---
title: validationDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: Deletes a validation.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationDelete
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationDelete.md
---

# validation​Delete

mutation

Requires `write_validations` access scope.

Deletes a validation.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID representing the installed validation.

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## Validation​Delete​Payload returns

* deleted​Id

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

  Returns the deleted validation ID.

* user​Errors

  [\[Validation​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ValidationUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### validationDelete reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation validationDelete($id: ID!) {
  validationDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```