---
title: productTaxonomyNodes - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Returns the nodes of the product taxonomy based on the arguments provided.
  If a `search` argument is provided, then all nodes that match the search query globally are returned.
  If a `children_of` argument is provided, then all children of the specified node are returned.
  If a `siblings_of` argument is provided, then all siblings of the specified node are returned.
  If no arguments are provided, then all the top-level nodes of the taxonomy are returned.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/producttaxonomynodes
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/queries/producttaxonomynodes.md
---

# product​Taxonomy​Nodes

query

Deprecated. Use [taxonomy.categories](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/taxonomy.categories) instead. This connection will be removed in the future.

Returns the nodes of the product taxonomy based on the arguments provided. If a `search` argument is provided, then all nodes that match the search query globally are returned. If a `children_of` argument is provided, then all children of the specified node are returned. If a `siblings_of` argument is provided, then all siblings of the specified node are returned. If no arguments are provided, then all the top-level nodes of the taxonomy are returned.

## ProductTaxonomyNodeConnection arguments

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

* after

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

  The elements that come after the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* before

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

  The elements that come before the specified [cursor](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* children​Of

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

  The ID of the node associated with the child nodes to return.

* first

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

  The first `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* last

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

  The last `n` elements from the [paginated list](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql).

* search

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

  Searches the product taxonomy for matching nodes.

* siblings​Of

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

  The ID of the node associated with the sibling nodes to return.

***

## Possible returns

* edges

  [\[Product​Taxonomy​Node​Edge!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ProductTaxonomyNodeEdge)

  non-null

  The connection between the node and its parent. Each edge contains a minimum of the edge's cursor and the node.

* nodes

  [\[Product​Taxonomy​Node!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/ProductTaxonomyNode)

  non-null

  A list of nodes that are contained in ProductTaxonomyNodeEdge. You can fetch data about an individual node, or you can follow the edges to fetch data about a collection of related nodes. At each node, you specify the fields that you want to retrieve.

* page​Info

  [Page​Info!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/PageInfo)

  non-null

  An object that’s used to retrieve [cursor information](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql) about the current page.

***

## Examples

* ### productTaxonomyNodes reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  productTaxonomyNodes {
    # productTaxonomyNodes fields
  }
}
```