Mutations

This page was printed on Jan 26, 2020. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/api/graphql-admin-api/reference/mutation.

The root Mutation type in a GraphQL schema defines all the write operations that can change data. It is analogous to performing HTTP verbs such as POST, PATCH, and DELETE.

Mutations can take arguments as input similar to the body of a POST request in REST. Like GraphQL queries, mutations can also return fields. This can be useful for fetching the new state of an object after an update.

The return type of mutations in the GraphQL Admin API always includes a userErrors field. This is a list of errors that occurred during the mutation and each error includes a message and field. These errors make it easy to display information to the user such as validation errors.

We strongly recommend to always include userErrors in your mutation query. If your mutation is returning null, it's likely that there are errors which you won't see without it.

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