Register a new product with HTML description using GraphQL and Python

[heyuuuuu]

I'm new to Shopify GraphQL and trying to register products through GraphQL and Python.

I wrote a code as below but it returns an error. Products with only text can be registered but products with HTML are not registered.

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import requests
import json

# Shopify API credentials
shop_url = "ShopURL"
access_token = "ACCESS TOKEN"


# GraphQL mutation
mutation = '''
mutation {
  productCreate(input: {
    title: "ProductCreateTest"
    descriptionHtml: '<img data-src=\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/test.jpg?v=123456\" alt=\"\">
    variants: [
      {
        price: 29.99
      }
    ]
    images: [
      {
        src: "https://example.com/image.jpg"
      }
    ]
  }) {
    product {
      id
      title
    }
  }
}
'''

# GraphQL API endpoint
api_url = f"{shop_url}/admin/api/2023-07/graphql.json"

# Headers with authentication
headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "X-Shopify-Access-Token": access_token
}

# Send the GraphQL request
response = requests.post(api_url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps({"query": mutation}))

# Check for success or handle errors
if response.status_code == 200:
    result = response.json()
    created_product = result.get("data", {}).get("productCreate", {}).get("product", {})
    if created_product:
        product_id = created_product.get("id")
        print(f"Product created with ID: {product_id}")
    else:
        print("Error creating product")
else:
    print(f"Error: {response.status_code}, {response.text}")

When putting plain text on the descriptionHTML field, it works perfectly.

What I have tried on descriptionHTML field :

1.

descriptionHtml: "<img data-src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/test.jpg?v=123456" alt=""><br><br><p>"doublequotes"</p>"

2.

descriptionHtml: "<img data-src=\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/test.jpg?v=123456\" alt=\"\"><br><br><p>\"doublequotes\"</p>"

[ShopifyDevSup · Accepted solution]

Hey @heyuuuuu it looks like The <img> tag in your HTML is not properly closed, which could be causing the issue. 

Testing the following mutation here does work: 

I do want to note as well that the images field is deprecated as of the 2023-07 API release so it's recommended to use media instead. Since you're just getting started, adopting the latest API version (2023-10) will ensure the endpoints and fields you use will be supported the longest! 

mutation {
 productCreate(input: {
   title: "ProductCreateTest"
   descriptionHtml: "<img data-src=\"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/test.jpg?v=123456\" alt=\"\"/>"
   variants: [
     {
       price: 29.99
     }
   ]
   images: [
     {
       src: "https://example.com/image.jpg"
     }
   ]
 }) {
   product {
     id
     title
   }
 }
}

Our graphiql Explorer tool is also a really great resource to test your API queries before adding them to your app code.

Hope this helps! 

- Kyle G.