---
title: bulkOperationRunQuery - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Creates and runs a bulk operation query.

  See the [bulk operations guide](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/bulk-operations/queries) for more details.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/bulkOperationRunQuery
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/bulkOperationRunQuery.md
---

# bulk​Operation​Run​Query

mutation

Creates and runs a bulk operation query.

See the [bulk operations guide](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/bulk-operations/queries) for more details.

## Arguments

* group​Objects

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/Boolean)

  requiredDefault:true

  Whether to group objects under their corresponding parent objects in the JSONL output. Grouping is costly, causes bulk operations to take longer to complete, and increases the chances of failures such as timeouts.

* query

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  required

  The query to be executed in bulk.

***

## Bulk​Operation​Run​Query​Payload returns

* bulk​Operation

  [Bulk​Operation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperation)

  The newly created bulk operation.

* user​Errors

  [\[Bulk​Operation​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperationUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### bulkOperationRunQuery reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation bulkOperationRunQuery($query: String!, $groupObjects: Boolean!) {
  bulkOperationRunQuery(query: $query, groupObjects: $groupObjects) {
    bulkOperation {
      # BulkOperation fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "query": "<your-query>",
  "groupObjects": true
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "query": "<your-query>",
  "groupObjects": true
}
```