---
title: AccessScope - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  The permission required to access a Shopify Admin API or Storefront API
  resource for a shop. Merchants grant access scopes that are requested by
  applications.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/AccessScope'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/AccessScope.txt'
---

# Access​Scope

object

The permission required to access a Shopify Admin API or Storefront API resource for a shop. Merchants grant access scopes that are requested by applications.

## Fields

* description

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String)

  non-null

  A description of the actions that the access scope allows an app to perform.

* handle

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String)

  non-null

  A readable string that represents the access scope. The string usually follows the format `{action}_{resource}`. `{action}` is `read` or `write`, and `{resource}` is the resource that the action can be performed on. `{action}` and `{resource}` are separated by an underscore. For example, `read_orders` or `write_products`.

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## Map

### Fields with this object

* {}[App.availableAccessScopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/App#field-availableAccessScopes)
* {}[App.optionalAccessScopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/App#field-optionalAccessScopes)
* {}[App.requestedAccessScopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/App#field-requestedAccessScopes)
* {}[AppInstallation.accessScopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/AppInstallation#field-accessScopes)
* {}[StorefrontAccessToken.accessScopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/StorefrontAccessToken#field-accessScopes)

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## Mutations

* [app​Revoke​Access​Scopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/appRevokeAccessScopes)

  mutation

  Revokes access scopes previously granted for an app installation.

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## <\~> AccessScope Mutations

### Mutated by

* <\~>[app​Revoke​Access​Scopes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/appRevokeAccessScopes)