---
title: storeCreditAccountCredit - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Creates a credit transaction that increases the store credit account balance by the given amount.
  This operation will create an account if one does not already exist.
  A store credit account owner can hold multiple accounts each with a different currency.
  Use the most appropriate currency for the given store credit account owner.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/storeCreditAccountCredit
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/storeCreditAccountCredit.md
---

# store​Credit​Account​Credit

mutation

Requires `write_store_credit_account_transactions` access scope.

Creates a credit transaction that increases the store credit account balance by the given amount. This operation will create an account if one does not already exist. A store credit account owner can hold multiple accounts each with a different currency. Use the most appropriate currency for the given store credit account owner.

## Arguments

* credit​Input

  [Store​Credit​Account​Credit​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/StoreCreditAccountCreditInput)

  required

  The input fields for a store credit account credit transaction.

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the store credit account or the ID of the account owner.

***

## Store​Credit​Account​Credit​Payload returns

* store​Credit​Account​Transaction

  [Store​Credit​Account​Credit​Transaction](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/StoreCreditAccountCreditTransaction)

  The store credit account transaction that was created.

* user​Errors

  [\[Store​Credit​Account​Credit​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/StoreCreditAccountCreditUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Credit an amount to a store credit account by customer ID

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
    storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
      storeCreditAccountTransaction {
        amount {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        account {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "49.99",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) { storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) { storeCreditAccountTransaction { amount { amount currencyCode } account { id balance { amount currencyCode } } } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
      "creditInput": {
        "creditAmount": {
          "amount": "49.99",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "49.99",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "49.99",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }

  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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
        storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
          storeCreditAccountTransaction {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
            account {
              id
              balance {
                amount
                currencyCode
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "49.99",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "storeCreditAccountCredit": {
      "storeCreditAccountTransaction": {
        "amount": {
          "amount": "49.99",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        },
        "account": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
          "balance": {
            "amount": "61.1",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
          }
        }
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Credit an expiring amount to a store credit account by account ID

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
    storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
      storeCreditAccountTransaction {
        amount {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        account {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
    "creditInput": {
      "expiresAt": "2028-10-26",
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "49.99",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) { storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) { storeCreditAccountTransaction { amount { amount currencyCode } account { id balance { amount currencyCode } } } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
      "creditInput": {
        "expiresAt": "2028-10-26",
        "creditAmount": {
          "amount": "49.99",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
          "creditInput": {
              "expiresAt": "2028-10-26",
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "49.99",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
    "creditInput": {
      "expiresAt": "2028-10-26",
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "49.99",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }

  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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
        storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
          storeCreditAccountTransaction {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
            account {
              id
              balance {
                amount
                currencyCode
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
          "creditInput": {
              "expiresAt": "2028-10-26",
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "49.99",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "storeCreditAccountCredit": {
      "storeCreditAccountTransaction": {
        "amount": {
          "amount": "49.99",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        },
        "account": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
          "balance": {
            "amount": "61.1",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
          }
        }
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Crediting a negative amount returns an error

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
    storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
      storeCreditAccountTransaction {
        amount {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        account {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "-100.00",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) { storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) { storeCreditAccountTransaction { amount { amount currencyCode } account { id balance { amount currencyCode } } } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
      "creditInput": {
        "creditAmount": {
          "amount": "-100.00",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "-100.00",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "-100.00",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }

  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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
        storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
          storeCreditAccountTransaction {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
            account {
              id
              balance {
                amount
                currencyCode
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "-100.00",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "storeCreditAccountCredit": {
      "storeCreditAccountTransaction": null,
      "userErrors": [
        {
          "message": "A positive amount must be used to credit a store credit account",
          "field": [
            "creditInput",
            "creditAmount",
            "amount"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Crediting an amount that exceeds the account limit returns an error

  #### Description

  Store credit accounts have a limit which can differ depending on the currency of the account. Attempting to credit an amount that would exceed the account's limit will return an error.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
    storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
      storeCreditAccountTransaction {
        amount {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        account {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "100000.00",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) { storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) { storeCreditAccountTransaction { amount { amount currencyCode } account { id balance { amount currencyCode } } } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
      "creditInput": {
        "creditAmount": {
          "amount": "100000.00",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "100000.00",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
      storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
        storeCreditAccountTransaction {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          account {
            id
            balance {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
    "creditInput": {
      "creditAmount": {
        "amount": "100000.00",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }

  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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
        storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
          storeCreditAccountTransaction {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
            account {
              id
              balance {
                amount
                currencyCode
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",
          "creditInput": {
              "creditAmount": {
                  "amount": "100000.00",
                  "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "storeCreditAccountCredit": {
      "storeCreditAccountTransaction": null,
      "userErrors": [
        {
          "message": "The operation would cause the account's credit limit to be exceeded",
          "field": [
            "creditInput",
            "creditAmount",
            "amount"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```

* ### storeCreditAccountCredit reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20storeCreditAccountCredit\(%24id%3A%20ID!%2C%20%24creditInput%3A%20StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20storeCreditAccountCredit\(id%3A%20%24id%2C%20creditInput%3A%20%24creditInput\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20storeCreditAccountTransaction%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20amount%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20amount%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20currencyCode%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20account%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20balance%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20amount%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20currencyCode%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FCustomer%2F544365967%22%2C%0A%20%20%22creditInput%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%22creditAmount%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%22amount%22%3A%20%2249.99%22%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%22currencyCode%22%3A%20%22USD%22%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%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 storeCreditAccountCredit($id: ID!, $creditInput: StoreCreditAccountCreditInput!) {
    storeCreditAccountCredit(id: $id, creditInput: $creditInput) {
      storeCreditAccountTransaction {
        amount {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        account {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "creditInput": {
            "creditAmount": {
                "amount": "49.99",
                "currencyCode": "USD"
            }
        }
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "creditInput": {
    "creditAmount": {
      "amount": "49.99",
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    }
  }
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "storeCreditAccountCredit": {
    "storeCreditAccountTransaction": {
      "amount": {
        "amount": "49.99",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      },
      "account": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/316863792",
        "balance": {
          "amount": "61.1",
          "currencyCode": "USD"
        }
      }
    },
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```