towards Wix Choice recognition.
• To streamline the app submission process, Wix now includes an AI review for Wix App Market submissions, providing rapid feedback on compliance with App Market requirements.
• The Containers Chat API (Version 1.0.3) manages conversations and messages for the Wix AI coding agent, allowing integration of the agent's chat experience into your app for user requests and progress tracking.

Headless Development Advancements

For those building with Wix Headless, August brought exciting new templates, migration guides, and monitoring capabilities.

• Three new Wix-Managed Headless Events, Blog, and CMS templates are now available via the Wix CLI, offering ready-made solutions for common site functionalities with built-in SEO and member awareness.
• A new article, Manage Cookie Consent in Wix-Managed Astro Projects, explains default consent behavior and how to override it before analytics or advertising scripts run.
• For developers looking to transition, new articles on Migrate a Wix Site to a Headless Project provide comprehensive guidance on replacing an editor-built frontend with a self-managed, externally hosted one.
• Headless project monitoring is now available for projects built with Wix's Astro integration, allowing you to report log messages and errors to Wix Logs for easier debugging.
• You can now create a headless project by simply uploading a static site, with Wix handling hosting, SSL, CDN, and access to business APIs without requiring terminal commands.

Deprecations & Migrations

Staying informed about deprecations and migration paths is crucial for maintaining robust applications.

• The AI app builder is deprecated. Existing projects can be accessed until September 17, 2026, and can be saved by connecting to GitHub for continued development via the Wix CLI.
• The eCommerce Cart and Checkout APIs are deprecated, replaced by Cart V2, which unifies the entire purchase flow. These APIs will be removed on February 1, 2027, so plan your migration accordingly.
• For Wix Payments Provider, the methods VoidOrRefundTransaction, CaptureTransaction, and GetTransaction will be deprecated on September 30, 2026.
• A new Wix Design System site dashboard redesign migration guide is available to help update your dashboard apps to inherit the new Harmony theme, complementing existing UX guidelines.

Documentation & Resources

We're committed to providing comprehensive resources to help you navigate the Wix developer platform.

• We've added a new Wix Developer Platform Overview section to the documentation, featuring over 60 new articles designed to onboard you to the platform's three development paths: extending websites, going headless, or building an app.

E-commerce Ecosystem & Partner News

Beyond direct Wix platform updates, we keep an eye on the broader e-commerce landscape to provide context and insights for our merchants and partners.

• WooCommerce released WooCommerce 11.0, bringing faster product pages and analytics updates, among other improvements.
• WooCommerce also introduced a new, faster way to sign into their mobile app with one scan using a QR code.
• Insights into ecommerce fulfillment highlight warning signs for outgrowing processes and when to consider a 3PL.
• Another article discusses how ecommerce logistics issues often stem from a lack of visibility and connection between systems, offering advice on connecting inventory, shipping, and returns.
• For merchants looking to leverage AI, a post on selling through AI explains how to prepare your store for agentic commerce.
• Security remains paramount, and a WooCommerce security guide offers tips on catching problems early to keep your store safe.
• As peak season approaches, an article provides guidance on how to prepare your inventory, emphasizing the importance of connected systems for accurate data.
• Finally, for those considering alternatives, a comparison of BigCommerce alternatives explores costs, hosting, flexibility, and migration considerations. If you're exploring options, our guide on Streamlining Your BigCommerce Products Import: A Guide for Wix Merchants might be a valuable read.

That concludes our August 2026 roundup. The pace of innovation at Wix continues to accelerate, providing you with more powerful tools and flexible solutions to build exceptional digital experiences. We encourage you to explore these updates and integrate them into your development workflows.

Stay tuned for next month's updates, and happy building!