FileCreateInputDuplicateResolutionMode on other inputs

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Topic summary

A developer is requesting that Shopify extend the FileCreateInputDuplicateResolutionMode field beyond its current limitation to fileCreate mutations.

Current limitation: This field only works with FileCreateInput.

Requested enhancement: Add this field to CreateMediaInput to enable duplicate resolution when creating or updating products and variants.

Affected mutations include:

  • productCreate
  • productUpdate
  • productVariantsBulkCreate
  • productVariantsBulkUpdate

Status: A system response indicates the request will be shared with the relevant team. The discussion remains open with no resolution or timeline provided.

Summarized with AI on November 7. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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This field (FileCreateInputDuplicateResolutionMode) currently can only be used on fileCreate mutations (FileCreateInput) as far as I’m aware. Can Shopify add this field to CreateMediaInput so that we can use them when creating/updating products and variants as well?

some mutations that are using CreateMediaInput
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-07/mutations/productVariantsBulkUpdate
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-07/mutations/productVariantsBulkCreate
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-07/mutations/productUpdate
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-07/mutations/productCreate

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Will share with relevant team

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