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tagsRemove

mutation

Removes tags from a resource. If the resource type doesn't support tagging, the id argument returns a resource-not-found error.

Tags are searchable keywords that help organize and filter these resources.

Anchor to Arguments

Arguments

Anchor to idid •ID! required: The ID of the resource to remove tags from. Supported resources: Order, DraftOrder, Customer, Product, Article, and DiscountNode.
Anchor to tagstags •[String!]! required: A list of tags to remove from the resource in the form of an array of strings. Example value: ["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"].

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Anchor to TagsRemovePayload returnsTagsRemovePayload returns

Anchor to nodenode •Node: The object that was updated.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[UserError!]! non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Examples

Remove tags from a customer

Query

mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
  tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
    node {
      id
    }
    userErrors {
      message
    }
  }
}

Variables

{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "tags": [
    "Bob"
  ]
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) { tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) { node { id } userErrors { message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
    "tags": [
      "Bob"
    ]
  }
}'

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 removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
    tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
      node {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  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 removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
    tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
      node {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "tags": [
    "Bob"
  ]
}

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

Node.js

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
      tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
        node {
          id
        }
        userErrors {
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  },
});

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
  tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
    node {
      id
    }
    userErrors {
      message
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "tags": [
    "Bob"
  ]
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
        tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
          node {
            id
          }
          userErrors {
            message
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  }),
});

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

Response

{
  "tagsRemove": {
    "node": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967"
    },
    "userErrors": []
  }
}

tagsRemove reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

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

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {

tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {

node {

}

userErrors {

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",

"tags": [

"Bob"

]

);

const json = await response.json();

return json.data;

}

GQL

mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
  tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
    node {
      id
    }
    userErrors {
      message
    }
  }
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) { tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) { node { id } userErrors { message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
    "tags": [
      "Bob"
    ]
  }
}'

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 removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
    tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
      node {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  },
  );
  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 removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
      tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
        node {
          id
        }
        userErrors {
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  },
});

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 removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
    tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
      node {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "tags": [
    "Bob"
  ]
}

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

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
  tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
    node {
      id
    }
    userErrors {
      message
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
  "tags": [
    "Bob"
  ]
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation removeTags($id: ID!, $tags: [String!]!) {
        tagsRemove(id: $id, tags: $tags) {
          node {
            id
          }
          userErrors {
            message
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",
        "tags": [
            "Bob"
        ]
    },
  }),
});

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967",

"tags": [

"Bob"

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"tagsRemove": {

"node": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967"

"userErrors": []

}