---
title: catalogCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: Creates a new catalog.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/catalogCreate'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/catalogCreate.txt
---

# catalog​Create

mutation

Requires `write_products` access scope. Also: The user must have permission to create and edit catalogs.

Creates a new catalog.

## Arguments

* input

  [Catalog​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/CatalogCreateInput)

  required

  The properties of the new catalog.

***

## Catalog​Create​Payload returns

* catalog

  [Catalog](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/interfaces/Catalog)

  The newly created catalog.

* user​Errors

  [\[Catalog​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/CatalogUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### catalogCreate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation catalogCreate($input: CatalogCreateInput!) {
  catalogCreate(input: $input) {
    catalog {
      # Catalog fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "input": {
    "title": "<your-title>",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "context": {
      "companyLocationIds": [
        "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
      ]
    },
    "priceListId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
    "publicationId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
  }
}
```