---
title: subscriptionContractUpdate - GraphQL Admin
description: The subscriptionContractUpdate mutation allows you to create a draft of an existing subscription contract. This [draft](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionDraft) can be reviewed and modified as needed. Once the draft is committed with [subscriptionDraftCommit](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/subscriptionDraftCommit), the changes are applied to the original subscription contract.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/subscriptionContractUpdate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/subscriptionContractUpdate.md
---

# subscription​Contract​Update

mutation

Requires `write_own_subscription_contracts` access scope. Also: The user must have manage\_orders\_information permission.

The subscriptionContractUpdate mutation allows you to create a draft of an existing subscription contract. This [draft](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionDraft) can be reviewed and modified as needed. Once the draft is committed with [subscriptionDraftCommit](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/subscriptionDraftCommit), the changes are applied to the original subscription contract.

## Arguments

* contract​Id

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

  required

  The gid of the Subscription Contract to update.

***

## Subscription​Contract​Update​Payload returns

* draft

  [Subscription​Draft](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SubscriptionDraft)

  The Subscription Contract object.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### subscriptionContractUpdate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation subscriptionContractUpdate($contractId: ID!) {
  subscriptionContractUpdate(contractId: $contractId) {
    draft {
      # SubscriptionDraft fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "contractId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "contractId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```