---
title: shopLocales - GraphQL Admin
description: A list of locales available on a 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/shoplocales
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/shoplocales.md
---

# shop​Locales

query

Requires `read_locales` access scope or `read_markets_home` access scope.

A list of locales available on a shop.

## Arguments

* published

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

  Default:false

  Return only published locales.

***

## Possible returns

* Shop​Locale

  [\[Shop​Locale!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/ShopLocale)

  A locale that's been enabled on a shop.

***

## Examples

* ### Retrieve a shop's locales

  #### Description

  The following query retrieves a list of the shop's enabled locales, including the locale tag, the published state, and whether the locale tag is the primary tag.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    shopLocales {
      locale
      primary
      published
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 { shopLocales { locale primary published } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 {
      shopLocales {
        locale
        primary
        published
      }
    }`,
    );
    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 {
      shopLocales {
        locale
        primary
        published
      }
    }
  QUERY

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      shopLocales {
        locale
        primary
        published
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "shopLocales": [
      {
        "locale": "en",
        "primary": true,
        "published": true
      },
      {
        "locale": "es",
        "primary": false,
        "published": true
      },
      {
        "locale": "fr",
        "primary": false,
        "published": true
      },
      {
        "locale": "ja",
        "primary": false,
        "published": true
      }
    ]
  }
  ```

## Retrieve a shop's locales

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20%7B%0A%20%20shopLocales%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20locale%0A%20%20%20%20primary%0A%20%20%20%20published%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 {
    shopLocales {
      locale
      primary
      published
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query {
  shopLocales {
    locale
    primary
    published
  }
}
```

##### 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 { shopLocales { locale primary published } }"
}'
```

##### 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 {
    shopLocales {
      locale
      primary
      published
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: `query {
    shopLocales {
      locale
      primary
      published
    }
  }`,
});
```

##### 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 {
    shopLocales {
      locale
      primary
      published
    }
  }
QUERY

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

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "shopLocales": [
    {
      "locale": "en",
      "primary": true,
      "published": true
    },
    {
      "locale": "es",
      "primary": false,
      "published": true
    },
    {
      "locale": "fr",
      "primary": false,
      "published": true
    },
    {
      "locale": "ja",
      "primary": false,
      "published": true
    }
  ]
}
```