---
title: validation - GraphQL Admin
description: Validation available on the 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/validation
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/validation.md
---

# validation

query

Requires `read_validations` access scope.

Validation available on the shop.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the validation.

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## Possible returns

* Validation

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

  A checkout server side validation installed on the shop.

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## Examples

* ### validation reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  validation(id) {
    # validation fields
  }
}
```