---
title: CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategoryRelation - GraphQL Admin
description: The relation for comparing product categories in exclusion conditions.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategoryRelation
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategoryRelation.md
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: enum
---

# Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Product​Category​Relation

enum

The relation for comparing product categories in exclusion conditions.

## Valid values

* EQUALS

  The product category equals the specified value.

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## Fields

* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Product​Category.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategory#field-CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategory.fields.relation)

  OBJECT

  A condition based on product category IDs for excluding products from a collection.

* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Product​Category​Input.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategoryInput#fields-relation)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields for an exclusion condition based on product categories.

* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Update​Product​Category​Input.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionUpdateProductCategoryInput#fields-relation)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields for updating an exclusion condition based on product categories.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Product​Category.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategory#field-CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategory.fields.relation)

### Inputs with this enum

* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Product​Category​Input.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionProductCategoryInput#fields-relation)
* [Collection​Source​Exclusion​Condition​Update​Product​Category​Input.relation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionSourceExclusionConditionUpdateProductCategoryInput#fields-relation)