---
title: appInstallations - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  A list of app installations. To use this query, your app needs the `read_apps` access scope, which can only be requested after you're granted approval from [Shopify Support](https://partners.shopify.com/current/support/). This scope can be granted to custom and public apps.

  Returns a paginated connection of `AppInstallation` objects across multiple stores.

  Learn more about [app installation](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/authentication-authorization/app-installation).
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/appinstallations
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/appinstallations.md
---

# app​Installations

query

A list of app installations. To use this query, your app needs the `read_apps` access scope, which can only be requested after you're granted approval from [Shopify Support](https://partners.shopify.com/current/support/). This scope can be granted to custom and public apps.

Returns a paginated connection of `AppInstallation` objects across multiple stores.

Learn more about [app installation](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/authentication-authorization/app-installation).

## AppInstallationConnection arguments

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

* after

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

  The elements that come after the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* before

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

  The elements that come before the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* category

  [App​Installation​Category](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/AppInstallationCategory)

  The category of app installations to fetch.

* first

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

  The first `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* last

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

  The last `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* privacy

  [App​Installation​Privacy](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/AppInstallationPrivacy)

  Default:PUBLIC

  The privacy level of app installations to fetch.

* reverse

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

  Default:false

  Reverse the order of the underlying list.

* sort​Key

  [App​Installation​Sort​Keys](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/AppInstallationSortKeys)

  Default:INSTALLED\_AT

  Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then [try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql#search-performance-considerations).

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## Possible returns

* edges

  [\[App​Installation​Edge!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AppInstallationEdge)

  non-null

  The connection between the node and its parent. Each edge contains a minimum of the edge's cursor and the node.

* nodes

  [\[App​Installation!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AppInstallation)

  non-null

  A list of nodes that are contained in AppInstallationEdge. You can fetch data about an individual node, or you can follow the edges to fetch data about a collection of related nodes. At each node, you specify the fields that you want to retrieve.

* page​Info

  [Page​Info!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/PageInfo)

  non-null

  An object that’s used to retrieve [cursor information](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql) about the current page.

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## Examples

* ### appInstallations reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  appInstallations {
    # appInstallations fields
  }
}
```