---
title: analyticsTargetCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Creates an [analytics
  target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget)
  that

  defines a merchant's goal for a specific metric over a date range. For
  example, a merchant

  can set a target of $50,000 in total sales for a quarter, or 1,000 orders in a
  month.


  Provide the target attributes through the `input` argument. The target's
  currency is set to

  the shop's currency. A target is uniquely identified by the combination of
  `metric`, `startDate`,

  `endDate`, and `filters` — attempting to create a duplicate returns a user
  error.


  Use
  [`analyticsTargetUpdate`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetUpdate)

  to modify an existing target, or

  [`analyticsTargetsDelete`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetsDelete)

  to remove targets.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetCreate
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetCreate.md
metadata:
  domain: admin
---

# analytics​Target​Create

mutation

Requires `write_reports` access scope.

Creates an [analytics target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget) that defines a merchant's goal for a specific metric over a date range. For example, a merchant can set a target of $50,000 in total sales for a quarter, or 1,000 orders in a month.

Provide the target attributes through the `input` argument. The target's currency is set to the shop's currency. A target is uniquely identified by the combination of `metric`, `startDate`, `endDate`, and `filters` — attempting to create a duplicate returns a user error.

Use [`analyticsTargetUpdate`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetUpdate) to modify an existing target, or [`analyticsTargetsDelete`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/analyticsTargetsDelete) to remove targets.

## Arguments

* input

  [Analytics​Target​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/AnalyticsTargetCreateInput)

  required

  The input fields for creating an [analytics target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget).

***

## Analytics​Target​Create​Payload returns

* analytics​Target

  [Analytics​Target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget)

  The newly created [analytics target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTarget).

* user​Errors

  [\[Analytics​Target​Create​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/AnalyticsTargetCreateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Create a filtered orders target

  #### Description

  Create an analytics target that tracks order count for a specific channel by including a filter expression.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
    analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
      analyticsTarget {
        id
        name
        metric
        filters
        expectedValue
        startDate
        endDate
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "metric": "orders",
      "startDate": "2027-08-01",
      "endDate": "2027-08-31",
      "expectedValue": "1000.00",
      "name": "August Online Orders Target",
      "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) { analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) { analyticsTarget { id name metric filters expectedValue startDate endDate } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "metric": "orders",
        "startDate": "2027-08-01",
        "endDate": "2027-08-31",
        "expectedValue": "1000.00",
        "name": "August Online Orders Target",
        "filters": "sales_channel = '\''Online Store'\''"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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
    mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
      analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
        analyticsTarget {
          id
          name
          metric
          filters
          expectedValue
          startDate
          endDate
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "metric": "orders",
              "startDate": "2027-08-01",
              "endDate": "2027-08-31",
              "expectedValue": "1000.00",
              "name": "August Online Orders Target",
              "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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
    mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
      analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
        analyticsTarget {
          id
          name
          metric
          filters
          expectedValue
          startDate
          endDate
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "metric": "orders",
      "startDate": "2027-08-01",
      "endDate": "2027-08-31",
      "expectedValue": "1000.00",
      "name": "August Online Orders Target",
      "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
    }
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
        analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
          analyticsTarget {
            id
            name
            metric
            filters
            expectedValue
            startDate
            endDate
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "metric": "orders",
              "startDate": "2027-08-01",
              "endDate": "2027-08-31",
              "expectedValue": "1000.00",
              "name": "August Online Orders Target",
              "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Shopify CLI

  ```bash
  shopify app execute \
  --query \
  'mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
    analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
      analyticsTarget {
        id
        name
        metric
        filters
        expectedValue
        startDate
        endDate
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }' \
  --variables \
  '{
    "input": {
      "metric": "orders",
      "startDate": "2027-08-01",
      "endDate": "2027-08-31",
      "expectedValue": "1000.00",
      "name": "August Online Orders Target",
      "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### Direct API Access

  ```javascript
  const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/unstable/graphql.json', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query: `
        mutation CreateFilteredTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
          analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
            analyticsTarget {
              id
              name
              metric
              filters
              expectedValue
              startDate
              endDate
            }
            userErrors {
              field
              message
            }
          }
        }
      `,
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "metric": "orders",
              "startDate": "2027-08-01",
              "endDate": "2027-08-31",
              "expectedValue": "1000.00",
              "name": "August Online Orders Target",
              "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'"
          }
      },
    }),
  });

  const { data } = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "analyticsTargetCreate": {
      "analyticsTarget": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/AnalyticsTarget/96223882",
        "name": "August Online Orders Target",
        "metric": "orders",
        "filters": "sales_channel = 'Online Store'",
        "expectedValue": "1000.0",
        "startDate": "2027-08-01",
        "endDate": "2027-08-31"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Create a monthly sales target

  #### Description

  Create an analytics target to track progress toward a total sales goal for a one-month period.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
    analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
      analyticsTarget {
        id
        name
        metric
        startDate
        endDate
        expectedValue
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "metric": "total_sales",
      "startDate": "2027-07-01",
      "endDate": "2027-07-31",
      "expectedValue": "50000.00",
      "name": "July Sales Target"
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) { analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) { analyticsTarget { id name metric startDate endDate expectedValue } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "metric": "total_sales",
        "startDate": "2027-07-01",
        "endDate": "2027-07-31",
        "expectedValue": "50000.00",
        "name": "July Sales Target"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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
    mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
      analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
        analyticsTarget {
          id
          name
          metric
          startDate
          endDate
          expectedValue
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "metric": "total_sales",
              "startDate": "2027-07-01",
              "endDate": "2027-07-31",
              "expectedValue": "50000.00",
              "name": "July Sales Target"
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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
    mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
      analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
        analyticsTarget {
          id
          name
          metric
          startDate
          endDate
          expectedValue
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "metric": "total_sales",
      "startDate": "2027-07-01",
      "endDate": "2027-07-31",
      "expectedValue": "50000.00",
      "name": "July Sales Target"
    }
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
        analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
          analyticsTarget {
            id
            name
            metric
            startDate
            endDate
            expectedValue
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "metric": "total_sales",
              "startDate": "2027-07-01",
              "endDate": "2027-07-31",
              "expectedValue": "50000.00",
              "name": "July Sales Target"
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Shopify CLI

  ```bash
  shopify app execute \
  --query \
  'mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
    analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
      analyticsTarget {
        id
        name
        metric
        startDate
        endDate
        expectedValue
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }' \
  --variables \
  '{
    "input": {
      "metric": "total_sales",
      "startDate": "2027-07-01",
      "endDate": "2027-07-31",
      "expectedValue": "50000.00",
      "name": "July Sales Target"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### Direct API Access

  ```javascript
  const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/unstable/graphql.json', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query: `
        mutation CreateAnalyticsTarget($input: AnalyticsTargetCreateInput!) {
          analyticsTargetCreate(input: $input) {
            analyticsTarget {
              id
              name
              metric
              startDate
              endDate
              expectedValue
            }
            userErrors {
              field
              message
            }
          }
        }
      `,
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "metric": "total_sales",
              "startDate": "2027-07-01",
              "endDate": "2027-07-31",
              "expectedValue": "50000.00",
              "name": "July Sales Target"
          }
      },
    }),
  });

  const { data } = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "analyticsTargetCreate": {
      "analyticsTarget": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/AnalyticsTarget/96223883",
        "name": "July Sales Target",
        "metric": "total_sales",
        "startDate": "2027-07-01",
        "endDate": "2027-07-31",
        "expectedValue": "50000.0"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### analyticsTargetCreate reference