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productVariantsBulkUpdate

mutation

Requires write_products access scope. Also: The user must have a permission to update product variants.

Updates multiple variants in a single product. This mutation can be called directly or via the bulkOperation.

Arguments

Anchor to allowPartialUpdatesallowPartialUpdates •Boolean Default:false: When partial updates are allowed, valid variant changes may be persisted even if some of the variants updated have invalid data and cannot be persisted. When partial updates are not allowed, any error will prevent all variants from updating.
Anchor to mediamedia •[CreateMediaInput!]: List of new media to be added to the product.
Anchor to productIdproductId •ID! required: The ID of the product associated with the variants to update.
Anchor to variantsvariants •[ProductVariantsBulkInput!]! required: An array of product variants to update.

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Anchor to ProductVariantsBulkUpdatePayload returnsProductVariantsBulkUpdatePayload returns

Anchor to productproduct •Product: The updated product object.
Anchor to productVariantsproductVariants •[ProductVariant!]: The updated variants.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[ProductVariantsBulkUpdateUserError!]! non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create and update metafields when updating product variants in bulk
Modify an existing Product Variant
Update product variants with option values
productVariantsBulkUpdate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {

productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {

product {

}

productVariants {

metafields(first: 2) {

edges {

node {

namespace

key

value

}

userErrors {

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",

"variants": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",

"metafields": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

{

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "RUBBER",

"type": "single_line_text_field"

}

]

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",

"metafields": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

{

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "CREPE",

"type": "single_line_text_field"

}

]

}

]

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
  productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
    product {
      id
    }
    productVariants {
      id
      metafields(first: 2) {
        edges {
          node {
            namespace
            key
            value
          }
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) { productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) { product { id } productVariants { id metafields(first: 2) { edges { node { namespace key value } } } } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
    "variants": [
      {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",
        "metafields": [
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095",
            "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
          },
          {
            "namespace": "my_fields",
            "key": "sole_material",
            "value": "RUBBER",
            "type": "single_line_text_field"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",
        "metafields": [
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096",
            "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
          },
          {
            "namespace": "my_fields",
            "key": "sole_material",
            "value": "CREPE",
            "type": "single_line_text_field"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
      product {
        id
      }
      productVariants {
        id
        metafields(first: 2) {
          edges {
            node {
              namespace
              key
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",
          "metafields": [
            {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095",
              "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
            },
            {
              "namespace": "my_fields",
              "key": "sole_material",
              "value": "RUBBER",
              "type": "single_line_text_field"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",
          "metafields": [
            {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096",
              "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
            },
            {
              "namespace": "my_fields",
              "key": "sole_material",
              "value": "CREPE",
              "type": "single_line_text_field"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
      productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
        product {
          id
        }
        productVariants {
          id
          metafields(first: 2) {
            edges {
              node {
                namespace
                key
                value
              }
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
      "variants": [
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",
          "metafields": [
            {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095",
              "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
            },
            {
              "namespace": "my_fields",
              "key": "sole_material",
              "value": "RUBBER",
              "type": "single_line_text_field"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",
          "metafields": [
            {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096",
              "value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"
            },
            {
              "namespace": "my_fields",
              "key": "sole_material",
              "value": "CREPE",
              "type": "single_line_text_field"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
  },
});

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation productVariantsBulkUpdate($productId: ID!, $variants: [ProductVariantsBulkInput!]!) {
    productVariantsBulkUpdate(productId: $productId, variants: $variants) {
      product {
        id
      }
      productVariants {
        id
        metafields(first: 2) {
          edges {
            node {
              namespace
              key
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",
  "variants": [{"id"=>"gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197", "metafields"=>[{"id"=>"gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095", "value"=>"SYNTHETIC LEATHER"}, {"namespace"=>"my_fields", "key"=>"sole_material", "value"=>"RUBBER", "type"=>"single_line_text_field"}]}, {"id"=>"gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198", "metafields"=>[{"id"=>"gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096", "value"=>"SYNTHETIC LEATHER"}, {"namespace"=>"my_fields", "key"=>"sole_material", "value"=>"CREPE", "type"=>"single_line_text_field"}]}]
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Input variables

JSON

{

"productId": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642",

"variants": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",

"metafields": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229095",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

{

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "RUBBER",

"type": "single_line_text_field"

}

]

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",

"metafields": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069229096",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

{

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "CREPE",

"type": "single_line_text_field"

}

]

}

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"productVariantsBulkUpdate": {

"product": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Product/20995642"

"productVariants": [

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325197",

"metafields": {

"edges": [

{

"node": {

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "liner_material",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

}

{

"node": {

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "RUBBER"

}

]

}

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1070325198",

"metafields": {

"edges": [

{

"node": {

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "liner_material",

"value": "SYNTHETIC LEATHER"

}

{

"node": {

"namespace": "my_fields",

"key": "sole_material",

"value": "CREPE"

}

]

}

"userErrors": []

}