---
title: validations - GraphQL Admin
description: Validations available on the shop.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/validations'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/validations.md'
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: query
---

# validations

query

Requires `read_validations` access scope.

Validations available on the shop.

## ValidationConnection arguments

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

* 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.

* sort​Key

  [Validation​Sort​Keys](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/ValidationSortKeys)

  Default:ID

  Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then [try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql#search-performance-considerations).

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## Possible returns

* edges

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

  non-null

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

* nodes

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

  non-null

  A list of nodes that are contained in ValidationEdge. 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

* ### validations reference