---
title: collectionUnpublish - GraphQL Admin
description: Unpublishes a collection.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/collectionunpublish
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/collectionunpublish.md
---

# collection​Unpublish

mutation

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

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

Unpublishes a collection.

## Arguments

* input

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

  required

  Specify a collection to unpublish and the sales channels to remove it from.

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## Collection​Unpublish​Payload returns

* collection

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

  The collection that has been unpublished.

* 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

* ### collectionUnpublish reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation collectionUnpublish($input: CollectionUnpublishInput!) {
  collectionUnpublish(input: $input) {
    collection {
      # Collection 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 CollectionUnpublishInput {
  id: ID!
  collectionPublications: [CollectionPublicationInput!]!
}

input CollectionPublicationInput {
  publicationId: ID
}
```