---
title: publication - GraphQL Admin
description: Lookup a publication 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/publication
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publication.md
---

# publication

query

Lookup a publication by ID.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the Publication to return.

***

## Possible returns

* Publication

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

  A publication is a group of products and collections that is published to an app.

***

## Examples

* ### Retrieve a publication that doesn't exist

  #### Description

  Retrieving a publication by an ID that doesn't exist returns \`null\`.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query publication($id: ID!) {
    publication(id: $id) {
      name
      collections(first: 5) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            title
            updatedAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 publication($id: ID!) { publication(id: $id) { name collections(first: 5) { edges { node { id title updatedAt } } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 publication($id: ID!) {
      publication(id: $id) {
        name
        collections(first: 5) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
              updatedAt
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
      },
    },
    );
    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 publication($id: ID!) {
      publication(id: $id) {
        name
        collections(first: 5) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
              updatedAt
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
  }

  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 publication($id: ID!) {
        publication(id: $id) {
          name
          collections(first: 5) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
                updatedAt
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "publication": null
  }
  ```

* ### Retrieve an existing publication

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query publication($id: ID!) {
    publication(id: $id) {
      name
      collections(first: 5) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            title
            updatedAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/244171671"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 publication($id: ID!) { publication(id: $id) { name collections(first: 5) { edges { node { id title updatedAt } } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/244171671"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 publication($id: ID!) {
      publication(id: $id) {
        name
        collections(first: 5) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
              updatedAt
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/244171671"
      },
    },
    );
    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 publication($id: ID!) {
      publication(id: $id) {
        name
        collections(first: 5) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
              updatedAt
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/244171671"
  }

  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 publication($id: ID!) {
        publication(id: $id) {
          name
          collections(first: 5) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                title
                updatedAt
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/244171671"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "publication": {
      "name": "Online Store",
      "collections": {
        "edges": [
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/79210309",
              "title": "Custom Other Items",
              "updatedAt": "2008-10-10T00:00:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/94229130",
              "title": "All products more expensive than free",
              "updatedAt": "2006-02-02T00:00:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/142458073",
              "title": "All snowboards",
              "updatedAt": "2006-02-02T00:00:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/411960790",
              "title": "Bold snowboards",
              "updatedAt": "2006-02-02T00:00:00Z"
            }
          },
          {
            "node": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Collection/431528632",
              "title": "All arbor products tagged deepsnow",
              "updatedAt": "2006-02-02T00:00:00Z"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20publication\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20publication\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20collections\(first%3A%205\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20edges%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20node%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20title%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20updatedAt%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FPublication%2F-1%22%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 publication($id: ID!) {
    publication(id: $id) {
      name
      collections(first: 5) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            title
            updatedAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query publication($id: ID!) {
  publication(id: $id) {
    name
    collections(first: 5) {
      edges {
        node {
          id
          title
          updatedAt
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
```

##### 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 publication($id: ID!) { publication(id: $id) { name collections(first: 5) { edges { node { id title updatedAt } } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
  }
}'
```

##### 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 publication($id: ID!) {
    publication(id: $id) {
      name
      collections(first: 5) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            title
            updatedAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `query publication($id: ID!) {
      publication(id: $id) {
        name
        collections(first: 5) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              title
              updatedAt
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 publication($id: ID!) {
    publication(id: $id) {
      name
      collections(first: 5) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            title
            updatedAt
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Publication/-1"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "publication": null
}
```