---
title: Actor - Partner API
description: A Partner organization or shop.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: partner
type: interface
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/interfaces/actor
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/interfaces/actor.md
---

# Actor

interface

A Partner organization or shop.

## Fields

* avatar​Url

  [Url](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/Url)

  A URL referencing the avatar associated with the actor.

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/ID)

  non-null

  A globally unique identifier for the actor. Example value: `gid://partners/Shop/1234`.

* name

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The name of the actor. This might be a Partner organization or shop name.

***

## Types implemented in

* [Shop](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/objects/Shop)

  OBJECT

  A Shopify shop.

  * avatar​Url

    [Url](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/Url)

    A URL referencing the avatar associated with the actor.

  * id

    [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/ID)

    non-null

    A globally unique identifier for the actor. Example value: `gid://partners/Shop/1234`.

  * myshopify​Domain

    [Url!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/Url)

    non-null

    The shop's `.myshopify.com` domain name.

  * name

    [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/partner/latest/scalars/String)

    non-null

    The name of the actor. This might be a Partner organization or shop name.

***

##### Variables

```json
{
	"avatarUrl": "",
	"id": "",
	"name": ""
}
```

##### Schema

```graphql
interface Actor {
  avatarUrl: Url
  id: ID!
  name: String!
}
```