---
title: DiscountAutomaticApp - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  The `DiscountAutomaticApp` object stores information about automatic discounts

  that are managed by an app using

  [Shopify Functions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions).

  Use `DiscountAutomaticApp`when you need advanced, custom, or

  dynamic discount capabilities that aren't supported by

  [Shopify's native discount
  types](https://help.shopify.com/manual/discounts/discount-types).


  Learn more about creating

  [custom discount
  functionality](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/discounts/build-discount-function).


  > Note:

  > The
  [`DiscountCodeApp`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DiscountCodeApp)

  object has similar functionality to the `DiscountAutomaticApp` object, with
  the exception that `DiscountCodeApp`

  stores information about discount codes that are managed by an app using
  Shopify Functions.

  >

  > API versions prior to `2025-10` only return automatic discounts with
  `context` set to `all`, discounts with other values are filtered out.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DiscountAutomaticApp
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DiscountAutomaticApp.md
---

# Discount​Automatic​App

object

Requires `read_discounts` access scope.

The `DiscountAutomaticApp` object stores information about automatic discounts that are managed by an app using [Shopify Functions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/functions). Use `DiscountAutomaticApp`when you need advanced, custom, or dynamic discount capabilities that aren't supported by [Shopify's native discount types](https://help.shopify.com/manual/discounts/discount-types).

Learn more about creating [custom discount functionality](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/discounts/build-discount-function).

***

Note

The [`DiscountCodeApp`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DiscountCodeApp) object has similar functionality to the `DiscountAutomaticApp` object, with the exception that `DiscountCodeApp` stores information about discount codes that are managed by an app using Shopify Functions.

API versions prior to `2025-10` only return automatic discounts with `context` set to `all`, discounts with other values are filtered out.

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## Fields

* appDiscountType
* appliesOnOneTimePurchase
* appliesOnSubscription
* asyncUsageCount
* combinesWith
* context
* createdAt
* discountClasses
* discountId
* endsAt
* errorHistory
* recurringCycleLimit
* startsAt
* status
* title
* updatedAt
* discountClass: deprecated

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## Map

### Possible type in

* [Discount](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/Discount)
* [Discount​Automatic](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/DiscountAutomatic)

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## Mutations

* discountAutomaticAppCreate
* discountAutomaticAppUpdate

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## DiscountAutomaticApp Mutations

### Mutated by

* [discount​Automatic​App​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/discountAutomaticAppCreate)
* [discount​Automatic​App​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/discountAutomaticAppUpdate)