---
title: currentBulkOperation - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns the current app's most recent BulkOperation. Apps can run one bulk query and one bulk mutation operation at a time, by shop.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/currentbulkoperation
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/currentbulkoperation.md
---

# current​Bulk​Operation

query

Returns the current app's most recent BulkOperation. Apps can run one bulk query and one bulk mutation operation at a time, by shop.

## Arguments

* type

  [Bulk​Operation​Type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/BulkOperationType)

  Default:QUERY

  The current bulk operation's type.

***

## Possible returns

* Bulk​Operation

  [Bulk​Operation](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BulkOperation)

  An asynchronous long-running operation to fetch data in bulk or to bulk import data.

  Bulk operations are created using the `bulkOperationRunQuery` or `bulkOperationRunMutation` mutation. After they are created, clients should poll the `status` field for updates. When `COMPLETED`, the `url` field contains a link to the data in [JSONL](http://jsonlines.org/) format.

  Refer to the [bulk operations guide](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/bulk-operations/imports) for more details.

***

## Examples

* ### Get the currentBulkOperation for a query

  #### Description

  The following query retrieves the currentBulkOperation for a query.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
      id
      type
      status
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 { currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) { id type status } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 {
      currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
        id
        type
        status
      }
    }`,
    );
    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 {
      currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
        id
        type
        status
      }
    }
  QUERY

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
        id
        type
        status
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "currentBulkOperation": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/BulkOperation/726270413",
      "type": "QUERY",
      "status": "CREATED"
    }
  }
  ```

## Get the currentBulkOperation for a query

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20%7B%0A%20%20currentBulkOperation\(type%3A%20QUERY\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20type%0A%20%20%20%20status%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

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


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query {
    currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
      id
      type
      status
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query {
  currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
    id
    type
    status
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
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 { currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) { id type status } }"
}'
```

##### React Router

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

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query {
    currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
      id
      type
      status
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: `query {
    currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
      id
      type
      status
    }
  }`,
});
```

##### 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 {
    currentBulkOperation(type: QUERY) {
      id
      type
      status
    }
  }
QUERY

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

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "currentBulkOperation": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/BulkOperation/726270413",
    "type": "QUERY",
    "status": "CREATED"
  }
}
```