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December 6, 2023

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* 2024-01

# Shopify Function to uniformly use the GraphQL scalar Handle

As of 2024-01, fields returning a "handle" will use an appropriate `Handle` scalar as their type, instead of a `String`. This signals that this type is not just any string, but specifically a handle. This specificity will help prevent bugs that could be caused by unexpected data.