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How Do I Use GraphQL API in Shopify?

Last updated on January 7, 2023 @ 5:49 pm

GraphQL is a powerful query language that Shopify uses to load data from servers. It’s designed to make it easy for clients to ask for exactly the data they need, and nothing more. In this article, we’ll show you how to use GraphQL in your Shopify development.

The first thing you need to do is install the GraphiQL app. This will give you a user interface for making GraphQL queries.

Once you have GraphiQL installed, you can access it at https://your-shopify-domain/admin/api/graphql. The first thing you’ll see is the GraphiQL editor, where you can write your queries.

PRO TIP: Shopify’s GraphQL API is currently in beta and is subject to change. Use of the API may result in unexpected behavior.

To get started, let’s take a look at a simple query that fetches a list of products:

query {products} {edges} {node} {id title}

This query will return a list of products, including their IDs and titles. The response from the server will look something like this:

{“data”:}

Drew Clemente

Drew Clemente

Devops & Sysadmin engineer. I basically build infrastructure online.