---
title: availableBackupRegions - GraphQL Admin
description: The geographic regions that you can set as the [`Shop`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Shop)'s backup region. The backup region serves as a fallback when the system can't determine a buyer's actual location.
api_version: 2025-04
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-04/queries/availablebackupregions
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-04/queries/availablebackupregions.md
---

# available​Backup​Regions

query

The geographic regions that you can set as the [`Shop`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Shop)'s backup region. The backup region serves as a fallback when the system can't determine a buyer's actual location.

## Possible returns

* Market​Region

  [\[Market​Region!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-04/interfaces/MarketRegion)

  A geographic region which comprises a market.

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## Examples

* ### availableBackupRegions reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  availableBackupRegions {
    # availableBackupRegions fields
  }
}
```