---
title: productVariantsBulkDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: Deletes multiple variants in a single product. This mutation can be called directly or via the bulkOperation.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/productVariantsBulkDelete
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/productVariantsBulkDelete.md
---

# product​Variants​Bulk​Delete

mutation

Requires `write_products` access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to delete product variants.

Deletes multiple variants in a single product. This mutation can be called directly or via the bulkOperation.

## Arguments

* product​Id

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

  required

  The ID of the product with the variants to update.

* variants​Ids

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

  required

  An array of product variants IDs to delete.

***

## Product​Variants​Bulk​Delete​Payload returns

* product

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

  The updated product object.

* user​Errors

  [\[Product​Variants​Bulk​Delete​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ProductVariantsBulkDeleteUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Bulk delete multiple product variants.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
    ]
  }
  ```

  #### 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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) { productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) { product { id title } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "variantsIds": [
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
      ]
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
          ]
      },
    },
    );
    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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
    ]
  }

  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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
        productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
          product {
            id
            title
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
          ]
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "productVariantsBulkDelete": {
      "product": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
        "title": "Element"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Remove an existing Product Variant

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation ProductVariantsDelete($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
    ]
  }
  ```

  #### 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 ProductVariantsDelete($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) { productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) { product { id title } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "variantsIds": [
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
      ]
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 ProductVariantsDelete($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
          ]
      },
    },
    );
    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 ProductVariantsDelete($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
    ]
  }

  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 ProductVariantsDelete($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
        productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
          product {
            id
            title
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
          ]
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "productVariantsBulkDelete": {
      "product": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
        "title": "Element"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Returns an error if any of the product variants does not belong to the product.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/-1"
    ]
  }
  ```

  #### 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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) { productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) { product { id title } userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "variantsIds": [
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
        "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/-1"
      ]
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/-1"
          ]
      },
    },
    );
    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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/-1"
    ]
  }

  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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
        productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
          product {
            id
            title
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
          "variantsIds": [
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
              "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/-1"
          ]
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "productVariantsBulkDelete": {
      "product": null,
      "userErrors": [
        {
          "field": [
            "variantsIds",
            "1"
          ],
          "message": "At least one variant does not belong to the product"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```

* ### productVariantsBulkDelete reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20bulkDeleteProductVariants\(%24productId%3A%20ID!%2C%20%24variantsIds%3A%20%5BID!%5D!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20productVariantsBulkDelete\(productId%3A%20%24productId%2C%20variantsIds%3A%20%24variantsIds\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20product%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20title%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22productId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FProduct%2F20995642%22%2C%0A%20%20%22variantsIds%22%3A%20%5B%0A%20%20%20%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FProductVariant%2F30322695%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FProductVariant%2F113711323%22%0A%20%20%5D%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
        "variantsIds": [
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
  productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
    product {
      id
      title
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) { productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) { product { id title } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variantsIds": [
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
      "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
    ]
  }
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
        "variantsIds": [
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
        product {
          id
          title
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
        "variantsIds": [
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
            "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
        ]
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 bulkDeleteProductVariants($productId: ID!, $variantsIds: [ID!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkDelete(productId: $productId, variantsIds: $variantsIds) {
      product {
        id
        title
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
  "variantsIds": [
    "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
    "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
  ]
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
  "variantsIds": [
    "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/30322695",
    "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/113711323"
  ]
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "productVariantsBulkDelete": {
    "product": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "title": "Element"
    },
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```