---
title: publicationUpdate - GraphQL Admin
description: Updates a publication.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/publicationupdate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/publicationupdate.md
---

# publication​Update

mutation

Requires `write_publications` access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to create and edit catalogs.

Updates a publication.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the publication to update.

* input

  [Publication​Update​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/PublicationUpdateInput)

  required

  The input fields to use when updating the publication.

***

## Publication​Update​Payload returns

* publication

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

  The publication that's been updated.

* user​Errors

  [\[Publication​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/PublicationUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### publicationUpdate reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation publicationUpdate($id: ID!, $input: PublicationUpdateInput!) {
  publicationUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
    publication {
      # Publication fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
  "input": {
    "publishablesToAdd": [
      "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
    ],
    "publishablesToRemove": [
      "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
    ],
    "autoPublish": true
  }
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
  "input": {
    "publishablesToAdd": [
      "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
    ],
    "publishablesToRemove": [
      "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
    ],
    "autoPublish": true
  }
}
```

##### Schema

```
input PublicationUpdateInput {
  publishablesToAdd: [ID!]
  publishablesToRemove: [ID!]
  autoPublish: Boolean
}
```