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title: Bulk operations with the GraphQL Admin API
description: Learn how to import and export data in bulk using the GraphQL Admin API.
api_name: usage
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  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/bulk-operations'
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# Bulk operations with the GraphQL Admin API

Shopify’s GraphQL Admin API enables you to read and write high volumes of data using asynchronous [bulk operations](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperation).

* **[Bulk import data with the GraphQL Admin API](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/bulk-operations/imports)** — Learn how to bulk import large volumes of data asynchronously.
* **[Perform bulk operations with the GraphQL Admin API](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/bulk-operations/queries)** — Learn how to retrieve large datasets from Shopify.

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