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August 21, 2025

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* Admin GraphQL API
* 2025-10

# New PRESERVE\_STANDALONE\_VARIANT strategy for the productVariantsBulkCreate mutation

As of GraphQL API version `2025-10`, we have introduced a new value, `PRESERVE_STANDALONE_VARIANT`, to the [`ProductVariantsBulkCreateStrategy`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/ProductVariantsBulkCreateStrategy). This value can be used as an optional argument in the [`productVariantsBulkCreate`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productVariantsBulkCreate) mutation.

The `PRESERVE_STANDALONE_VARIANT` strategy ensures that any existing standalone variant, whether default or custom, is retained when executing the `productVariantsBulkCreate` mutation.

For more detailed information and examples, please visit our [productVariantsBulkCreate documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productVariantsBulkCreate) on Shopify.dev.