--- title: "Liquid objects: handle" description: The [handle](/docs/api/liquid/basics#handles) of the resource associated with the current template. api_name: liquid source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/handle md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/handle.md --- # handle The [handle](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#handles) of the resource associated with the current template. The `handle` object will return a value only when the following templates are being viewed: * [article](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/article) * [blog](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/blog) * [collection](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/collection) * [page](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/page) * [product](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates/product) If none of the above templates are being viewed, then `nil` is returned. ### Directly accessible in * Global