menuCreate - admin-graphql - MUTATION

Version: 2025-01

Description:

Creates a menu.

Access Scopes

`write_online_store_navigation` access scope.

Arguments

• handle: String! - The menus's handle.
• items: MenuItemCreateInput! - List of the menus' items.
• title: String! - The menu's title.

Returns

• menu: Menu The created menu.
• userErrors: MenuCreateUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

Examples

• Create a menu

          Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) { menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) { menu { id handle items { id title items { id title } } } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"title\": \"Sidebar\",\n    \"handle\": \"sidebar\",\n    \"items\": [\n      {\n        \"title\": \"Collections\",\n        \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n        \"url\": \"/collection\",\n        \"items\": [\n          {\n            \"title\": \"Bestsellers\",\n            \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n            \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140\",\n            \"url\": \"/collection/bestsellers/new\",\n            \"tags\": [\n              \"new\"\n            ],\n            \"items\": []\n          }\n        ]\n      },\n      {\n        \"title\": \"Products\",\n        \"type\": \"CATALOG\",\n        \"url\": \"/collections/all\",\n        \"items\": []\n      },\n      {\n        \"title\": \"About us\",\n        \"type\": \"PAGE\",\n        \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Page/905192165\",\n        \"url\": \"/pages/about-us\",\n        \"items\": []\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n}'\n"
          Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) {\n      menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) {\n        menu {\n          id\n          handle\n          items {\n            id\n            title\n            items {\n              id\n              title\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"title\": \"Sidebar\",\n      \"handle\": \"sidebar\",\n      \"items\": [\n        {\n          \"title\": \"Collections\",\n          \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n          \"url\": \"/collection\",\n          \"items\": [\n            {\n              \"title\": \"Bestsellers\",\n              \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n              \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140\",\n              \"url\": \"/collection/bestsellers/new\",\n              \"tags\": [\n                \"new\"\n              ],\n              \"items\": []\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        {\n          \"title\": \"Products\",\n          \"type\": \"CATALOG\",\n          \"url\": \"/collections/all\",\n          \"items\": []\n        },\n        {\n          \"title\": \"About us\",\n          \"type\": \"PAGE\",\n          \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Page/905192165\",\n          \"url\": \"/pages/about-us\",\n          \"items\": []\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
          Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) {\n    menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) {\n      menu {\n        id\n        handle\n        items {\n          id\n          title\n          items {\n            id\n            title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"title\": \"Sidebar\",\n  \"handle\": \"sidebar\",\n  \"items\": [{\"title\"=>\"Collections\", \"type\"=>\"COLLECTION\", \"url\"=>\"/collection\", \"items\"=>[{\"title\"=>\"Bestsellers\", \"type\"=>\"COLLECTION\", \"resourceId\"=>\"gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140\", \"url\"=>\"/collection/bestsellers/new\", \"tags\"=>[\"new\"], \"items\"=>[]}]}, {\"title\"=>\"Products\", \"type\"=>\"CATALOG\", \"url\"=>\"/collections/all\", \"items\"=>[]}, {\"title\"=>\"About us\", \"type\"=>\"PAGE\", \"resourceId\"=>\"gid://shopify/Page/905192165\", \"url\"=>\"/pages/about-us\", \"items\"=>[]}]\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n"
          PHP example: "use Shopify\\Clients\\Graphql;\n\n$client = new Graphql(\"your-development-store.myshopify.com\", $accessToken);\n$query = <<<QUERY\n  mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) {\n    menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) {\n      menu {\n        id\n        handle\n        items {\n          id\n          title\n          items {\n            id\n            title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY;\n\n$variables = [\n  \"title\" => \"Sidebar\",\n  \"handle\" => \"sidebar\",\n  \"items\" => [{\"title\"=>\"Collections\", \"type\"=>\"COLLECTION\", \"url\"=>\"/collection\", \"items\"=>[{\"title\"=>\"Bestsellers\", \"type\"=>\"COLLECTION\", \"resourceId\"=>\"gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140\", \"url\"=>\"/collection/bestsellers/new\", \"tags\"=>[\"new\"], \"items\"=>[]}]}, {\"title\"=>\"Products\", \"type\"=>\"CATALOG\", \"url\"=>\"/collections/all\", \"items\"=>[]}, {\"title\"=>\"About us\", \"type\"=>\"PAGE\", \"resourceId\"=>\"gid://shopify/Page/905192165\", \"url\"=>\"/pages/about-us\", \"items\"=>[]}],\n];\n\n$response = $client->query([\"query\" => $query, \"variables\" => $variables]);\n"
          Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) {\n    menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) {\n      menu {\n        id\n        handle\n        items {\n          id\n          title\n          items {\n            id\n            title\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"title\": \"Sidebar\",\n      \"handle\": \"sidebar\",\n      \"items\": [\n        {\n          \"title\": \"Collections\",\n          \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n          \"url\": \"/collection\",\n          \"items\": [\n            {\n              \"title\": \"Bestsellers\",\n              \"type\": \"COLLECTION\",\n              \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140\",\n              \"url\": \"/collection/bestsellers/new\",\n              \"tags\": [\n                \"new\"\n              ],\n              \"items\": []\n            }\n          ]\n        },\n        {\n          \"title\": \"Products\",\n          \"type\": \"CATALOG\",\n          \"url\": \"/collections/all\",\n          \"items\": []\n        },\n        {\n          \"title\": \"About us\",\n          \"type\": \"PAGE\",\n          \"resourceId\": \"gid://shopify/Page/905192165\",\n          \"url\": \"/pages/about-us\",\n          \"items\": []\n        }\n      ]\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
          Graphql query: "mutation CreateMenu($title: String!, $handle: String!, $items: [MenuItemCreateInput!]!) {\n  menuCreate(title: $title, handle: $handle, items: $items) {\n    menu {\n      id\n      handle\n      items {\n        id\n        title\n        items {\n          id\n          title\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"
        

  input: {
    "title": "Sidebar",
    "handle": "sidebar",
    "items": [
      {
        "title": "Collections",
        "type": "COLLECTION",
        "url": "/collection",
        "items": [
          {
            "title": "Bestsellers",
            "type": "COLLECTION",
            "resourceId": "gid://shopify/Collection/1007901140",
            "url": "/collection/bestsellers/new",
            "tags": [
              "new"
            ],
            "items": []
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "Products",
        "type": "CATALOG",
        "url": "/collections/all",
        "items": []
      },
      {
        "title": "About us",
        "type": "PAGE",
        "resourceId": "gid://shopify/Page/905192165",
        "url": "/pages/about-us",
        "items": []
      }
    ]
  }

  response: {
    "data": {
      "menuCreate": {
        "menu": null
      }
    }
  }