---
title: channel - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns a `Channel` resource by ID.
api_version: 2025-01
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/queries/channel'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/queries/channel.md'
---

# channel

query

Deprecated. Use [publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publication) instead.

Returns a `Channel` resource by ID.

## Arguments

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/ID)

  required

  The ID of the `Channel` to return.

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## Possible returns

* Channel

  [Channel](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/Channel)

  An authenticated link to an external platform that supports syndication and optionally order ingestion, such as Facebook, Pinterest, an online store, or Point of Sale (POS).

  Each channel provides access to its underlying [`App`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/App), published products and collections, and [`Publication`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication) settings, as well as what features of the platform it supports such as [scheduled publishing](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/sales-channels/scheduled-product-publishing). Use channels to manage where catalog items appear, track publication status across platforms, and control [`Product`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Product) visibility for different customer touchpoints.

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## Examples

* ### channel reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  channel(id) {
    # channel fields
  }
}
```