# Blog - admin - OBJECT
Version: unstable

## Description
Shopify stores come with a built-in blogging engine, allowing a shop to have one or more blogs.  Blogs are meant
to be used as a type of magazine or newsletter for the shop, with content that changes over time.

### Access Scopes
`read_content` access scope or `read_online_store_pages` access scope.


## Fields
* [articlesCount](/docs/api/admin/unstable/objects/Count): Count - Count of articles.
* [commentPolicy](/docs/api/admin/unstable/enums/CommentPolicy): CommentPolicy! - Indicates whether readers can post comments to the blog and if comments are moderated or not.
* [createdAt](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! - The date and time when the blog was created.
* [feed](/docs/api/admin/unstable/objects/BlogFeed): BlogFeed - FeedBurner provider details. Any blogs that aren't already integrated with FeedBurner can't use the service.
* [handle](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/String): String! - A unique, human-friendly string for the blog. If no handle is specified, a handle will be generated automatically from the blog title.
The handle is customizable and is used by the Liquid templating language to refer to the blog.
* [id](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/ID): ID! - A globally-unique ID.
* [metafield](/docs/api/admin/unstable/objects/Metafield): 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.
* [metafieldsByIdentifiers](/docs/api/admin/unstable/objects/Metafield): Metafield! - The metafields associated with the resource matching the supplied list of namespaces and keys.
* [tags](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/String): String! - A list of tags associated with the 200 most recent blog articles.
* [templateSuffix](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/String): String - The name of the template a blog is using if it's using an alternate template.
Returns `null` if a blog is using the default blog.liquid template.
* [title](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/String): String! - The title of the blog.
* [translations](/docs/api/admin/unstable/objects/Translation): Translation! - The published translations associated with the resource.
* [updatedAt](/docs/api/admin/unstable/scalars/DateTime): DateTime - The date and time when the blog was update.

## Connections
* [articles](/docs/api/admin/unstable/connections/ArticleConnection): ArticleConnection!
* [events](/docs/api/admin/unstable/connections/EventConnection): EventConnection!
* [metafieldDefinitions](/docs/api/admin/unstable/connections/MetafieldDefinitionConnection): MetafieldDefinitionConnection!
* [metafields](/docs/api/admin/unstable/connections/MetafieldConnection): MetafieldConnection!



## Related queries
* [blog](/docs/api/admin/unstable/queries/blog) Returns a Blog resource by ID.
* [blogs](/docs/api/admin/unstable/queries/blogs) List of the shop's blogs.

## Related mutations
* [blogCreate](/docs/api/admin/unstable/mutations/blogCreate) Creates a blog.
* [blogUpdate](/docs/api/admin/unstable/mutations/blogUpdate) Updates a blog.

## Related Unions
* [MetafieldReferencer](/docs/api/admin/unstable/unions/MetafieldReferencer) Types of resources that may use metafields to reference other resources.

## Examples
### Receive a single Blog
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query BlogShow($id: ID!) { blog(id: $id) { id title handle } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `query BlogShow($id: ID!) {\n      blog(id: $id) {\n        id\n        title\n        handle\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query BlogShow($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      id\n      title\n      handle\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query BlogShow($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      id\n      title\n      handle\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query BlogShow($id: ID!) {\n  blog(id: $id) {\n    id\n    title\n    handle\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Blog/397675442"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "blog": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Blog/397675442",
      "title": "Yo Blog",
      "handle": "smallcheese-blog"
    }
  }
}

### Retrieves a count of all articles from a blog
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query BlogArticleCount($id: ID!) { blog(id: $id) { articlesCount { count precision } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `query BlogArticleCount($id: ID!) {\n      blog(id: $id) {\n        articlesCount {\n          count\n          precision\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query BlogArticleCount($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      articlesCount {\n        count\n        precision\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query BlogArticleCount($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      articlesCount {\n        count\n        precision\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query BlogArticleCount($id: ID!) {\n  blog(id: $id) {\n    articlesCount {\n      count\n      precision\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Blog/397675442"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "blog": {
      "articlesCount": {
        "count": 1,
        "precision": "EXACT"
      }
    }
  }
}

### Retrieves a list of all articles from a blog
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/unstable/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query BlogArticleList($id: ID!) { blog(id: $id) { id articles(first: 10) { nodes { id handle author { firstName lastName } body } } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `query BlogArticleList($id: ID!) {\n      blog(id: $id) {\n        id\n        articles(first: 10) {\n          nodes {\n            id\n            handle\n            author {\n              firstName\n              lastName\n            }\n            body\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query BlogArticleList($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      id\n      articles(first: 10) {\n        nodes {\n          id\n          handle\n          author {\n            firstName\n            lastName\n          }\n          body\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query BlogArticleList($id: ID!) {\n    blog(id: $id) {\n      id\n      articles(first: 10) {\n        nodes {\n          id\n          handle\n          author {\n            firstName\n            lastName\n          }\n          body\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/Blog/397675442\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query BlogArticleList($id: ID!) {\n  blog(id: $id) {\n    id\n    articles(first: 10) {\n      nodes {\n        id\n        handle\n        author {\n          firstName\n          lastName\n        }\n        body\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Blog/397675442"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "blog": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Blog/397675442",
      "articles": {
        "nodes": [
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Article/959752435",
            "handle": "you-should-buy-this",
            "author": {
              "firstName": "",
              "lastName": ""
            },
            "body": "<p>Go for it, get three.</p>"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}