---
title: collectionPublish - GraphQL Admin
description: Publishes a collection to a channel.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/collectionpublish
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/collectionpublish.md
---

# collection​Publish

mutation

Requires `write_publications` access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to publish a collection.

Deprecated. Use [publishablePublish](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/publishablePublish) instead.

Publishes a collection to a channel.

## Arguments

* input

  [Collection​Publish​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionPublishInput)

  required

  Specify a collection to publish and the sales channels to publish it to.

***

## Collection​Publish​Payload returns

* collection

  [Collection](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Collection)

  The published collection.

* collection​Publications

  [\[Collection​Publication!\]](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CollectionPublication)

  The channels where the collection has been published.

* shop

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

  non-null

  The shop associated with the collection.

* 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.

***

## Examples

* ### collectionPublish reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation collectionPublish($input: CollectionPublishInput!) {
  collectionPublish(input: $input) {
    collection {
      # Collection fields
    }
    collectionPublications {
      # CollectionPublication fields
    }
    shop {
      # Shop fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "input": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
    "collectionPublications": [
      {
        "publicationId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "input": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
    "collectionPublications": [
      {
        "publicationId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

##### Schema

```
input CollectionPublishInput {
  id: ID!
  collectionPublications: [CollectionPublicationInput!]!
}

input CollectionPublicationInput {
  publicationId: ID
}
```