--- title: EventSubjectType - GraphQL Admin description: The type of the resource that generated the event. api_version: 2026-04 source_url: html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/EventSubjectType' md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/EventSubjectType.md' api_name: admin api_type: graphql type: enum metadata: domain: admin --- # Event​Subject​Type enum The type of the resource that generated the event. ## Valid values * ARTICLE A Article resource generated the event. * BLOG A Blog resource generated the event. * COLLECTION A Collection resource generated the event. * COMMENT A Comment resource generated the event. * COMPANY A Company resource generated the event. * COMPANY\_​LOCATION A CompanyLocation resource generated the event. * CUSTOMER A Customer resource generated the event. * DISCOUNT\_​AUTOMATIC\_​BXGY A DiscountAutomaticBxgy resource generated the event. * DISCOUNT\_​AUTOMATIC\_​NODE A DiscountAutomaticNode resource generated the event. * DISCOUNT\_​CODE\_​NODE A DiscountCodeNode resource generated the event. * DISCOUNT\_​NODE A DiscountNode resource generated the event. * DRAFT\_​ORDER A DraftOrder resource generated the event. * INVENTORY\_​TRANSFER A InventoryTransfer resource generated the event. * ORDER A Order resource generated the event. * PAGE A Page resource generated the event. * PRICE\_​RULE A PriceRule resource generated the event. * PRODUCT A Product resource generated the event. * PRODUCT\_​VARIANT A ProductVariant resource generated the event. * UNKNOWN Subject type is not available. This usually means that the subject isn't available in the current version of the API, using a newer API version may resolve this. *** ## Fields * [Basic​Event.subjectType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BasicEvent#field-BasicEvent.fields.subjectType) OBJECT Basic events chronicle resource activities such as the creation of an article, the fulfillment of an order, or the addition of a product. ### General events | Action | Description | | - | - | | `create` | The item was created. | | `destroy` | The item was destroyed. | | `published` | The item was published. | | `unpublished` | The item was unpublished. | | `update` | The item was updated. | ### Order events Order events can be divided into the following categories: * *Authorization*: Includes whether the authorization succeeded, failed, or is pending. * *Capture*: Includes whether the capture succeeded, failed, or is pending. * *Email*: Includes confirmation or cancellation of the order, as well as shipping. * *Fulfillment*: Includes whether the fulfillment succeeded, failed, or is pending. Also includes cancellation, restocking, and fulfillment updates. * *Order*: Includess the placement, confirmation, closing, re-opening, and cancellation of the order. * *Refund*: Includes whether the refund succeeded, failed, or is pending. * *Sale*: Includes whether the sale succeeded, failed, or is pending. * *Void*: Includes whether the void succeeded, failed, or is pending. | Action | Message | Description | | - | - | - | | `authorization_failure` | The customer, unsuccessfully, tried to authorize: | | | `{money_amount}`. | Authorization failed. The funds cannot be captured. | | | `authorization_pending` | Authorization for `{money_amount}` is pending. | Authorization pending. | | `authorization_success` | The customer successfully authorized us to capture: | | | `{money_amount}`. | Authorization was successful and the funds are available for capture. | | | `cancelled` | Order was cancelled by `{shop_staff_name}`. | The order was cancelled. | | `capture_failure` | We failed to capture: `{money_amount}`. | The capture | | failed. The funds cannot be transferred to the shop. | | | | `capture_pending` | Capture for `{money_amount}` is pending. | The capture is | | in process. The funds are not yet available to the shop. | | | | `capture_success` | We successfully captured: `{money_amount}` | The capture | | was successful and the funds are now available to the shop. | | | | `closed` | Order was closed. | The order was closed. | | `confirmed` | Received a new order: `{order_number}` by `{customer_name}`. | The order was confirmed. | | `fulfillment_cancelled` | We cancelled `{number_of_line_items}` from being | | | fulfilled by the third party fulfillment service. | Fulfillment for one or more | | | of the line\_items failed. | | | | `fulfillment_pending` | We submitted `{number_of_line_items}` to the third | | | party service. | One or more of the line\_items has been assigned to a third | | | party service for fulfillment. | | | | `fulfillment_success` | We successfully fulfilled line\_items. | Fulfillment was successful for one or more line\_items. | | `mail_sent` | `{message_type}` email was sent to the customer. | An email was sent to the customer. | | `placed` | Order was placed. | An order was placed by the customer. | | `re_opened` | Order was re-opened. | An order was re-opened. | | `refund_failure` | We failed to refund `{money_amount}`. | The refund failed. The funds are still with the shop. | | `refund_pending` | Refund of `{money_amount}` is still pending. | The refund | | is in process. The funds are still with shop. | | | | `refund_success` | We successfully refunded `{money_amount}`. | The refund was | | successful. The funds have been transferred to the customer. | | | | `restock_line_items` | We restocked `{number_of_line_items}`. | One or more of | | the order's line items have been restocked. | | | | `sale_failure` | The customer failed to pay `{money_amount}`. | The sale | | failed. The funds are not available to the shop. | | | | `sale_pending` | The `{money_amount}` is pending. | The sale is in process. The funds are not yet available to the shop. | | `sale_success` | We successfully captured `{money_amount}`. | The sale was successful. The funds are now with the shop. | | `update` | `{order_number}` was updated. | The order was updated. | | `void_failure` | We failed to void the authorization. | Voiding the | | authorization failed. The authorization is still valid. | | | | `void_pending` | Authorization void is pending. | Voiding the authorization is | | in process. The authorization is still valid. | | | | `void_success` | We successfully voided the authorization. | Voiding the | | authorization was successful. The authorization is no longer valid. | | | *** ## Map ### Fields with this enum * [Basic​Event.subjectType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/BasicEvent#field-BasicEvent.fields.subjectType)