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Blog

object

Requires read_content access scope or read_online_store_pages access scope.

A blog for publishing articles in the online store. Stores can have multiple blogs to organize content by topic or purpose.

Each blog contains articles with their associated comments, tags, and metadata. The comment policy controls whether readers can post comments and whether moderation is required. Blogs use customizable URL handles and can apply alternate templates for specialized layouts.

Anchor to FieldsFields

Anchor to articlesarticles

•ArticleConnection!

non-null

List of the blog's articles.

Anchor to afterafter •String: The elements that come after the specified cursor.
Anchor to beforebefore •String: The elements that come before the specified cursor.
Anchor to firstfirst •Int: The first n elements from the paginated list.
Anchor to lastlast •Int: The last n elements from the paginated list.
Anchor to reversereverse •Boolean Default:false: Reverse the order of the underlying list.

Anchor to articlesCountarticlesCount

•Count

Count of articles. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.

Anchor to limitlimit •Int Default:10000: The upper bound on count value before returning a result. Use null to have no limit.

Anchor to commentPolicycommentPolicy

•CommentPolicy!

non-null

Indicates whether readers can post comments to the blog and if comments are moderated or not.

Anchor to createdAtcreatedAt

•DateTime!

non-null

The date and time when the blog was created.

Anchor to eventsevents

•EventConnection!

non-null

The paginated list of events associated with the host subject.

Arguments

Anchor to afterafter

•String

The elements that come after the specified cursor.

Anchor to beforebefore

•String

The elements that come before the specified cursor.

Anchor to firstfirst

•Int

The first n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to lastlast

•Int

The last n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to queryquery

•String

Anchor to action •string: The action that occured.

Anchor to reversereverse

•Boolean

Default:false

Reverse the order of the underlying list.

Anchor to sortKeysortKey

•EventSortKeys

Default:ID

Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search.

Anchor to feedfeed

•BlogFeed

FeedBurner provider details. Any blogs that aren't already integrated with FeedBurner can't use the service.

Anchor to handlehandle

•String!

non-null

A unique, human-friendly string for the blog. If no handle is specified, a handle will be generated automatically from the blog title. The handle is customizable and is used by the Liquid templating language to refer to the blog.

Anchor to idid

•ID!

non-null

A globally-unique ID.

Anchor to metafieldmetafield

•Metafield

A custom field, including its namespace and key, that's associated with a Shopify resource for the purposes of adding and storing additional information.

Anchor to keykey •String! required: The key for the metafield.
Anchor to namespacenamespace •String: The container the metafield belongs to. If omitted, the app-reserved namespace will be used.

Anchor to metafieldsmetafields

•MetafieldConnection!

non-null

A list of custom fields that a merchant associates with a Shopify resource.

Anchor to afterafter •String: The elements that come after the specified cursor.
Anchor to beforebefore •String: The elements that come before the specified cursor.
Anchor to firstfirst •Int: The first n elements from the paginated list.
Anchor to keyskeys •[String!]: List of keys of metafields in the format namespace.key, will be returned in the same format.
Anchor to lastlast •Int: The last n elements from the paginated list.
Anchor to namespacenamespace •String: The metafield namespace to filter by. If omitted, all metafields are returned.
Anchor to reversereverse •Boolean Default:false: Reverse the order of the underlying list.

Anchor to tagstags

•[String!]!

non-null

A list of tags associated with the 200 most recent blog articles.

Anchor to templateSuffixtemplateSuffix

•String

The name of the template a blog is using if it's using an alternate template. Returns null if a blog is using the default blog.liquid template.

Anchor to titletitle

•String!

non-null

The title of the blog.

Anchor to translationstranslations

•[Translation!]!

non-null

The published translations associated with the resource.

Anchor to localelocale •String! required: Filters translations locale.
Anchor to marketIdmarketId •ID: Filters translations by market ID. Use this argument to retrieve content specific to a market.

Anchor to updatedAtupdatedAt

•DateTime

The date and time when the blog was update.

Anchor to metafieldDefinitionsmetafieldDefinitions

•MetafieldDefinitionConnection!

non-nullDeprecated

Arguments

Anchor to afterafter

•String

The elements that come after the specified cursor.

Anchor to beforebefore

•String

The elements that come before the specified cursor.

Anchor to firstfirst

•Int

The first n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to lastlast

•Int

The last n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to namespacenamespace

•String

Filter metafield definitions by namespace.

Anchor to pinnedStatuspinnedStatus

•MetafieldDefinitionPinnedStatus

Default:ANY

Filter by the definition's pinned status.

Anchor to queryquery

•String

A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators.

name	type	description	acceptable_values	example_use
default	string	Filter by a case-insensitive search of multiple fields
in a document.			- `query=Bob Norman` - `query=title:green hoodie`
created_at	time	Filter by the date and time when the metafield
definition was created.			- `created_at:>2020-10-21T23:39:20Z` -
`created_at:<now` - `created_at:<=2024`
id	id	Filter by `id` range.		- `id:1234` - `id:>=1234` - `id:<=1234`
key	string	Filter by the metafield definition `key`
field.			- `key:some-key`
namespace	string	Filter by the metafield definition `namespace`
field.			- `namespace:some-namespace`
owner_type	string	Filter by the metafield definition `ownerType`
field.			- `owner_type:PRODUCT`
type	string	Filter by the metafield definition `type`
field.			- `type:single_line_text_field`
updated_at	time	Filter by the date and time when the metafield
definition was last updated.			- `updated_at:>2020-10-21T23:39:20Z`

updated_at:<now
- updated_at:<=2024 | You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about Shopify API search syntax.

Anchor to reversereverse

•Boolean

Default:false

Reverse the order of the underlying list.

Anchor to sortKeysortKey

•MetafieldDefinitionSortKeys

Default:ID

Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search.

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Anchor to QueriesQueries

Anchor to blog blog

•query

Returns a Blog resource by ID.

Anchor to idid •ID! required: The ID of the Blog to return.

Anchor to blogs blogs

•query

Returns a paginated list of the shop's Blog objects. Blogs serve as containers for Article objects and provide content management capabilities for the store's editorial content.

Supports cursor-based pagination to control the number of blogs returned and their order. Use the query argument to filter results by specific criteria.

Arguments

Anchor to afterafter

•String

The elements that come after the specified cursor.

Anchor to beforebefore

•String

The elements that come before the specified cursor.

Anchor to firstfirst

•Int

The first n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to lastlast

•Int

The last n elements from the paginated list.

Anchor to queryquery

•String

A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators.

name	type	description	acceptable_values	example_use
default	string	Filter by a case-insensitive search of multiple fields
in a document.			- `query=Bob Norman` - `query=title:green hoodie`
created_at	time
handle	string
id	id	Filter by `id` range.		- `id:1234` - `id:>=1234` - `id:<=1234`
title	string
updated_at	time
You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about [Shopify API
search syntax](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/search-syntax).

Anchor to reversereverse

•Boolean

Default:false

Reverse the order of the underlying list.

Anchor to sortKeysortKey

•BlogSortKeys

Default:ID

Sort the underlying list using a key. If your query is slow or returns an error, then try specifying a sort key that matches the field used in the search.

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Anchor to MutationsMutations

Anchor to blogCreate blogCreate

•mutation

Creates a new blog within a shop, establishing a container for organizing articles.

For example, a fitness equipment retailer launching a wellness blog would use this mutation to create the blog, enabling them to publish workout guides and nutrition tips.

Use the blogCreate mutation to:

Launch new content marketing initiatives
Create separate blogs for different content themes
Establish spaces for article organization

The mutation validates blog settings and establishes the structure for article publishing.

Arguments

Anchor to blogblog

•BlogCreateInput!

required

The properties of the new blog.

Anchor to blogUpdate blogUpdate

•mutation

Updates an existing blog's configuration and settings. This mutation allows merchants to modify blog properties to keep their content strategy current.

For example, a merchant might update their blog's title from "Company News" to "Sustainability Stories" when shifting their content focus, or modify the handle to improve URL structure.

Use the blogUpdate mutation to: