---
title: BulkOperationType - GraphQL Admin
description: The valid values for the bulk operation's type.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/bulkoperationtype
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/bulkoperationtype.md
---

# Bulk​Operation​Type

enum

The valid values for the bulk operation's type.

## Valid values

* MUTATION

  The bulk operation is a mutation.

* QUERY

  The bulk operation is a query.

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## Fields

* [Bulk​Operation.type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperation#field-BulkOperation.fields.type)

  OBJECT

  An asynchronous long-running operation to fetch data in bulk or to bulk import data.

  Bulk operations are created using the `bulkOperationRunQuery` or `bulkOperationRunMutation` mutation. After they are created, clients should poll the `status` field for updates. When `COMPLETED`, the `url` field contains a link to the data in [JSONL](http://jsonlines.org/) format.

  Refer to the [bulk operations guide](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/bulk-operations/imports) for more details.

* [Query​Root.currentBulkOperation(type)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.currentBulkOperation.arguments.type)

  ARGUMENT

  The schema's entry-point for queries. This acts as the public, top-level API from which all queries must start.

* [current​Bulk​Operation.type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/currentBulkOperation#arguments-type)

  ARGUMENT

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[Bulk​Operation.type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperation#field-BulkOperation.fields.type)

### Arguments with this enum

* <-|[Query​Root.currentBulkOperation(type)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/QueryRoot#field-QueryRoot.fields.currentBulkOperation.arguments.type)
* <-|[current​Bulk​Operation.type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/currentBulkOperation#arguments-type)