Bulk Attribute Import

This guide describes a mutation allowing users to create and update multiple attributes in Saleor. The purpose of these mutations could be to import attributes from other systems.

caution

Mutations use the same data inputs as attributeCreate and attributeUpdate to keep it consistent between single and bulk mutations, but deprecated fields from AttributeCreateInput, AttributeUpdateInput, AttributeValueCreateInput and AttributeValueUpdateInput are not supported in bulk mutations and using them will result in an error.

Those fields are:

• filterableInStorefront
• availableInGrid
• storefrontSearchPosition
• richText
• plainText

Permissions

To edit and create attributes, a user needs to have the following permissions, depending on the attribute type:

• MANAGE_PRODUCT_TYPES_AND_ATTRIBUTES if the attribute type is PRODUCT_TYPE
• MANAGE_PAGE_TYPES_AND_ATTRIBUTES if the attribute type is PAGE_TYPE

Error Policy

attributeBulkCreate and attributeBulkUpdate mutation as well as other new bulk mutations accepts errorPolicy argument, which determines how to handle errors.

attributeBulkCreate

Mutation example:

mutation AttributeBulkCreate(
  $attributes: [AttributeCreateInput!]!
  $errorPolicy: ErrorPolicyEnum
) {
  attributeBulkCreate(attributes: $attributes, errorPolicy: $errorPolicy) {
    results {
      errors {
        path
        message
        code
      }
      attribute {
        id
        name
        externalReference
        slug
        choices(first: 10) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              name
              externalReference
              slug
              value
              file {
                url
                contentType
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    count
  }
}

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Input example:

{
  "attributes": [
    {
      "name": "Attribute 1",
      "externalReference": "attribute-1-external-reference",
      "type": "PRODUCT_TYPE",
      "inputType": "DROPDOWN",
      "values": [
        {
          "name": "Value 1",
          "externalReference": "value-1-external-reference"
        },
        { "name": "Value 2", "externalReference": "value-2-external-reference" }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Attribute 2",
      "externalReference": "attribute-2-external-reference",
      "type": "PRODUCT_TYPE",
      "inputType": "DROPDOWN",
      "values": [
        { "name": "Value 3", "externalReference": "value-3-external-reference" }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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Expected response:

{
  "data": {
    "attributeBulkCreate": {
      "results": [
        {
          "errors": [],
          "attribute": {
            "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlOjQ4",
            "name": "Attribute 1",
            "externalReference": "attribute-1-external-reference",
            "slug": "attribute-1",
            "choices": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTQ4",
                    "name": "Value 1",
                    "externalReference": "value-1-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-1",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTQ5",
                    "name": "Value 2",
                    "externalReference": "value-2-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-2",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "errors": [],
          "attribute": {
            "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlOjQ5",
            "name": "Attribute 2",
            "externalReference": "attribute-2-external-reference",
            "slug": "attribute-2",
            "choices": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTUw",
                    "name": "Value 3",
                    "externalReference": "value-3-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-3",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "count": 2
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "cost": {
      "requestedQueryCost": 10,
      "maximumAvailable": 50000
    }
  }
}

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Webhooks

The mutation will emit ATTRIBUTE_CREATED event for every successfully created attribute.

attributeBulkUpdate

To update attributes one of the following fields is required: id or externalReference.

Mutation example:

mutation AttributeBulkUpdate(
  $attributes: [AttributeBulkUpdateInput!]!
  $errorPolicy: ErrorPolicyEnum
) {
  attributeBulkUpdate(attributes: $attributes, errorPolicy: $errorPolicy) {
    results {
      errors {
        path
        message
        code
      }
      attribute {
        id
        name
        externalReference
        slug
        choices(first: 10) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              name
              externalReference
              slug
              value
              file {
                url
                contentType
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
    count
  }
}

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Input example:

{
  "attributes": [
    {
      "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlOjQ4",
      "fields": {
        "name": "Attribute 1 New Name",
        "removeValues": ["QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTQ5"]
      }
    },
    {
      "externalReference": "attribute-2-external-reference",
      "fields": {
        "addValues": [
          {
            "name": "Value 4",
            "externalReference": "value-4-external-reference"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Expected response:

{
  "data": {
    "attributeBulkUpdate": {
      "results": [
        {
          "errors": [],
          "attribute": {
            "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlOjQ4",
            "name": "Attribute 1 New Name",
            "externalReference": "attribute-1-external-reference",
            "slug": "attribute-1",
            "choices": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTQ4",
                    "name": "Value 1",
                    "externalReference": "value-1-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-1",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "errors": [],
          "attribute": {
            "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlOjQ5",
            "name": "Attribute 2",
            "externalReference": "attribute-2-external-reference",
            "slug": "attribute-2",
            "choices": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTUw",
                    "name": "Value 3",
                    "externalReference": "value-3-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-3",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                },
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "QXR0cmlidXRlVmFsdWU6MTUx",
                    "name": "Value 4",
                    "externalReference": "value-4-external-reference",
                    "slug": "value-4",
                    "value": "",
                    "file": null
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      ],
      "count": 2
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "cost": {
      "requestedQueryCost": 10,
      "maximumAvailable": 50000
    }
  }
}

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Webhooks

The mutation will emit ATTRIBUTE_UPDATED event for every successfully updated attribute or when value is added or removed. Optionally ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_CREATED and ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_DELETED will be emitted when value is added or removed.