# webPixelCreate - admin-graphql - MUTATION
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Creates a new web pixel settings.

### Access Scopes
`write_pixels` access scope. Also: The app requires read_customer_events access scope and user access permission.


## Arguments
* [webPixel](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/input-objects/WebPixelInput): WebPixelInput! - The web pixel settings in JSON format.


## Returns
* [userErrors](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/ErrorsWebPixelUserError): ErrorsWebPixelUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.
* [webPixel](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/WebPixel): WebPixel The created web pixel settings.


## Examples
### Create a web pixel
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) { webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) { userErrors { field message code } webPixel { id settings } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"webPixel\": {\n      \"settings\": {\n        \"trackingId\": \"GA-TRACKING-ID-123\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n      webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n          code\n        }\n        webPixel {\n          id\n          settings\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"webPixel\": {\n        \"settings\": {\n          \"trackingId\": \"GA-TRACKING-ID-123\"\n        }\n      }\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n    webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n        code\n      }\n      webPixel {\n        id\n        settings\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"webPixel\": {\n    \"settings\": {\n      \"trackingId\": \"GA-TRACKING-ID-123\"\n    }\n  }\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n    webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n        code\n      }\n      webPixel {\n        id\n        settings\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"webPixel\": {\n        \"settings\": {\n          \"trackingId\": \"GA-TRACKING-ID-123\"\n        }\n      }\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n  webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n      code\n    }\n    webPixel {\n      id\n      settings\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "webPixel": {
    "settings": {
      "trackingId": "GA-TRACKING-ID-123"
    }
  }
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "webPixelCreate": {
      "userErrors": [],
      "webPixel": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/WebPixel/937414752",
        "settings": "{\"trackingId\":\"GA-TRACKING-ID-123\"}"
      }
    }
  }
}

### Creating a web pixel with invalid settings returns an error
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) { webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) { userErrors { field message code } webPixel { id settings } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"webPixel\": {\n      \"settings\": {}\n    }\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n      webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n          code\n        }\n        webPixel {\n          id\n          settings\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"webPixel\": {\n        \"settings\": {}\n      }\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n    webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n        code\n      }\n      webPixel {\n        id\n        settings\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"webPixel\": {\n    \"settings\": {\n\n    }\n  }\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n    webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n        code\n      }\n      webPixel {\n        id\n        settings\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"webPixel\": {\n        \"settings\": {}\n      }\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation webPixelCreate($webPixel: WebPixelInput!) {\n  webPixelCreate(webPixel: $webPixel) {\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n      code\n    }\n    webPixel {\n      id\n      settings\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "webPixel": {
    "settings": {}
  }
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "webPixelCreate": {
      "userErrors": [
        {
          "field": [
            "webPixel"
          ],
          "message": "Missing keys: trackingId",
          "code": "INVALID_SETTINGS"
        }
      ],
      "webPixel": null
    }
  }
}