---
title: delegateAccessTokenCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Creates a
  [`DelegateAccessToken`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DelegateAccessToken)
  with a subset of the parent token's permissions.


  Delegate access tokens enable secure permission delegation to subsystems or

  services that need limited access to shop resources. Each token inherits only

  the scopes you specify, ensuring subsystems operate with minimal required

  permissions rather than full app access.


  Learn more about [delegating access tokens to
  subsystems](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/authentication-authorization/access-tokens/use-delegate-tokens).
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/delegateAccessTokenCreate
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/delegateAccessTokenCreate.md
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: mutation
---

# delegate​Access​Token​Create

mutation

Creates a [`DelegateAccessToken`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DelegateAccessToken) with a subset of the parent token's permissions.

Delegate access tokens enable secure permission delegation to subsystems or services that need limited access to shop resources. Each token inherits only the scopes you specify, ensuring subsystems operate with minimal required permissions rather than full app access.

Learn more about [delegating access tokens to subsystems](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/authentication-authorization/access-tokens/use-delegate-tokens).

## Arguments

* input

  [Delegate​Access​Token​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/DelegateAccessTokenInput)

  required

  The input fields for creating a delegate access token.

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## Delegate​Access​Token​Create​Payload returns

* delegate​Access​Token

  [Delegate​Access​Token](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DelegateAccessToken)

  The delegate access token.

* shop

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

  non-null

  The user's shop.

* user​Errors

  [\[Delegate​Access​Token​Create​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DelegateAccessTokenCreateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### delegateAccessTokenCreate reference