---
title: Publication - GraphQL Admin
description: A publication is a group of products and collections that is published to an app.
api_version: 2025-07
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/Publication
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/Publication.md
---

# Publication

object

A publication is a group of products and collections that is published to an app.

## Fields

* auto​Publish

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether new products are automatically published to this publication.

* catalog

  [Catalog](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/interfaces/Catalog)

  The catalog associated with the publication.

* collection​Publications​V3

  [Resource​Publication​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/ResourcePublicationConnection)

  non-null

  The list of collection publication records, each representing the publication status and details for a collection published to this publication (typically channel).

* collections

  [Collection​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/CollectionConnection)

  non-null

  The list of collections published to the publication.

* has​Collection

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the collection is available to the publication.

  * id

    [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/ID)

    required

    ### Arguments

    Collection ID to check.

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* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/ID)

  non-null

  A globally-unique ID.

* included​Products

  [Product​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/ProductConnection)

  non-null

  The list of products included, but not necessarily published, in the publication.

* operation

  [Publication​Operation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/unions/PublicationOperation)

  A background operation associated with this publication.

* product​Publications​V3

  [Resource​Publication​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/ResourcePublicationConnection)

  non-null

  The product publications for the list of products published to the publication.

* products

  [Product​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/ProductConnection)

  non-null

  The list of products published to the publication.

* supports​Future​Publishing

  [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/Boolean)

  non-null

  Whether the publication supports future publishing.

### Deprecated fields

* app

  [App!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/App)

  non-nullDeprecated

* name

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/scalars/String)

  non-nullDeprecated

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## Map

### Fields and connections with this object

* {}[AppCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/AppCatalog#field-AppCatalog.fields.publication)
* {}[AppInstallation.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/AppInstallation#field-AppInstallation.fields.publication)
* ||-[Catalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/interfaces/Catalog#fields-publication)
* {}[Collection.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/Collection#field-Collection.fields.unpublishedPublications)
* {}[CollectionPublication.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/CollectionPublication#field-CollectionPublication.fields.publication)
* {}[CompanyLocationCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/CompanyLocationCatalog#field-CompanyLocationCatalog.fields.publication)
* {}[MarketCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/MarketCatalog#field-MarketCatalog.fields.publication)
* {}[Order.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/Order#field-Order.fields.publication)
* {}[Product.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/Product#field-Product.fields.unpublishedPublications)
* <->[PublicationConnection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/connections/PublicationConnection#returns-nodes)
* {}[PublicationEdge.node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/PublicationEdge#field-PublicationEdge.fields.node)
* ||-[Publishable.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/interfaces/Publishable#fields-unpublishedPublications)
* {}[ResourcePublication.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/ResourcePublication#field-ResourcePublication.fields.publication)
* {}[ResourcePublicationV2.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/objects/ResourcePublicationV2#field-ResourcePublicationV2.fields.publication)

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## Queries

* [publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/queries/publication)

  query

  Lookup a publication by ID.

* [publications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/queries/publications)

  query

  List of publications.

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## \<?>Publication Queries

### Queried by

* \<?>[publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/queries/Publication)
* \<?>[publications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/queries/PublicationConnection)

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## Mutations

* [publication​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/publicationCreate)

  mutation

  Creates a publication.

* [publication​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/publicationUpdate)

  mutation

  Updates a publication.

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## <\~> Publication Mutations

### Mutated by

* <\~>[publication​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/publicationCreate)
* <\~>[publication​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/mutations/publicationUpdate)

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## Interfaces

* [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/interfaces/Node)

  interface

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## ||-Publication Implements

### Implements

* ||-[Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-07/interfaces/Node)