---
title: appPurchaseOneTimeCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Creates a one-time charge for app features or services that don't require recurring billing. This mutation is ideal for apps that sell individual features, premium content, or services on a per-use basis rather than subscription models.

  For example, a design app might charge merchants once for premium templates, or a marketing app could bill for individual campaign setups without ongoing monthly fees.

  Use the `AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate` mutation to:
  - Charge for premium features or content purchases
  - Bill for professional services or setup fees
  - Generate revenue from one-time digital product sales

  The mutation returns a confirmation URL that merchants must visit to approve the charge. Test and development stores are not charged, allowing safe testing of billing flows.

  Explore one-time billing options on the [app purchases page](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/support-one-time-purchases).
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/apppurchaseonetimecreate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/apppurchaseonetimecreate.md
---

# app​Purchase​One​Time​Create

mutation

Creates a one-time charge for app features or services that don't require recurring billing. This mutation is ideal for apps that sell individual features, premium content, or services on a per-use basis rather than subscription models.

For example, a design app might charge merchants once for premium templates, or a marketing app could bill for individual campaign setups without ongoing monthly fees.

Use the `AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate` mutation to:

* Charge for premium features or content purchases
* Bill for professional services or setup fees
* Generate revenue from one-time digital product sales

The mutation returns a confirmation URL that merchants must visit to approve the charge. Test and development stores are not charged, allowing safe testing of billing flows.

Explore one-time billing options on the [app purchases page](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/billing/support-one-time-purchases).

## Arguments

* name

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

  required

  The name of the one-time purchase from the app.

* price

  [Money​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MoneyInput)

  required

  The amount to be charged to the store for the app one-time purchase.

* return​Url

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

  required

  The URL where the merchant is redirected after approving the app one-time purchase.

* test

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

  Default:false

  Whether the app one-time purchase is a test transaction.

***

## App​Purchase​One​Time​Create​Payload returns

* app​Purchase​One​Time

  [App​Purchase​One​Time](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AppPurchaseOneTime)

  The newly created app one-time purchase.

* confirmation​Url

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

  The URL that the merchant can access to approve or decline the newly created app one-time purchase.

  If the merchant declines, then the merchant is redirected to the app and receives a notification message stating that the charge was declined. If the merchant approves and they're successfully invoiced, then the state of the charge changes from `pending` to `active`.

  You get paid after the charge is activated.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Creates an application charge

  #### Description

  Summarizes the service rendered in the \`name\` field.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
    appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      appPurchaseOneTime {
        createdAt
        id
      }
      confirmationUrl
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "name": "1000 imported orders.",
    "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
    "price": {
      "amount": 10,
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) { appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) { userErrors { field message } appPurchaseOneTime { createdAt id } confirmationUrl } }",
   "variables": {
      "name": "1000 imported orders.",
      "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
      "price": {
        "amount": 10,
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
      appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        appPurchaseOneTime {
          createdAt
          id
        }
        confirmationUrl
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "name": "1000 imported orders.",
          "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
          "price": {
              "amount": 10,
              "currencyCode": "USD"
          }
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
      appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        appPurchaseOneTime {
          createdAt
          id
        }
        confirmationUrl
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "name": "1000 imported orders.",
    "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
    "price": {
      "amount": 10,
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    }
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
        appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
          appPurchaseOneTime {
            createdAt
            id
          }
          confirmationUrl
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "name": "1000 imported orders.",
          "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
          "price": {
              "amount": 10,
              "currencyCode": "USD"
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "appPurchaseOneTimeCreate": {
      "userErrors": [],
      "appPurchaseOneTime": {
        "createdAt": "2024-11-21T22:47:04Z",
        "id": "gid://shopify/AppPurchaseOneTime/1017262352"
      },
      "confirmationUrl": "https://billingshop.myshopify.com/admin/charges/193172482/1017262352/ApplicationCharge/confirm_application_charge?signature=BAh7BzoHaWRpBBAxojw6EmF1dG9fYWN0aXZhdGVU--a03eedf9ef12d714906af085ebc2aa3d97aa9466"
    }
  }
  ```

* ### appPurchaseOneTimeCreate reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate\(%24name%3A%20String!%2C%20%24price%3A%20MoneyInput!%2C%20%24returnUrl%3A%20URL!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20appPurchaseOneTimeCreate\(name%3A%20%24name%2C%20returnUrl%3A%20%24returnUrl%2C%20price%3A%20%24price\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20appPurchaseOneTime%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20createdAt%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20confirmationUrl%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22name%22%3A%20%221000%20imported%20orders.%22%2C%0A%20%20%22returnUrl%22%3A%20%22http%3A%2F%2Fsuper-duper.shopifyapps.com%2F%22%2C%0A%20%20%22price%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%22amount%22%3A%2010%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22currencyCode%22%3A%20%22USD%22%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
    appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      appPurchaseOneTime {
        createdAt
        id
      }
      confirmationUrl
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "name": "1000 imported orders.",
        "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
        "price": {
            "amount": 10,
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
  appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
    appPurchaseOneTime {
      createdAt
      id
    }
    confirmationUrl
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) { appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) { userErrors { field message } appPurchaseOneTime { createdAt id } confirmationUrl } }",
 "variables": {
    "name": "1000 imported orders.",
    "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
    "price": {
      "amount": 10,
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    }
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
    appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      appPurchaseOneTime {
        createdAt
        id
      }
      confirmationUrl
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "name": "1000 imported orders.",
        "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
        "price": {
            "amount": 10,
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
      appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        appPurchaseOneTime {
          createdAt
          id
        }
        confirmationUrl
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "name": "1000 imported orders.",
        "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
        "price": {
            "amount": 10,
            "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
    },
  },
});
```

##### Ruby

```
session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation AppPurchaseOneTimeCreate($name: String!, $price: MoneyInput!, $returnUrl: URL!) {
    appPurchaseOneTimeCreate(name: $name, returnUrl: $returnUrl, price: $price) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      appPurchaseOneTime {
        createdAt
        id
      }
      confirmationUrl
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "name": "1000 imported orders.",
  "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
  "price": {
    "amount": 10,
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  }
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "name": "1000 imported orders.",
  "returnUrl": "http://super-duper.shopifyapps.com/",
  "price": {
    "amount": 10,
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  }
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "appPurchaseOneTimeCreate": {
    "userErrors": [],
    "appPurchaseOneTime": {
      "createdAt": "2024-11-21T22:47:04Z",
      "id": "gid://shopify/AppPurchaseOneTime/1017262352"
    },
    "confirmationUrl": "https://billingshop.myshopify.com/admin/charges/193172482/1017262352/ApplicationCharge/confirm_application_charge?signature=BAh7BzoHaWRpBBAxojw6EmF1dG9fYWN0aXZhdGVU--a03eedf9ef12d714906af085ebc2aa3d97aa9466"
  }
}
```