---
title: marketCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: Creates a new market.
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/marketCreate'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/marketCreate.txt
---

# market​Create

mutation

Requires `read_markets` for queries and both `read_markets` as well as `write_markets` for mutations.

Creates a new market.

## Arguments

* input

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

  required

  The properties of the new market.

***

## Market​Create​Payload returns

* market

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

  The market object.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### marketCreate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation marketCreate($input: MarketCreateInput!) {
  marketCreate(input: $input) {
    market {
      # Market fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "input": {
    "name": "<your-name>",
    "handle": "<your-handle>",
    "enabled": true,
    "regions": [
      {
        "countryCode": "AF"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```