---
title: scriptTagDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  <div class="note"><h4>Theme app extensions</h4>
    <p>If your app integrates with a Shopify theme and you plan to submit it to the Shopify App Store, you must use theme app extensions instead of Script tags. Script tags can only be used with vintage themes. <a href="/apps/online-store#what-integration-method-should-i-use" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</p></div>

  <div class="note"><h4>Script tag deprecation</h4>
    <p>Script tags will be sunset for the <b>Order status</b> page on August 28, 2025. <a href="https://www.shopify.com/plus/upgrading-to-checkout-extensibility">Upgrade to Checkout Extensibility</a> before this date. <a href="/docs/api/liquid/objects#script">Shopify Scripts</a> will continue to work alongside Checkout Extensibility until August 28, 2025.</p></div>


  Deletes a script tag.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/scripttagdelete
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/scripttagdelete.md
---

# script​Tag​Delete

mutation

Requires `write_script_tags` access scope.

Theme app extensions

If your app integrates with a Shopify theme and you plan to submit it to the Shopify App Store, you must use theme app extensions instead of Script tags. Script tags can only be used with vintage themes. [Learn more](https://shopify.dev/apps/online-store#what-integration-method-should-i-use).

Script tag deprecation

Script tags will be sunset for the **Order status** page on August 28, 2025. [Upgrade to Checkout Extensibility](https://www.shopify.com/plus/upgrading-to-checkout-extensibility) before this date. [Shopify Scripts](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects#script) will continue to work alongside Checkout Extensibility until August 28, 2025.

Deletes a script tag.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the script tag to delete.

***

## Script​Tag​Delete​Payload returns

* deleted​Script​Tag​Id

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

  The ID of the deleted script tag.

* 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

* ### Deletes a script tag

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) { scriptTagDelete(id: $id) { deletedScriptTagId userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
      scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
        deletedScriptTagId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
      },
    },
    );
    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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
      scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
        deletedScriptTagId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
  }

  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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
        scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
          deletedScriptTagId
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "scriptTagDelete": {
      "deletedScriptTagId": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493",
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### scriptTagDelete reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20ScriptTagDelete\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20scriptTagDelete\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20deletedScriptTagId%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%2FScriptTag%2F421379493%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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
  scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedScriptTagId
    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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) { scriptTagDelete(id: $id) { deletedScriptTagId userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
  }
}'
```

##### 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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
  );
  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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
      scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
        deletedScriptTagId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "scriptTagDelete": {
    "deletedScriptTagId": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493",
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```