---
title: Unauthenticated admin
description: >-
  Allows interacting with the Admin API when working outside of Shopify
  requests.

  This enables apps to integrate with 3rd party services and perform background
  tasks.


  > Caution:

  > This function doesn't perform **any** validation and shouldn't rely on raw
  user input.


  When using this function, consider the following:


  #### Background tasks


  Apps should ensure that the shop domain is authenticated when enqueueing jobs.


  #### 3rd party service requests


  Apps must obtain the shop domain from the 3rd party service in a secure way.
api_version: v3
api_name: shopify-app-remix
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/v3/unauthenticated/unauthenticated-admin
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/v3/unauthenticated/unauthenticated-admin.md
---

# Unauthenticated admin

Allows interacting with the Admin API when working outside of Shopify requests. This enables apps to integrate with 3rd party services and perform background tasks.

Caution

This function doesn't perform **any** validation and shouldn't rely on raw user input.

When using this function, consider the following:

#### Background tasks

Apps should ensure that the shop domain is authenticated when enqueueing jobs.

#### 3rd party service requests

Apps must obtain the shop domain from the 3rd party service in a secure way.

## unauthenticated.​admin([shop](#unauthenticatedadmin-propertydetail-shop)​)

Creates an unauthenticated Admin context.

### Parameters

* shop

  string

  required

### Returns

* Promise\<UnauthenticatedAdminContext\<ConfigArg, Resources>>

### UnauthenticatedAdminContext

* admin

  Methods for interacting with the GraphQL / REST Admin APIs for the given store.

  ```ts
  AdminApiContext<ConfigArg, Resources>
  ```

* session

  The session for the given shop. This comes from the session storage which \`shopifyApp\` uses to store sessions in your database of choice. This will always be an offline session. You can use to get shop-specific data.

  ```ts
  Session
  ```

````ts
export interface UnauthenticatedAdminContext<
  ConfigArg extends AppConfigArg,
  Resources extends ShopifyRestResources,
> {
  /**
   * The session for the given shop.
   *
   * This comes from the session storage which `shopifyApp` uses to store sessions in your database of choice.
   *
   * This will always be an offline session. You can use to get shop-specific data.
   *
   * @example
   * <caption>Using the offline session.</caption>
   * <description>Get your app's shop-specific data using the returned offline `session` object.</description>
   * ```ts
   * // /app/routes/**\/*.ts
   * import { LoaderFunctionArgs, json } from "@remix-run/node";
   * import { unauthenticated } from "../shopify.server";
   * import { getMyAppData } from "~/db/model.server";
   *
   * export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
   *   const shop = getShopFromExternalRequest(request);
   *   const { session } = await unauthenticated.admin(shop);
   *   return json(await getMyAppData({shop: session.shop));
   * };
   * ```
   */
  session: Session;

  /**
   * Methods for interacting with the GraphQL / REST Admin APIs for the given store.
   *
   * @example
   * <caption>Querying the GraphQL API.</caption>
   * <description>Use `admin.graphql` to make query / mutation requests.</description>
   * ```ts
   * // /app/routes/**\/*.ts
   * import { ActionFunctionArgs } from "@remix-run/node";
   * import { unauthenticated } from "../shopify.server";
   *
   * export async function action({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) {
   *  const shop = getShopFromExternalRequest(request);
   *  const { admin } = await unauthenticated.admin(shop);
   *
   *  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 });
   * }
   * ```
   *
   * ```ts
   * // /app/shopify.server.ts
   * import { shopifyApp } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/server";
   *
   * const shopify = shopifyApp({
   *  // ...etc
   * });
   * export default shopify;
   * export const unauthenticated = shopify.unauthenticated;
   * ```
   */
  admin: AdminApiContext<ConfigArg, Resources>;
}
````

Examples

### Examples

* #### Querying the GraphQL API

  ##### Description

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

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

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

  export async function action({ request }: ActionFunctionArgs) {
   const shop = getShopFromExternalRequest(request);
   const { admin } = await unauthenticated.admin(shop);

   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 });
  }
  ```

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

  ```typescript
  import { shopifyApp } from "@shopify/shopify-app-remix/server";

  const shopify = shopifyApp({
   // ...etc
  });
  export default shopify;
  export const unauthenticated = shopify.unauthenticated;
  ```

* #### Using the offline session

  ##### Description

  Get your app's shop-specific data using the returned offline \`session\` object.

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

  ```typescript
  import { LoaderFunctionArgs, json } from "@remix-run/node";
  import { unauthenticated } from "../shopify.server";
  import { getMyAppData } from "~/db/model.server";

  export const loader = async ({ request }: LoaderFunctionArgs) => {
    const shop = getShopFromExternalRequest(request);
    const { session } = await unauthenticated.admin(shop);
    return json(await getMyAppData({shop: session.shop));
  };
  ```

## Related

[Interact with the Admin API. - API context](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shopify-app-remix/apis/admin-api)