---
title: SellingPlanCategory - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  The category of the selling plan. For the `OTHER` category,
           you must fill out our [request form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU18Xmw0Q61V8wdH-dfGafFqIBfRchQKUO8WAF3yJTvgyyZQ/viewform),
           where we'll review your request for a new purchase option.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/SellingPlanCategory
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/SellingPlanCategory.md
---

# Selling​Plan​Category

enum

The category of the selling plan. For the `OTHER` category, you must fill out our [request form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeU18Xmw0Q61V8wdH-dfGafFqIBfRchQKUO8WAF3yJTvgyyZQ/viewform), where we'll review your request for a new purchase option.

## Valid values

* OTHER

  The selling plan is for anything not in one of the other categories.

* PRE\_​ORDER

  The selling plan is for pre-orders.

* SUBSCRIPTION

  The selling plan is for subscriptions.

* TRY\_​BEFORE\_​YOU\_​BUY

  The selling plan is for try before you buy purchases.

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## Fields

* [Selling​Plan.​category](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SellingPlan#field-SellingPlan.fields.category)

  OBJECT

  Represents how a product can be sold and purchased. Selling plans and associated records (selling plan groups and policies) are deleted 48 hours after a merchant uninstalls their subscriptions app. We recommend backing up these records if you need to restore them later.

  For more information on selling plans, refer to [*Creating and managing selling plans*](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/selling-strategies/subscriptions/selling-plans).

* [Selling​Plan​Input.​category](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SellingPlanInput#fields-category)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields to create or update a selling plan.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[Selling​Plan.category](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SellingPlan#field-SellingPlan.fields.category)

### Inputs with this enum

* [Selling​Plan​Input.category](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SellingPlanInput#fields-category)