# productChangeStatus - admin-graphql - MUTATION
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Changes the status of a product. This allows you to set the availability of the product across all channels.

### Access Scopes
`write_products` access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to change products status.


## Arguments
* [productId](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - The ID of the product.
* [status](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/enums/ProductStatus): ProductStatus! - The status to be assigned to the product.


## Returns
* [product](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/Product): Product The product object.
* [userErrors](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/ProductChangeStatusUserError): ProductChangeStatusUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.


## Examples
### Update a product's status and return its ID and new status
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) { productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) { product { id status } userErrors { field message } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/108828309\",\n    \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n      productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n        product {\n          id\n          status\n        }\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/108828309\",\n      \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n    productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n      product {\n        id\n        status\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/108828309\",\n  \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n    productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n      product {\n        id\n        status\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/108828309\",\n      \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n  productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n    product {\n      id\n      status\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/108828309",
  "status": "ARCHIVED"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "productChangeStatus": {
      "product": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Product/108828309",
        "status": "ARCHIVED"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
}

### Update the status of a product that doesn't exist
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) { productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) { product { id status } userErrors { field message } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/-1\",\n    \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n      productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n        product {\n          id\n          status\n        }\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/-1\",\n      \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n    productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n      product {\n        id\n        status\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/-1\",\n  \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n    productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n      product {\n        id\n        status\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"productId\": \"gid://shopify/Product/-1\",\n      \"status\": \"ARCHIVED\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation productChangeStatus($productId: ID!, $status: ProductStatus!) {\n  productChangeStatus(productId: $productId, status: $status) {\n    product {\n      id\n      status\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/-1",
  "status": "ARCHIVED"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "productChangeStatus": {
      "product": null,
      "userErrors": [
        {
          "field": [
            "productId"
          ],
          "message": "Product does not exist"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}