Mutation

createProduct

Creates a new product in the catalogue. Requires administrative privileges. The product is created in DRAFT status by default.

Tags: products, catalog, admin

Signature

mutation { createProduct(input: CreateProductInput!): CreateProductPayload! }

Arguments

Name	Type	Required	Description
`input`	`CreateProductInput!`	Yes	Product creation input containing all required product details

Return Type

CreateProductPayload!

Complexity: 3

Examples

Query

mutation CreateProduct($input: CreateProductInput!) {
  createProduct(input: $input) {
    product {
      id
      name
      price
      stockQuantity
      status
      createdAt
    }
    errors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

Variables

{
  "input": {
    "name": "Premium Wireless Mouse",
    "description": "Ergonomic wireless mouse with precision tracking",
    "price": "79.99",
    "stockQuantity": 100,
    "categoryId": "cat_computers",
    "sku": "MOUSE-WL-001"
  }
}

Response

{
  "data": {
    "createProduct": {
      "product": {
        "id": "prod_new789",
        "name": "Premium Wireless Mouse",
        "price": "79.99",
        "stockQuantity": 100,
        "status": "DRAFT",
        "createdAt": "2024-06-21T15:00:00Z"
      },
      "errors": null
    }
  }
}