Shopify Product GraphQL Mutations
Key mutations for product management via the Admin API.
Product CRUD
productCreate
mutation productCreate($product: ProductCreateInput!) {
productCreate(product: $product) {
product {
id
title
handle
status
variants(first: 100) {
edges {
node { id title price sku inventoryQuantity }
}
}
}
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Variables:
{
"product": {
"title": "Product Name",
"descriptionHtml": "<p>Description</p>",
"vendor": "Brand",
"productType": "Category",
"tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
"status": "DRAFT",
"options": ["Size", "Colour"],
"variants": [
{
"optionValues": [
{"optionName": "Size", "name": "S"},
{"optionName": "Colour", "name": "Red"}
],
"price": "29.95",
"sku": "PROD-S-RED",
"inventoryPolicy": "DENY",
"inventoryItem": {
"tracked": true
}
}
],
"seo": {
"title": "SEO Title",
"description": "Meta description"
}
}
}
productUpdate
mutation productUpdate($input: ProductInput!) {
productUpdate(input: $input) {
product { id title }
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Variables include id (required) plus any fields to update.
productDelete
mutation productDelete($input: ProductDeleteInput!) {
productDelete(input: $input) {
deletedProductId
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Variant Management
productVariantsBulkCreate
For adding variants to an existing product:
mutation productVariantsBulkCreate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
productVariantsBulkCreate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
productVariants { id title price }
userErrors { field message }
}
}
productVariantsBulkUpdate
mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
productVariants { id title price }
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Image Upload
stagedUploadsCreate
mutation stagedUploadsCreate($input: [StagedUploadInput!]!) {
stagedUploadsCreate(input: $input) {
stagedTargets {
url
resourceUrl
parameters { name value }
}
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Input per file:
{
"filename": "image.jpg",
"mimeType": "image/jpeg",
"httpMethod": "POST",
"resource": "IMAGE"
}
After uploading to the staged URL, attach with productCreateMedia.
productCreateMedia
mutation productCreateMedia($productId: ID!, $media: [CreateMediaInput!]!) {
productCreateMedia(productId: $productId, media: $media) {
media { alt status }
mediaUserErrors { field message }
}
}
Collection Assignment
collectionAddProducts
mutation collectionAddProducts($id: ID!, $productIds: [ID!]!) {
collectionAddProducts(id: $id, productIds: $productIds) {
collection { title productsCount }
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Inventory
inventorySetQuantities
mutation inventorySetQuantities($input: InventorySetQuantitiesInput!) {
inventorySetQuantities(input: $input) {
inventoryAdjustmentGroup { reason }
userErrors { field message }
}
}
Input:
{
"reason": "correction",
"name": "available",
"quantities": [{
"inventoryItemId": "gid://shopify/InventoryItem/123",
"locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/456",
"quantity": 50
}]
}
Useful Queries
Get all products
{
products(first: 50) {
edges {
node {
id title handle status productType vendor
variants(first: 10) {
edges { node { id title price sku inventoryQuantity } }
}
}
}
pageInfo { hasNextPage endCursor }
}
}
Get all collections
{
collections(first: 50) {
edges {
node { id title handle productsCount }
}
}
}
Get inventory locations
{
locations(first: 10) {
edges {
node { id name isActive }
}
}
}