what is the function of the 'published_scope' field?

[Eric_Howard]

Is there any more documentation about the "published_scope" field for custom collections? What is the field used for?

From: http://docs.shopify.com/api/customcollection

published_scope
{ "published_scope" : "global"}

The sales channels in which the custom collection is visible.

Thank you!

[Kevin_Hughes]

"global" means it will be visible everywhere and "web" means it won't show up on Point of Sale.

[laura44]

Hello,

What about the other way around -  if you want a product to appear on POS, but not on web?

Thanks

Laura

[hassain]

Hi @laura44 ,

If you are a merchant/store-owner you can set this through the Shopify Admin webpage by going opening the page for your specific product, and then on the right side of the screen clicking the "Manage" link next to Product Availability to select which channels you want your product to be published on.

However if you are building an app and want to accomplish this via the API and not use the web admin, this is only possible through GraphQL using the following resources:

• publications https://help.shopify.com/en/api/graphql-admin-api/reference/queryroot#publications-2020-04
• publishablePublish https://help.shopify.com/en/api/graphql-admin-api/reference/mutation/publishablepublish
  or
• publishablePublishToCurrentChannel https://help.shopify.com/en/api/graphql-admin-api/reference/mutation/publishablepublishtocurrentchan...

In order to perform these mutations, your app will need the scope "write_publications". As of right now, we are only granting this scope to Private Apps. If you would like your Private App to have this scope, go to your Shopify Partners Dashboard and reach out to 'Partner Support' for more details.