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scriptTagDelete

mutation

Requires write_script_tags access scope. Also: Requires access to script tags.

Theme app extensions

If your app integrates with a Shopify theme and you plan to submit it to the Shopify App Store, you must use theme app extensions instead of Script tags. Script tags can only be used with vintage themes. Learn more.

Deletes a script tag.

Anchor to Arguments

Arguments

Anchor to idid •ID! required: The ID of the script tag to delete.

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Anchor to ScriptTagDeletePayload returnsScriptTagDeletePayload returns

Anchor to deletedScriptTagIddeletedScriptTagId •ID: The ID of the deleted script tag.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[UserError!]! non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Examples

Deletes a script tag

Query

mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
  scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedScriptTagId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

Variables

{
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-07/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) { scriptTagDelete(id: $id) { deletedScriptTagId userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
  }
}'

React Router

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}

Ruby

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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}

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

Node.js

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
      scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
        deletedScriptTagId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
});

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
  scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedScriptTagId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-07/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
        scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
          deletedScriptTagId
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  }),
});

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Response

{
  "scriptTagDelete": {
    "deletedScriptTagId": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493",
    "userErrors": []
  }
}

scriptTagDelete reference

Examples

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {

scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {

deletedScriptTagId

userErrors {

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"

);

const json = await response.json();

return json.data;

}

GQL

mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
  scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedScriptTagId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-07/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) { scriptTagDelete(id: $id) { deletedScriptTagId userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
  }
}'

React Router

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}

Node.js

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
      scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
        deletedScriptTagId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  },
});

Ruby

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 ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
    scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
      deletedScriptTagId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}

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

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
  scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
    deletedScriptTagId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-07/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation ScriptTagDelete($id: ID!) {
        scriptTagDelete(id: $id) {
          deletedScriptTagId
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"
    },
  }),
});

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Input variables

JSON

{

"id": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493"

}

Response

JSON

{

"scriptTagDelete": {

"deletedScriptTagId": "gid://shopify/ScriptTag/421379493",

"userErrors": []

}