--- title: Article - GraphQL Admin description: An article in the blogging system. api_version: unstable api_name: admin source_url: html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Article' md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Article.md' --- # Article object Requires `read_content` access scope or `read_online_store_pages` access scope. An article in the blogging system. ## Fields * author [Article​Author](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ArticleAuthor) The name of the author of the article. * blog [Blog!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Blog) non-null The blog containing the article. * body [HTML!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/HTML) non-null The text of the article's body, complete with HTML markup. * comments [Comment​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/connections/CommentConnection) non-null List of the article's comments. * comments​Count [Count](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Count) Count of comments. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default. * created​At [Date​Time!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/DateTime) non-null The date and time (ISO 8601 format) when the article was created. * default​Cursor [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/String) non-null A default [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql) that returns the single next record, sorted ascending by ID. * events [Event​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/connections/EventConnection) non-null The paginated list of events associated with the host subject. * handle [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/String) non-null A unique, human-friendly string for the article that's automatically generated from the article's title. The handle is used in the article's URL. * id [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/ID) non-null A globally-unique ID. * image [Image](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Image) The image associated with the article. * is​Published [Boolean!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/Boolean) non-null Whether or not the article is visible. * metafield [Metafield](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Metafield) A [custom field](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data), including its `namespace` and `key`, that's associated with a Shopify resource for the purposes of adding and storing additional information. * metafields [Metafield​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/connections/MetafieldConnection) non-null A list of [custom fields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data) that a merchant associates with a Shopify resource. * metafields​By​Identifiers [\[Metafield\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Metafield) non-null The metafields associated with the resource matching the supplied list of namespaces and keys. * published​At [Date​Time](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/DateTime) The date and time (ISO 8601 format) when the article became or will become visible. Returns null when the article isn't visible. * summary [HTML](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/HTML) A summary of the article, which can include HTML markup. The summary is used by the online store theme to display the article on other pages, such as the home page or the main blog page. * tags [\[String!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/String) non-null A comma-separated list of tags. Tags are additional short descriptors formatted as a string of comma-separated values. * template​Suffix [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/String) The name of the template an article is using if it's using an alternate template. If an article is using the default `article.liquid` template, then the value returned is `null`. * title [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/String) non-null The title of the article. * translations [\[Translation!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Translation) non-null The published translations associated with the resource. * updated​At [Date​Time](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/DateTime) The date and time (ISO 8601 format) when the article was last updated. * metafield​Definitions [Metafield​Definition​Connection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/connections/MetafieldDefinitionConnection) non-nullDeprecated *** ## Map ### Fields and connections with this object * <->[ArticleConnection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/connections/ArticleConnection#returns-nodes) * {}[ArticleEdge.node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ArticleEdge#field-ArticleEdge.fields.node) * {}[Blog.articles](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Blog#field-Blog.fields.articles) * {}[Comment.article](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Comment#field-Comment.fields.article) ### Possible type in * [Metafield​Reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/unions/MetafieldReference) * [Metafield​Referencer](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/unions/MetafieldReferencer) *** ## Queries * [article](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/article) query Returns a `Article` resource by ID. * [articles](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/articles) query List of the shop's articles. *** ## \Article Queries ### Queried by * \[article](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/article) * \[articles](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/articles) *** ## Mutations * [article​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/articleCreate) mutation Creates an article. * [article​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/articleUpdate) mutation Updates an article. *** ## <\~> Article Mutations ### Mutated by * <\~>[article​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/articleCreate) * <\~>[article​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/articleUpdate) *** ## Interfaces * * [Has​Events](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasEvents) interface * [Has​Metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasMetafieldDefinitions) interface * [Has​Metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasMetafields) interface * [Has​Published​Translations](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasPublishedTranslations) interface * [Navigable](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/Navigable) interface * [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/Node) interface *** ## ||-Article Implements ### Implements * ||-[Has​Events](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasEvents) * ||-[Has​Metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasMetafieldDefinitions) * ||-[Has​Metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasMetafields) * ||-[Has​Published​Translations](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/HasPublishedTranslations) * ||-[Navigable](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/Navigable) * ||-[Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/interfaces/Node)