---
title: Weight - Customer API
description: >-
  A weight measurement with its numeric value and unit. Used throughout the API,

  for example in shipping calculations, delivery conditions, order line items,
  and

  inventory measurements.


  The weight combines a decimal value with a standard unit of measurement to

  ensure consistent weight handling across different regional systems.
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/objects/Weight'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/objects/Weight.md'
api_name: customer
api_type: graphql
type: object
---

# Weight

object

A weight measurement with its numeric value and unit. Used throughout the API, for example in shipping calculations, delivery conditions, order line items, and inventory measurements.

The weight combines a decimal value with a standard unit of measurement to ensure consistent weight handling across different regional systems.

## Fields

* unit

  [Weight​Unit!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/enums/WeightUnit)

  non-null

  The unit of measurement for `value`.

* value

  [Float!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/scalars/Float)

  non-null

  The weight value using the unit system specified with `unit`.

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## Map

### Fields with this object

* [DraftOrderLineItem.weight](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/objects/DraftOrderLineItem#field-DraftOrderLineItem.fields.weight)