--- title: validationUpdate - GraphQL Admin description: Update 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/validationUpdate md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationUpdate.md --- # validation​Update mutation Requires `write_validations` access scope. Update a validation. ## Arguments * id [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID) required The ID representing the validation to update. * validation [Validation​Update​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ValidationUpdateInput) required The input fields to update a validation. *** ## Validation​Update​Payload returns * 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. * validation [Validation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Validation) The updated validation. *** ## Examples * ### validationUpdate reference ## Mutation Reference ```graphql mutation validationUpdate($validation: ValidationUpdateInput!, $id: ID!) { validationUpdate(validation: $validation, id: $id) { userErrors { field message } validation { # Validation fields } } } ``` ## Input ```json { "validation": { "enable": true, "blockOnFailure": true, "metafields": [ { "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100", "namespace": "", "key": "", "value": "", "type": "" } ], "title": "" }, "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100" } ``` ##### Variables ``` { "validation": { "enable": true, "blockOnFailure": true, "metafields": [ { "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100", "namespace": "", "key": "", "value": "", "type": "" } ], "title": "" }, "id": "gid://shopify//10079785100" } ``` ##### Schema ``` input ValidationUpdateInput { enable: Boolean blockOnFailure: Boolean metafields: [MetafieldInput!] title: String } input MetafieldInput { id: ID namespace: String key: String value: String type: String } ```