productOptionUpdate

mutation

Requires write_products access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to edit products and manage product variants.

Updates a product option.

Arguments

Anchor to optionoption • OptionUpdateInput!required: Option to update.
Anchor to optionValuesToAddoptionValuesToAdd • [OptionValueCreateInput!]: New option values to create.
Anchor to optionValuesToDeleteoptionValuesToDelete • [ID!]: IDs of the existing option values to delete.
Anchor to optionValuesToUpdateoptionValuesToUpdate • [OptionValueUpdateInput!]: Existing option values to update.
Anchor to productIdproductId • ID!required: The ID of the Product the Option belongs to.
Anchor to variantStrategyvariantStrategy • ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy: The strategy defines which behavior the mutation should observe regarding variants, such as creating variants or deleting them in response to option values to add or to delete. If not provided or set to null, the strategy LEAVE_AS_IS will be used.

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Anchor to ProductOptionUpdatePayload returnsProductOptionUpdatePayload returns

Anchor to productproduct • Product: The product with which the option being updated is associated.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors • [ProductOptionUpdateUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Add 2 new option values and update an existing one
Replace a value with another
Trying to add an option value with a name that already exists returns an error
Update name and position of an option
Update the values of an option linked to a metafield
productOptionUpdate reference

Examples

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) {

productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) {

userErrors {

field

message

code

}

product {

mutation updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) {
  productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) {
    userErrors {
      field
      message
      code
    }
    product {
      id
      options {
        id
        name
        values
        position
        optionValues {
          id
          name
          hasVariants
        }
      }
      variants(first: 5) {
        nodes {
          id
          title
          selectedOptions {
            name
            value
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) { productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) { userErrors { field message code } product { id options { id name values position optionValues { id name hasVariants } } variants(first: 5) { nodes { id title selectedOptions { name value } } } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",
    "option": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526"
    },
    "optionValuesToAdd": [
      {
        "name": "Yellow"
      },
      {
        "name": "Red"
      }
    ],
    "optionValuesToUpdate": [
      {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOptionValue/1054672275",
        "name": "Purple"
      }
    ]
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) {
    productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      product {
        id
        options {
          id
          name
          values
          position
          optionValues {
            id
            name
            hasVariants
          }
        }
        variants(first: 5) {
          nodes {
            id
            title
            selectedOptions {
              name
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",
      "option": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526"
      },
      "optionValuesToAdd": [
        {
          "name": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "name": "Red"
        }
      ],
      "optionValuesToUpdate": [
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOptionValue/1054672275",
          "name": "Purple"
        }
      ]
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) {
      productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) {
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
        product {
          id
          options {
            id
            name
            values
            position
            optionValues {
              id
              name
              hasVariants
            }
          }
          variants(first: 5) {
            nodes {
              id
              title
              selectedOptions {
                name
                value
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",
      "option": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526"
      },
      "optionValuesToAdd": [
        {
          "name": "Yellow"
        },
        {
          "name": "Red"
        }
      ],
      "optionValuesToUpdate": [
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOptionValue/1054672275",
          "name": "Purple"
        }
      ]
    },
  },
});

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 updateOption($productId: ID!, $option: OptionUpdateInput!, $optionValuesToAdd: [OptionValueCreateInput!], $optionValuesToUpdate: [OptionValueUpdateInput!], $optionValuesToDelete: [ID!], $variantStrategy: ProductOptionUpdateVariantStrategy) {
    productOptionUpdate(productId: $productId, option: $option, optionValuesToAdd: $optionValuesToAdd, optionValuesToUpdate: $optionValuesToUpdate, optionValuesToDelete: $optionValuesToDelete, variantStrategy: $variantStrategy) {
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
      product {
        id
        options {
          id
          name
          values
          position
          optionValues {
            id
            name
            hasVariants
          }
        }
        variants(first: 5) {
          nodes {
            id
            title
            selectedOptions {
              name
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",
  "option": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526"
  },
  "optionValuesToAdd": [{"name"=>"Yellow"}, {"name"=>"Red"}],
  "optionValuesToUpdate": [{"id"=>"gid://shopify/ProductOptionValue/1054672275", "name"=>"Purple"}]
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"productId": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",

"option": {

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526"

"optionValuesToAdd": [

{

"name": "Yellow"

{

"name": "Red"

}

"optionValuesToUpdate": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductOptionValue/1054672275",

"name": "Purple"

}

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"productOptionUpdate": {

"userErrors": [],

"product": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Product/1072481063",

"options": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductOption/1064576526",

"name": "Color",

"values": [

"Purple"

"position": 1,

"optionValues": [

{

"name": "Purple",

"hasVariants": true

{

"name": "Yellow",

"hasVariants": false

{

"name": "Red",

"hasVariants": false

}

]