---
title: stagedUploadTargetsGenerate - GraphQL Admin
description: Uploads multiple images.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/stageduploadtargetsgenerate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/stageduploadtargetsgenerate.md
---

# staged​Upload​Targets​Generate

mutation

Deprecated. Use [stagedUploadsCreate](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/stagedUploadsCreate) instead.

Uploads multiple images.

## Arguments

* input

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

  required

  The input fields for generating staged uploads.

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## Staged​Upload​Targets​Generate​Payload returns

* urls

  [\[Staged​Upload​Target!\]](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/StagedUploadTarget)

  The staged upload targets that were generated.

* 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

* ### stagedUploadTargetsGenerate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation stagedUploadTargetsGenerate($input: [StageImageInput!]!) {
  stagedUploadTargetsGenerate(input: $input) {
    urls {
      # StagedUploadTarget fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "input": [
    {
      "resource": "COLLECTION_IMAGE",
      "filename": "<your-filename>",
      "mimeType": "<your-mimeType>",
      "httpMethod": "POST"
    }
  ]
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "input": [
    {
      "resource": "COLLECTION_IMAGE",
      "filename": "<your-filename>",
      "mimeType": "<your-mimeType>",
      "httpMethod": "POST"
    }
  ]
}
```

##### Schema

```
input StageImageInput {
  resource: StagedUploadTargetGenerateUploadResource!
  filename: String!
  mimeType: String!
  httpMethod: StagedUploadHttpMethodType
}
```