---
title: article - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns a `Article` resource by ID.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/article'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/article.md'
---

# article

query

Returns a `Article` resource by ID.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the `Article` to return.

***

## Possible returns

* Article

  [Article](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Article)

  An article that contains content, author information, and metadata. Articles belong to a [`Blog`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Blog) and can include HTML-formatted body text, summary text, and an associated image. Merchants publish articles to share content, drive traffic, and engage customers.

  Articles can be organized with tags and published immediately or scheduled for future publication using the [`publishedAt`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Article#field-Article.fields.publishedAt) timestamp. The API manages comments on articles when the blog's comment policy enables them.

***

## Examples

* ### Receive a single Article

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
    article(id: $id) {
      id
      author {
        name
      }
      createdAt
      handle
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query ArticleShow($id: ID!) { article(id: $id) { id author { name } createdAt handle } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
      article(id: $id) {
        id
        author {
          name
        }
        createdAt
        handle
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
      article(id: $id) {
        id
        author {
          name
        }
        createdAt
        handle
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
        article(id: $id) {
          id
          author {
            name
          }
          createdAt
          handle
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "article": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435",
      "author": {
        "name": "dennis"
      },
      "createdAt": "2012-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "handle": "you-should-buy-this"
    }
  }
  ```

## Receive a single Article

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20ArticleShow\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20article\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20author%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20createdAt%0A%20%20%20%20handle%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FArticle%2F959752435%22%0A%7D)

##### GQL

```graphql
query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
  article(id: $id) {
    id
    author {
      name
    }
    createdAt
    handle
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "query ArticleShow($id: ID!) { article(id: $id) { id author { name } createdAt handle } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
    article(id: $id) {
      id
      author {
        name
      }
      createdAt
      handle
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```javascript
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
      article(id: $id) {
        id
        author {
          name
        }
        createdAt
        handle
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
    },
  },
});
```

##### Ruby

```ruby
session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  query ArticleShow($id: ID!) {
    article(id: $id) {
      id
      author {
        name
      }
      createdAt
      handle
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "article": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435",
    "author": {
      "name": "dennis"
    },
    "createdAt": "2012-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "handle": "you-should-buy-this"
  }
}
```