---
title: Admin API
description: >-
  Contains objects used to interact with the Admin API.


  This object is returned as part of different contexts, such as
  [`admin`](/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/authenticate/admin),
  [`unauthenticated.admin`](/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/unauthenticated/unauthenticated-admin),
  and [`webhook`](/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/authenticate/webhook).
api_version: v1
api_name: shopify-app-remix
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/v1/apis/admin-api'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/v1/apis/admin-api.md'
---

# Admin API

Contains objects used to interact with the Admin API.

This object is returned as part of different contexts, such as [`admin`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/authenticate/admin), [`unauthenticated.admin`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/unauthenticated/unauthenticated-admin), and [`webhook`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/authenticate/webhook).

## admin

Provides utilities that apps can use to make requests to the Admin API.

* rest

  RestClientWithResources\<Resources>

  required

  Methods for interacting with the Shopify Admin REST API

  There are methods for interacting with individual REST resources. You can also make `GET`, `POST`, `PUT` and `DELETE` requests should the REST resources not meet your needs.

* graphql

  GraphQLClient

  required

  Methods for interacting with the Shopify Admin GraphQL API

### RestClientWithResources

```ts
RemixRestClient & {resources: Resources}
```

## Examples

### rest

### Examples

* #### Using REST resources

  ##### Description

  Getting the number of orders in a store using REST resources.

  ##### /app/shopify.server.ts

  ```typescript
  import { shopifyApp } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/server";
  import { restResources } from "@shopify/shopify-api/rest/admin/2023-07";

  const shopify = shopifyApp({
    restResources,
    // ...etc
  });
  export default shopify;
  export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;
  ```

  ##### /app/routes/\*\*\\/\*.ts

  ```typescript
  import { LoaderArgs, json } from "@remix-run/node";
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderArgs) => {
    const { admin, session } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    return json(admin.rest.resources.Order.count({ session }));
  };
  ```

* #### Performing a GET request to the REST API

  ##### Description

  Use \`admin.rest.\<method>\` to make custom requests to the API.

  ##### /app/shopify.server.ts

  ```typescript
  import { shopifyApp } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/server";
  import { restResources } from "@shopify/shopify-api/rest/admin/2023-04";

  const shopify = shopifyApp({
    restResources,
    // ...etc
  });
  export default shopify;
  export const authenticate = shopify.authenticate;
  ```

  ##### /app/routes/\*\*\\/\*.ts

  ```typescript
  import { LoaderArgs, json } from "@remix-run/node";
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderArgs) => {
    const { admin, session } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.rest.get({ path: "/customers/count.json" });
    const customers = await response.json();
    return json({ customers });
  };
  ```

### graphql

### Examples

* #### Querying the GraphQL API

  ##### Description

  Use \`admin.graphql\` to make query / mutation requests.

  ##### Example

  ```typescript
  import { ActionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export async function action({ request }: ActionArgs) {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
      mutation populateProduct($input: ProductInput!) {
        productCreate(input: $input) {
          product {
            id
          }
        }
      }`,
      { variables: { input: { title: "Product Name" } } }
    );

    const productData = await response.json();
    return json({ data: productData.data });
  }
  ```

## Related

[Authenticate requests from Shopify Admin. - Authenticated context](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/authenticate/admin)

[Interact with the Admin API on non-Shopify requests. - Unauthenticated context](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/unauthenticated/unauthenticated-admin)