---
title: channels - GraphQL Admin
description: List of the active sales channels.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/channels
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/channels.md
---

# channels

query

Deprecated. Use [publications](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publications) instead.

List of the active sales channels.

## ChannelConnection arguments

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

* after

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

  The elements that come after the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* before

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

  The elements that come before the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* first

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

  The first `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* last

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

  The last `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* reverse

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

  Default:false

  Reverse the order of the underlying list.

***

## Possible returns

* edges

  [\[Channel​Edge!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ChannelEdge)

  non-null

  The connection between the node and its parent. Each edge contains a minimum of the edge's cursor and the node.

* nodes

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

  non-null

  A list of nodes that are contained in ChannelEdge. You can fetch data about an individual node, or you can follow the edges to fetch data about a collection of related nodes. At each node, you specify the fields that you want to retrieve.

* page​Info

  [Page​Info!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/PageInfo)

  non-null

  An object that’s used to retrieve [cursor information](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql) about the current page.

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## Examples

* ### channels reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  channels {
    # channels fields
  }
}
```