---
title: discountAutomaticActivate - GraphQL Admin
description: Activates an automatic discount.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/discountautomaticactivate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/discountautomaticactivate.md
---

# discount​Automatic​Activate

mutation

Requires Apps must have `write_discounts` access scope.

Activates an automatic discount.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the automatic discount to activate.

***

## Discount​Automatic​Activate​Payload returns

* automatic​Discount​Node

  [Discount​Automatic​Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DiscountAutomaticNode)

  The activated automatic discount.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Activate an automatic discount set to start in the future

  #### Description

  Activating an automatic discount set to start in the future sets its \`startsAt\` to now. In this example, the \`startsAt\` was originally set to January 1, 2049.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
    discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
      automaticDiscountNode {
        automaticDiscount {
          ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
            status
            startsAt
            endsAt
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) { discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) { automaticDiscountNode { automaticDiscount { ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy { status startsAt endsAt } } } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
      discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
        automaticDiscountNode {
          automaticDiscount {
            ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
              status
              startsAt
              endsAt
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  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 discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
      discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
        automaticDiscountNode {
          automaticDiscount {
            ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
              status
              startsAt
              endsAt
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
        discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
          automaticDiscountNode {
            automaticDiscount {
              ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
                status
                startsAt
                endsAt
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "discountAutomaticActivate": {
      "automaticDiscountNode": {
        "automaticDiscount": {
          "status": "ACTIVE",
          "startsAt": "2024-09-12T01:06:56Z",
          "endsAt": "2049-02-01T05:00:00Z"
        }
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Activate an expired automatic discount

  #### Description

  Activating an expired automatic discount sets its endsAt value to null

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
    discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
      automaticDiscountNode {
        automaticDiscount {
          ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
            status
            startsAt
            endsAt
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) { discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) { automaticDiscountNode { automaticDiscount { ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy { status startsAt endsAt } } } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
      discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
        automaticDiscountNode {
          automaticDiscount {
            ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
              status
              startsAt
              endsAt
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  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 discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
      discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
        automaticDiscountNode {
          automaticDiscount {
            ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
              status
              startsAt
              endsAt
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
        discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
          automaticDiscountNode {
            automaticDiscount {
              ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
                status
                startsAt
                endsAt
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "discountAutomaticActivate": {
      "automaticDiscountNode": {
        "automaticDiscount": {
          "status": "ACTIVE",
          "startsAt": "2024-07-12T01:06:56Z",
          "endsAt": null
        }
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### discountAutomaticActivate reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20discountAutomaticActivate\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20discountAutomaticActivate\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20automaticDiscountNode%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20automaticDiscount%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20...%20on%20DiscountAutomaticBxgy%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20status%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20startsAt%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20endsAt%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FDiscountAutomaticNode%2F198286294%22%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
    discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
      automaticDiscountNode {
        automaticDiscount {
          ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
            status
            startsAt
            endsAt
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
  discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
    automaticDiscountNode {
      automaticDiscount {
        ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
          status
          startsAt
          endsAt
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) { discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) { automaticDiscountNode { automaticDiscount { ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy { status startsAt endsAt } } } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
    discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
      automaticDiscountNode {
        automaticDiscount {
          ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
            status
            startsAt
            endsAt
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
      discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
        automaticDiscountNode {
          automaticDiscount {
            ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
              status
              startsAt
              endsAt
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
    },
  },
});
```

##### Ruby

```
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 discountAutomaticActivate($id: ID!) {
    discountAutomaticActivate(id: $id) {
      automaticDiscountNode {
        automaticDiscount {
          ... on DiscountAutomaticBxgy {
            status
            startsAt
            endsAt
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/DiscountAutomaticNode/198286294"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "discountAutomaticActivate": {
    "automaticDiscountNode": {
      "automaticDiscount": {
        "status": "ACTIVE",
        "startsAt": "2024-09-12T01:06:56Z",
        "endsAt": "2049-02-01T05:00:00Z"
      }
    },
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```