---
title: DeliveryRateProvider - GraphQL Admin
description: A rate provided by a merchant-defined rate or a participant.
api_version: 2026-04
api_name: admin
type: union
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/deliveryrateprovider
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/deliveryrateprovider.md
---

# Delivery​Rate​Provider

union

Requires Any of `assigned_shipping` or `shipping` access scopes or `manage_delivery_settings` user permission.

A rate provided by a merchant-defined rate or a participant.

## Fields with this union

* [Delivery​Method​Definition.rateProvider](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/DeliveryMethodDefinition#field-DeliveryMethodDefinition.fields.rateProvider)

  OBJECT

  A method definition contains the delivery rate and the conditions that must be met for the method to be applied.

***

```graphql
union DeliveryRateProvider = DeliveryParticipant | DeliveryRateDefinition
```