---
title: ProductVariantsBulkUpdateUserError - GraphQL Admin
description: Error codes for failed variant bulk update mutations.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/productvariantsbulkupdateusererror
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/productvariantsbulkupdateusererror.md
---

# Product​Variants​Bulk​Update​User​Error

object

Requires `read_products` access scope.

Error codes for failed variant bulk update mutations.

## Fields

* code

  [Product​Variants​Bulk​Update​User​Error​Code](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/ProductVariantsBulkUpdateUserErrorCode)

  The error code.

* field

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

  The path to the input field that caused the error.

* message

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

  non-null

  The error message.

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## Map

No referencing types

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## Mutations

* [product​Variants​Bulk​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productVariantsBulkUpdate)

  mutation

  Updates multiple [product variants](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ProductVariant) for a single [product](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Product) in one operation. You can run this mutation directly or as part of a [bulk operation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/usage/bulk-operations/imports) for large-scale catalog updates.

  Use the `productVariantsBulkUpdate` mutation to efficiently modify product variants—such as different sizes, colors, or materials—associated with an existing product. The mutation is helpful if you need to update a product's variants in bulk, such as importing from an external system.

  The mutation supports:

  * Updating variants with custom option values
  * Associating media (for example, images, videos, and 3D models) with the product or its variants
  * Handling complex product configurations

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  Note

  By default, stores have a limit of 2048 product variants for each product.

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  After creating variants, you can make additional changes using the [`productSet`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productSet) mutation, which is used to perform multiple operations on products, such as creating or modifying product options and variants.

  You can also specifically manage product options through related mutations:

  * [`productOptionsCreate`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productOptionsCreate)
  * [`productOptionUpdate`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productOptionUpdate)
  * [`productOptionsReorder`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productOptionsReorder)
  * [`productOptionsDelete`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productOptionsDelete)

  Learn more about the [product model](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/graphql/migrate/new-product-model) and [adding product data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/graphql/migrate/new-product-model/add-data).

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## <\~> ProductVariantsBulkUpdateUserError Mutations

### Mutated by

* <\~>[product​Variants​Bulk​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/productVariantsBulkUpdate)

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## Interfaces

* [Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)

  interface

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## ||-ProductVariantsBulkUpdateUserError Implements

### Implements

* ||-[Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)