---
title: ValidationUserError - GraphQL Admin
description: An error that occurs during the execution of a validation mutation.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/validationusererror
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/validationusererror.md
---

# Validation​User​Error

object

Requires `read_validations` access scope.

An error that occurs during the execution of a validation mutation.

## Fields

* code

  [Validation​User​Error​Code](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/ValidationUserErrorCode)

  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

* [validation​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationCreate)

  mutation

  Creates a validation.

* [validation​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationDelete)

  mutation

  Deletes a validation.

* [validation​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationUpdate)

  mutation

  Update a validation.

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## <\~> ValidationUserError Mutations

### Mutated by

* <\~>[validation​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationCreate)
* <\~>[validation​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationDelete)
* <\~>[validation​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/validationUpdate)

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## Interfaces

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

  interface

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## ||-ValidationUserError Implements

### Implements

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