--- 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. *** ## 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. *** ## Examples * ### validationDelete reference ## Mutation Reference ```graphql mutation validationDelete($id: ID!) { validationDelete(id: $id) { deletedId userErrors { field message } } } ``` ## Input ```json { "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100" } ``` ##### Variables ``` { "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100" } ```