---
title: staffMembers - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Returns a paginated list of
  [`StaffMember`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/StaffMember)
  objects for the shop. Staff members are users who can access the Shopify admin
  to manage store operations.


  Supports filtering by account type, email, and name, with an option to sort
  results. The query returns a
  [`StaffMemberConnection`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/StaffMemberConnection)
  for [cursor-based
  pagination](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/pagination-graphql).
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/staffMembers'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/staffMembers.md'
---

# staff​Members

query

Returns a paginated list of [`StaffMember`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/StaffMember) objects for the shop. Staff members are users who can access the Shopify admin to manage store operations.

Supports filtering by account type, email, and name, with an option to sort results. The query returns a [`StaffMemberConnection`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/StaffMemberConnection) for [cursor-based pagination](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

## StaffMemberConnection arguments

[StaffMemberConnection](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/StaffMemberConnection)

* after
* before
* first
* last
* query
* reverse
* sortKey

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## Possible returns

* edges
* nodes
* pageInfo

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## Examples

* ### staffMembers reference