collectionDelete

mutation

Requires write_products access scope. Also: The store must not be on the Starter or Retail plans and user must have a permission to delete collection.

Deletes a collection.

Arguments

Anchor to inputinput • CollectionDeleteInput!required: The collection to delete.

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Anchor to CollectionDeletePayload returnsCollectionDeletePayload returns

Anchor to deletedCollectionIddeletedCollectionId • ID: The ID of the collection that was deleted. Returns null if the collection doesn't exist.
Anchor to shopshop • Shop!non-null: The shop associated with the collection.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors • [UserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Delete a collection
Delete a collection that doesn't exist
Delete collection fails if call to CollectionsAccess returns false
Deletes a custom collection
Removes a smart collection
collectionDelete reference

Examples

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) {

collectionDelete(input: $input) {

deletedCollectionId

shop {

name

}

userErrors {

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"input": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) {
  collectionDelete(input: $input) {
    deletedCollectionId
    shop {
      id
      name
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) { collectionDelete(input: $input) { deletedCollectionId shop { id name } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) {
    collectionDelete(input: $input) {
      deletedCollectionId
      shop {
        id
        name
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "input": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) {
      collectionDelete(input: $input) {
        deletedCollectionId
        shop {
          id
          name
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"
      }
    },
  },
});

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation collectionDelete($input: CollectionDeleteInput!) {
    collectionDelete(input: $input) {
      deletedCollectionId
      shop {
        id
        name
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"
  }
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Input variables

JSON

{

"input": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285"

}

Response

JSON

{

"collectionDelete": {

"deletedCollectionId": "gid://shopify/Collection/1009501285",

"shop": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Shop/26371970",

"name": "Snowdevil"

"userErrors": []

}