---
title: fulfillmentConstraintRuleCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: Creates a fulfillment constraint rule and its metafield.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentconstraintrulecreate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentconstraintrulecreate.md
---

# fulfillment​Constraint​Rule​Create

mutation

Requires `write_fulfillment_constraint_rules` access scope.

Creates a fulfillment constraint rule and its metafield.

## Arguments

* delivery​Method​Types

  [\[Delivery​Method​Type!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/DeliveryMethodType)

  required

  Associate the function with one or multiple delivery method types.

* function​Handle

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

  The handle of the function providing the constraint rule.

* metafields

  [\[Metafield​Input!\]](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MetafieldInput)

  Default:\[]

  Metafields to associate to the fulfillment constraint rule.

* function​Id

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

  Deprecated

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## Fulfillment​Constraint​Rule​Create​Payload returns

* fulfillment​Constraint​Rule

  [Fulfillment​Constraint​Rule](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/FulfillmentConstraintRule)

  The newly created fulfillment constraint rule.

* user​Errors

  [\[Fulfillment​Constraint​Rule​Create​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/FulfillmentConstraintRuleCreateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### fulfillmentConstraintRuleCreate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation fulfillmentConstraintRuleCreate($functionHandle: String, $deliveryMethodTypes: [DeliveryMethodType!]!, $metafields: [MetafieldInput!]) {
  fulfillmentConstraintRuleCreate(functionHandle: $functionHandle, deliveryMethodTypes: $deliveryMethodTypes, metafields: $metafields) {
    fulfillmentConstraintRule {
      # FulfillmentConstraintRule fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "functionHandle": "<your-functionHandle>",
  "deliveryMethodTypes": [
    "SHIPPING"
  ],
  "metafields": [
    {
      "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
      "namespace": "<your-namespace>",
      "key": "<your-key>",
      "value": "<your-value>",
      "type": "<your-type>"
    }
  ]
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "functionHandle": "<your-functionHandle>",
  "deliveryMethodTypes": [
    "SHIPPING"
  ],
  "metafields": [
    {
      "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
      "namespace": "<your-namespace>",
      "key": "<your-key>",
      "value": "<your-value>",
      "type": "<your-type>"
    }
  ]
}
```

##### Schema

```
input MetafieldInput {
  id: ID
  namespace: String
  key: String
  value: String
  type: String
}
```