Publication
A group of products and collections that are published to an app.
Each publication manages which products and collections display on its associated
Channel.
Merchants can automatically publish products when they're created if
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
field links to pricing and availability rules specific to that publication's context.
Anchor to FieldsFields
- autoPublish (Boolean!)
- catalog (Catalog)
- channels (ChannelConnection)
- collectionPublicationsV3 (ResourcePublicationConnection!)
- collections (CollectionConnection!)
- hasCollection (Boolean!)
- id (ID!)
- includedProducts (ProductConnection!)
- includedProductsCount (Count)
- operation (PublicationOperation)
- productPublicationsV3 (ResourcePublicationConnection!)
- products (ProductConnection!)
- supportsFuturePublishing (Boolean!)
- Anchor to autoPublishauto•Boolean!
Publish non-null Whether new products are automatically published to this publication.
- Anchor to catalogcatalog•Catalog
The catalog associated with the publication.
- Anchor to channelschannels•Channel
Connection The channels associated with the publication.
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
Arguments
- Anchor to collectionPublicationsV3collection•Resource
Publications V3 Publication Connection! non-null The list of collection publication records, each representing the publication status and details for a collection published to this publication (typically channel).
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
Arguments
- Anchor to collectionscollections•Collection
Connection! non-null The list of collections published to the publication.
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
Arguments
- Anchor to hasCollectionhas•Boolean!
Collection non-null Whether the collection is available to the publication.
- •ID!required
Collection ID to check.
Arguments
- •ID!
- •ID!non-null
A globally-unique ID.
- Anchor to includedProductsincluded•Product
Products Connection! non-null The list of products included, but not necessarily published, in the publication.
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to queryquery•String
A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators.
name type description acceptable_values default_value example_use default string Filter by a case-insensitive search of multiple fields in a document. - query=Bob Norman
-query=title:green hoodiebarcode string Filter by the product variant barcodefield. - bundles boolean Filter by a [product bundle](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/product-merchandising/bundles). A product bundle is a set of two or more related products, which are commonly offered at a discount. - bundles:truecategory_id string Filter by the product category ID ( product.category.id). A product category is the category of a productfrom Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy. - collection_id id Filter by the collection idfield. - combined_listing_role string Filter by the role of the product in a combined listing. - parent
-child
-- created_at time Filter by the date and time when the product was created. -
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-delivery_profile_id id Filter by the delivery profile idfield. - error_feedback string Filter by products with publishing errors. gift_card boolean Filter by the product field. - handle string Filter by a comma-separated list of product handles. - handle:the-minimal-snowboardhas_only_composites boolean Filter by products that have only composite variants. - has_only_default_variant boolean Filter by products that have only a default variant. A default variant is the only variant if no other variants are specified. - has_variant_with_components boolean Filter by products that have variants with associated components. - id id Filter by idrange.- id:1234
-id:>=1234
-id:<=1234inventory_total integer Filter by inventory count. -
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-is_price_reduced boolean Filter by products that have a reduced price. For more information, refer to the object. - metafields.{namespace}.{key} mixed Filters resources by metafield value. Format: metafields.{namespace}.{key}:{value}. Learn more aboutquerying by metafield value. -
-out_of_stock_somewhere boolean Filter by products that are out of stock in at least one location. - price bigdecimal Filter by the product variant pricefield. - price:100.57product_configuration_owner string Filter by the app idfield. - product_publication_status string Filter by channel approval process status of the resource on a channel, such as the online store. The value is a composite of the channel appID( Channel.app.id) and one of the valid values. For simple visibility checks, use published_statusinstead. -
- `*{channel_app_id}-rejected * {channel_app_id}-needs_action`
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- `*{channel_app_id}-published * {channel_app_id}-demoted*{channel_app_id}-scheduled *{channel_app_id}-provisionally_published` - product_type string Filter by a comma-separated list of [product types](https://help.shopify.com/manual/products/details/product-type). | | publication_ids | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of publication IDs that are associated with the product. | | | -| | publishable_status | string | Deprecated: This parameter is deprecated as of 2025-12 and will be removed in a future API version. Use published_status for visibility checks. Filter by the publishable status of the resource on a channel. The value is a composite of the channelappID (Channel.app.id) and one of the valid status values. | -
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-| | published_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was published to the online store and other sales channels. | | | -
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-| | published_status | string | Filter resources by their visibility and publication state on a channel. Online store channel filtering: -: Returns all resources in the online store channel, regardless of publication status. -published/visible: Returns resources that are published to the online store. -unpublished: Returns resources that are not published to the online store. Channel-specific filtering using a channel ID, channel handle, channelappID (Channel.app.id), or app handle with suffixes: -: Returns resources published to the specified channel. -: Same as(kept for backwards compatibility). -: Returns resources added to the channel but not yet published. -: Returns resources not added to the channel or not published. Other: -unavailable: Returns resources not published to any channel. | -
-published
-visibleunpublished
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-unavailable| | -
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-| | sku | string | Filter by the product variantskufield. Learn more about SKUs. | | | -| | status | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of statuses. You can use statuses to manage inventory. Shopify only displays products with anstatus in online stores, sales channels, and apps. | -active
-archived
-draft|active| -status:active,draft| | tag | string | Filter objects by thetagfield. | | | -| | tag_not | string | Filter by objects that don’t have the specified tag. | | | -| | title | string | Filter by the producttitlefield. | | | -title:The Minimal Snowboard| | tracks_inventory | boolean | Filter by products that have inventory tracking enabled. | | | -| | updated_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was last updated. | | | -
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-| | variant_id | id | Filter by the product variantidfield. | | | -| | variant_title | string | Filter by the product varianttitlefield. | | | -| | vendor | string | Filter by the origin or source of the product. Learn more about vendors and managing vendor information. | | | -vendor:Snowdevil
-| You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about Shopify API search syntax.
- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
- Anchor to savedSearchIdsaved•ID
Search Id The ID of a saved search. The search’s query string is used as the query argument.
- Anchor to sortKeysort•Product
Key Sort Keys Default:ID Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search.
Arguments
- Anchor to includedProductsCountincluded•Count
Products Count The count of products included in the publication. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.
- Anchor to limitlimit•IntDefault:10000
The upper bound on count value before returning a result. Use
nullto have no limit.- Anchor to queryquery•String
A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators.
name type description acceptable_values default_value example_use default string Filter by a case-insensitive search of multiple fields in a document. - query=Bob Norman
-query=title:green hoodiebarcode string Filter by the product variant barcodefield. - bundles boolean Filter by a [product bundle](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/product-merchandising/bundles). A product bundle is a set of two or more related products, which are commonly offered at a discount. - bundles:truecategory_id string Filter by the product category ID ( product.category.id). A product category is the category of a productfrom Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy. - collection_id id Filter by the collection idfield. - combined_listing_role string Filter by the role of the product in a combined listing. - parent
-child
-- created_at time Filter by the date and time when the product was created. -
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-delivery_profile_id id Filter by the delivery profile idfield. - error_feedback string Filter by products with publishing errors. gift_card boolean Filter by the product field. - handle string Filter by a comma-separated list of product handles. - handle:the-minimal-snowboardhas_only_composites boolean Filter by products that have only composite variants. - has_only_default_variant boolean Filter by products that have only a default variant. A default variant is the only variant if no other variants are specified. - has_variant_with_components boolean Filter by products that have variants with associated components. - id id Filter by idrange.- id:1234
-id:>=1234
-id:<=1234inventory_total integer Filter by inventory count. -
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-is_price_reduced boolean Filter by products that have a reduced price. For more information, refer to the object. - metafields.{namespace}.{key} mixed Filters resources by metafield value. Format: metafields.{namespace}.{key}:{value}. Learn more aboutquerying by metafield value. -
-out_of_stock_somewhere boolean Filter by products that are out of stock in at least one location. - price bigdecimal Filter by the product variant pricefield. - price:100.57product_configuration_owner string Filter by the app idfield. - product_publication_status string Filter by channel approval process status of the resource on a channel, such as the online store. The value is a composite of the channel appID( Channel.app.id) and one of the valid values. For simple visibility checks, use published_statusinstead. -
- `*{channel_app_id}-rejected * {channel_app_id}-needs_action`
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- `*{channel_app_id}-published * {channel_app_id}-demoted*{channel_app_id}-scheduled *{channel_app_id}-provisionally_published` - product_type string Filter by a comma-separated list of [product types](https://help.shopify.com/manual/products/details/product-type). | | publication_ids | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of publication IDs that are associated with the product. | | | -| | publishable_status | string | Deprecated: This parameter is deprecated as of 2025-12 and will be removed in a future API version. Use published_status for visibility checks. Filter by the publishable status of the resource on a channel. The value is a composite of the channelappID (Channel.app.id) and one of the valid status values. | -
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-| | published_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was published to the online store and other sales channels. | | | -
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-| | published_status | string | Filter resources by their visibility and publication state on a channel. Online store channel filtering: -: Returns all resources in the online store channel, regardless of publication status. -published/visible: Returns resources that are published to the online store. -unpublished: Returns resources that are not published to the online store. Channel-specific filtering using a channel ID, channel handle, channelappID (Channel.app.id), or app handle with suffixes: -: Returns resources published to the specified channel. -: Same as(kept for backwards compatibility). -: Returns resources added to the channel but not yet published. -: Returns resources not added to the channel or not published. Other: -unavailable: Returns resources not published to any channel. | -
-published
-visibleunpublished
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-
-
-unavailable| | -
-
-
-
-| | sku | string | Filter by the product variantskufield. Learn more about SKUs. | | | -| | status | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of statuses. You can use statuses to manage inventory. Shopify only displays products with anstatus in online stores, sales channels, and apps. | -active
-archived
-draft|active| -status:active,draft| | tag | string | Filter objects by thetagfield. | | | -| | tag_not | string | Filter by objects that don’t have the specified tag. | | | -| | title | string | Filter by the producttitlefield. | | | -title:The Minimal Snowboard| | tracks_inventory | boolean | Filter by products that have inventory tracking enabled. | | | -| | updated_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was last updated. | | | -
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-| | variant_id | id | Filter by the product variantidfield. | | | -| | variant_title | string | Filter by the product varianttitlefield. | | | -| | vendor | string | Filter by the origin or source of the product. Learn more about vendors and managing vendor information. | | | -vendor:Snowdevil
-| You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about Shopify API search syntax.
- Anchor to savedSearchIdsaved•ID
Search Id
Arguments
- Anchor to operationoperation•Publication
Operation A background operation associated with this publication.
- Anchor to productPublicationsV3product•Resource
Publications V3 Publication Connection! non-null The product publications for the list of products published to the publication.
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
Arguments
- Anchor to productsproducts•Product
Connection! non-null The list of products published to the publication.
- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to queryquery•String
A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators.
name type description acceptable_values default_value example_use default string Filter by a case-insensitive search of multiple fields in a document. - query=Bob Norman
-query=title:green hoodiebarcode string Filter by the product variant barcodefield. - bundles boolean Filter by a [product bundle](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/product-merchandising/bundles). A product bundle is a set of two or more related products, which are commonly offered at a discount. - bundles:truecategory_id string Filter by the product category ID ( product.category.id). A product category is the category of a productfrom Shopify's Standard Product Taxonomy. - collection_id id Filter by the collection idfield. - combined_listing_role string Filter by the role of the product in a combined listing. - parent
-child
-- created_at time Filter by the date and time when the product was created. -
-
-delivery_profile_id id Filter by the delivery profile idfield. - error_feedback string Filter by products with publishing errors. gift_card boolean Filter by the product field. - handle string Filter by a comma-separated list of product handles. - handle:the-minimal-snowboardhas_only_composites boolean Filter by products that have only composite variants. - has_only_default_variant boolean Filter by products that have only a default variant. A default variant is the only variant if no other variants are specified. - has_variant_with_components boolean Filter by products that have variants with associated components. - id id Filter by idrange.- id:1234
-id:>=1234
-id:<=1234inventory_total integer Filter by inventory count. -
-
-is_price_reduced boolean Filter by products that have a reduced price. For more information, refer to the object. - metafields.{namespace}.{key} mixed Filters resources by metafield value. Format: metafields.{namespace}.{key}:{value}. Learn more aboutquerying by metafield value. -
-out_of_stock_somewhere boolean Filter by products that are out of stock in at least one location. - price bigdecimal Filter by the product variant pricefield. - price:100.57product_configuration_owner string Filter by the app idfield. - product_publication_status string Filter by channel approval process status of the resource on a channel, such as the online store. The value is a composite of the channel appID( Channel.app.id) and one of the valid values. For simple visibility checks, use published_statusinstead. -
- `*{channel_app_id}-rejected * {channel_app_id}-needs_action`
-
- `*{channel_app_id}-published * {channel_app_id}-demoted*{channel_app_id}-scheduled *{channel_app_id}-provisionally_published` - product_type string Filter by a comma-separated list of [product types](https://help.shopify.com/manual/products/details/product-type). | | publication_ids | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of publication IDs that are associated with the product. | | | -| | publishable_status | string | Deprecated: This parameter is deprecated as of 2025-12 and will be removed in a future API version. Use published_status for visibility checks. Filter by the publishable status of the resource on a channel. The value is a composite of the channelappID (Channel.app.id) and one of the valid status values. | -
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-
-| | -
-| | published_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was published to the online store and other sales channels. | | | -
-
-| | published_status | string | Filter resources by their visibility and publication state on a channel. Online store channel filtering: -: Returns all resources in the online store channel, regardless of publication status. -published/visible: Returns resources that are published to the online store. -unpublished: Returns resources that are not published to the online store. Channel-specific filtering using a channel ID, channel handle, channelappID (Channel.app.id), or app handle with suffixes: -: Returns resources published to the specified channel. -: Same as(kept for backwards compatibility). -: Returns resources added to the channel but not yet published. -: Returns resources not added to the channel or not published. Other: -unavailable: Returns resources not published to any channel. | -
-published
-visibleunpublished
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-unavailable| | -
-
-
-
-| | sku | string | Filter by the product variantskufield. Learn more about SKUs. | | | -| | status | string | Filter by a comma-separated list of statuses. You can use statuses to manage inventory. Shopify only displays products with anstatus in online stores, sales channels, and apps. | -active
-archived
-draft|active| -status:active,draft| | tag | string | Filter objects by thetagfield. | | | -| | tag_not | string | Filter by objects that don’t have the specified tag. | | | -| | title | string | Filter by the producttitlefield. | | | -title:The Minimal Snowboard| | tracks_inventory | boolean | Filter by products that have inventory tracking enabled. | | | -| | updated_at | time | Filter by the date and time when the product was last updated. | | | -
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-| | variant_id | id | Filter by the product variantidfield. | | | -| | variant_title | string | Filter by the product varianttitlefield. | | | -| | vendor | string | Filter by the origin or source of the product. Learn more about vendors and managing vendor information. | | | -vendor:Snowdevil
-| You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about Shopify API search syntax.
- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
- Anchor to savedSearchIdsaved•ID
Search Id The ID of a saved search. The search’s query string is used as the query argument.
- Anchor to sortKeysort•Product
Key Sort Keys Default:ID Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search.
Arguments
- Anchor to supportsFuturePublishingsupports•Boolean!
Future Publishing non-null Whether the publication supports future publishing.
Deprecated fields
- app (App!): deprecated
- name (String!): deprecated
- •App!non-nullDeprecated
- Anchor to namename•String!non-nullDeprecated
Anchor to QueriesQueries
- publication (Publication)
- publications (PublicationConnection!)
- •query
Retrieves a
Publicationby.Returns
nullif the publication doesn't exist.- •ID!required
The ID of the Publication to return.
Arguments
- •ID!
- •query
Returns a paginated list of
Publication.- Anchor to afterafter•String
The elements that come after the specified cursor.
- Anchor to beforebefore•String
The elements that come before the specified cursor.
- Anchor to catalogTypecatalog•Catalog
Type Type Filter publications by catalog type.
- Anchor to firstfirst•Int
The first
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to lastlast•Int
The last
nelements from the paginated list.- Anchor to reversereverse•BooleanDefault:false
Reverse the order of the underlying list.
Arguments
Anchor to MutationsMutations
- publicationCreate (PublicationCreatePayload)
- publicationUpdate (PublicationUpdatePayload)
- •mutation
Creates a
Publicationthat controls whichProductandCollectioncustomers can access through aCatalog.When to create a publication
Publications are optional for catalogs. Only create a publication if you need to control which products are visible in a specific catalog context. When a publication isn't associated with a catalog, product availability is determined by the sales channel.
Create a publication if you need to:
- Restrict product visibility to a subset of your inventory for a specific market or company location
- Publish different product selections to different contexts
Do NOT create a publication if:
- You want product availability determined by the sales channel
- You only need custom pricing (use a price list on the catalog instead)
Configuration options
You can create an empty publication and add products later, or prepopulate it with all existing products. The
field determines whether the publication automatically adds newly created products.- Anchor to inputinput•Publication
Create Input! required The input fields to use when creating the publication.
Arguments
- •mutation
Updates a
Publication.You can add or remove products from the publication, with a maximum of 50 items per operation. The
field determines whether new products automatically display in this publication.- •ID!required
The ID of the publication to update.
- Anchor to inputinput•Publication
Update Input! required The input fields to use when updating the publication.
Arguments
- •ID!