---
title: app - GraphQL Admin
description: Lookup an App by ID or return the currently authenticated App.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/app
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/app.md
---

# app

query

Lookup an App by ID or return the currently authenticated App.

## Arguments

* id

  [ID](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  The ID to lookup the App by.

***

## Possible returns

* App

  [App](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/App)

  A Shopify application.

***

## Examples

* ### Get an app by its ID

  #### Description

  Retrieve an app with its ID, returning the app title

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
      title
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query { app(id: \"gid://shopify/App/193172482\") { title } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
        title
      }
    }`,
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
        title
      }
    }
  QUERY

  response = client.query(query: query)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
        title
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "app": {
      "title": "Invoicing Application"
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Get the currently authenticated app

  #### Description

  Retrieve the currently authenticated app, returning the app title

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    app {
      title
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query { app { title } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query {
      app {
        title
      }
    }`,
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query {
      app {
        title
      }
    }
  QUERY

  response = client.query(query: query)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      app {
        title
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "app": {
      "title": "Invoicing Application"
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Get the feedback field

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query ShopFeedbackList {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/88312") {
      feedback {
        messages {
          message
        }
        feedbackGeneratedAt
        state
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query ShopFeedbackList { app(id: \"gid://shopify/App/88312\") { feedback { messages { message } feedbackGeneratedAt state } } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query ShopFeedbackList {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/88312") {
        feedback {
          messages {
            message
          }
          feedbackGeneratedAt
          state
        }
      }
    }`,
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query ShopFeedbackList {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/88312") {
        feedback {
          messages {
            message
          }
          feedbackGeneratedAt
          state
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  response = client.query(query: query)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query ShopFeedbackList {
      app(id: "gid://shopify/App/88312") {
        feedback {
          messages {
            message
          }
          feedbackGeneratedAt
          state
        }
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "app": {
      "feedback": {
        "messages": [
          {
            "message": "Buy Button is not connected. Connect your account to use this sales channel."
          }
        ],
        "feedbackGeneratedAt": "2024-12-17T19:29:36Z",
        "state": "REQUIRES_ACTION"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20%7B%0A%20%20app\(id%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FApp%2F193172482%22\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20title%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
      title
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query {
  app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
    title
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "query { app(id: \"gid://shopify/App/193172482\") { title } }"
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
      title
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: `query {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
      title
    }
  }`,
});
```

##### Ruby

```
session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  query {
    app(id: "gid://shopify/App/193172482") {
      title
    }
  }
QUERY

response = client.query(query: query)
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "app": {
    "title": "Invoicing Application"
  }
}
```