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discountCodeBasicCreate

mutation

Requires Apps must have write_discounts access scope.

Creates an amount off discount that's applied on a cart and at checkout when a customer enters a code. Amount off discounts can be a percentage off or a fixed amount off.

Note

To create discounts that are automatically applied on a cart and at checkout, use the discountAutomaticBasicCreate mutation.

Arguments

Anchor to basicCodeDiscountbasicCodeDiscount • DiscountCodeBasicInput!required: The input data used to create the discount code.

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Anchor to DiscountCodeBasicCreatePayload returnsDiscountCodeBasicCreatePayload returns

Anchor to codeDiscountNodecodeDiscountNode • DiscountCodeNode: The discount code that was created.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors • [DiscountUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create a discount with a minimum purchase
Create a limited time discount
discountCodeBasicCreate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) {

discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) {

codeDiscountNode {

codeDiscount {

... on DiscountCodeBasic {

title

startsAt

endsAt

customerSelection {

... on DiscountCustomers {

customers {

}

customerGets {

value {

... on DiscountPercentage {

percentage

}

userErrors {

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"basicCodeDiscount": {

"title": "10% off selected items",

"code": "10FORYOU",

"startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",

"endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",

"customerSelection": {

"customers": {

"add": [

"gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"

]

}

"customerGets": {

"value": {

"percentage": 0.1

"items": {

"all": true

}

"minimumRequirement": {

"subtotal": {

"greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"

}

"usageLimit": 100,

"appliesOncePerCustomer": true

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) {
  discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) {
    codeDiscountNode {
      id
      codeDiscount {
        ... on DiscountCodeBasic {
          title
          startsAt
          endsAt
          customerSelection {
            ... on DiscountCustomers {
              customers {
                id
              }
            }
          }
          customerGets {
            value {
              ... on DiscountPercentage {
                percentage
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

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 CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) { discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) { codeDiscountNode { id codeDiscount { ... on DiscountCodeBasic { title startsAt endsAt customerSelection { ... on DiscountCustomers { customers { id } } } customerGets { value { ... on DiscountPercentage { percentage } } } } } } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "basicCodeDiscount": {
      "title": "10% off selected items",
      "code": "10FORYOU",
      "startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
      "customerSelection": {
        "customers": {
          "add": [
            "gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"
          ]
        }
      },
      "customerGets": {
        "value": {
          "percentage": 0.1
        },
        "items": {
          "all": true
        }
      },
      "minimumRequirement": {
        "subtotal": {
          "greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"
        }
      },
      "usageLimit": 100,
      "appliesOncePerCustomer": true
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) {
    discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) {
      codeDiscountNode {
        id
        codeDiscount {
          ... on DiscountCodeBasic {
            title
            startsAt
            endsAt
            customerSelection {
              ... on DiscountCustomers {
                customers {
                  id
                }
              }
            }
            customerGets {
              value {
                ... on DiscountPercentage {
                  percentage
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "basicCodeDiscount": {
        "title": "10% off selected items",
        "code": "10FORYOU",
        "startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
        "endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
        "customerSelection": {
          "customers": {
            "add": [
              "gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"
            ]
          }
        },
        "customerGets": {
          "value": {
            "percentage": 0.1
          },
          "items": {
            "all": true
          }
        },
        "minimumRequirement": {
          "subtotal": {
            "greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"
          }
        },
        "usageLimit": 100,
        "appliesOncePerCustomer": true
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) {
      discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) {
        codeDiscountNode {
          id
          codeDiscount {
            ... on DiscountCodeBasic {
              title
              startsAt
              endsAt
              customerSelection {
                ... on DiscountCustomers {
                  customers {
                    id
                  }
                }
              }
              customerGets {
                value {
                  ... on DiscountPercentage {
                    percentage
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "basicCodeDiscount": {
        "title": "10% off selected items",
        "code": "10FORYOU",
        "startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
        "endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
        "customerSelection": {
          "customers": {
            "add": [
              "gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"
            ]
          }
        },
        "customerGets": {
          "value": {
            "percentage": 0.1
          },
          "items": {
            "all": true
          }
        },
        "minimumRequirement": {
          "subtotal": {
            "greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"
          }
        },
        "usageLimit": 100,
        "appliesOncePerCustomer": true
      }
    },
  },
});

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 CreateDiscountCode($basicCodeDiscount: DiscountCodeBasicInput!) {
    discountCodeBasicCreate(basicCodeDiscount: $basicCodeDiscount) {
      codeDiscountNode {
        id
        codeDiscount {
          ... on DiscountCodeBasic {
            title
            startsAt
            endsAt
            customerSelection {
              ... on DiscountCustomers {
                customers {
                  id
                }
              }
            }
            customerGets {
              value {
                ... on DiscountPercentage {
                  percentage
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "basicCodeDiscount": {
    "title": "10% off selected items",
    "code": "10FORYOU",
    "startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
    "endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",
    "customerSelection": {
      "customers": {
        "add": ["gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"]
      }
    },
    "customerGets": {
      "value": {
        "percentage": 0.1
      },
      "items": {
        "all": true
      }
    },
    "minimumRequirement": {
      "subtotal": {
        "greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"
      }
    },
    "usageLimit": 100,
    "appliesOncePerCustomer": true
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"basicCodeDiscount": {

"title": "10% off selected items",

"code": "10FORYOU",

"startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",

"endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",

"customerSelection": {

"customers": {

"add": [

"gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"

]

}

"customerGets": {

"value": {

"percentage": 0.1

"items": {

"all": true

}

"minimumRequirement": {

"subtotal": {

"greaterThanOrEqualToSubtotal": "50.0"

}

"usageLimit": 100,

"appliesOncePerCustomer": true

}

Response

JSON

{

"discountCodeBasicCreate": {

"codeDiscountNode": {

"id": "gid://shopify/DiscountCodeNode/1057371591",

"codeDiscount": {

"title": "10% off selected items",

"startsAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",

"endsAt": "2025-12-31T23:59:59Z",

"customerSelection": {

"customers": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/624407574"

}

]

"customerGets": {

"value": {

"percentage": 0.1

}

"userErrors": []

}