---
title: Publication - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  A group of
  [products](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Product)
  and
  [collections](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Collection)
  that are published to an app.


  Each publication manages which products and collections display on its
  associated
  [`Channel`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Channel).
  Merchants can automatically publish products when they're created if
  [`autoPublish`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication#field-Publication.fields.autoPublish)
  is enabled, or manually control publication through publication records.


  Publications support scheduled publishing through future publish dates for
  online store channels, allowing merchants to coordinate product launches and
  promotional campaigns. The
  [`catalog`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication#field-Publication.fields.catalog)
  field links to pricing and availability rules specific to that publication's
  context.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication.md'
---

# Publication

object

A group of [products](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Product) and [collections](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Collection) that are published to an app.

Each publication manages which products and collections display on its associated [`Channel`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Channel). Merchants can automatically publish products when they're created if [`autoPublish`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication#field-Publication.fields.autoPublish) is enabled, or manually control publication through publication records.

Publications support scheduled publishing through future publish dates for online store channels, allowing merchants to coordinate product launches and promotional campaigns. The [`catalog`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Publication#field-Publication.fields.catalog) field links to pricing and availability rules specific to that publication's context.

## Fields

* autoPublish
* catalog
* collectionPublicationsV3
* collections
* hasCollection
* id
* includedProducts
* includedProductsCount
* operation
* productPublicationsV3
* products
* supportsFuturePublishing

### Deprecated fields

* app: deprecated
* name: deprecated

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## Map

### Fields and connections with this object

* [AppCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AppCatalog#field-AppCatalog.fields.publication)
* [AppInstallation.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/AppInstallation#field-AppInstallation.fields.publication)
* [Catalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/Catalog#fields-publication)
* [Collection.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Collection#field-Collection.fields.unpublishedPublications)
* [CollectionPublication.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CollectionPublication#field-CollectionPublication.fields.publication)
* [CompanyLocationCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CompanyLocationCatalog#field-CompanyLocationCatalog.fields.publication)
* [MarketCatalog.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MarketCatalog#field-MarketCatalog.fields.publication)
* [Order.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Order#field-Order.fields.publication)
* [Product.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Product#field-Product.fields.unpublishedPublications)
* [PublicationConnection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/PublicationConnection#returns-nodes)
* [PublicationEdge.node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/PublicationEdge#field-PublicationEdge.fields.node)
* [Publishable.unpublishedPublications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/Publishable#fields-unpublishedPublications)
* [ResourcePublication.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ResourcePublication#field-ResourcePublication.fields.publication)
* [ResourcePublicationV2.publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ResourcePublicationV2#field-ResourcePublicationV2.fields.publication)

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## Queries

* publication
* publications

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## Publication Queries

### Queried by

* [publication](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publication)
* [publications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publications)

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## Mutations

* publicationCreate
* publicationUpdate

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## Publication Mutations

### Mutated by

* [publication​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/publicationCreate)
* [publication​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/publicationUpdate)

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## Interfaces

* Node

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## Publication Implements

### Implements

* [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/Node)