---
title: bulkOperationCancel - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Starts the cancelation process of a running bulk operation.

  There may be a short delay from when a cancelation starts until the operation is actually canceled.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/bulkoperationcancel
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/bulkoperationcancel.md
---

# bulk​Operation​Cancel

mutation

Starts the cancelation process of a running bulk operation.

There may be a short delay from when a cancelation starts until the operation is actually canceled.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the bulk operation to cancel.

***

## Bulk​Operation​Cancel​Payload returns

* bulk​Operation

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

  The bulk operation to be canceled.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### bulkOperationCancel reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation bulkOperationCancel($id: ID!) {
  bulkOperationCancel(id: $id) {
    bulkOperation {
      # BulkOperation fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```