Partners GraphQL API responded unsuccessfully

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Topic summary

A developer encountered a 500 error from the Shopify Partners GraphQL API after their computer restarted. The error message indicated an “Unexpected system error” with no clear cause from the stack trace.

Resolution: The issue resolved itself after a brief wait (approximately the time to get coffee and run errands), suggesting it was a temporary service disruption on Shopify’s end rather than a code or configuration problem.

Status: Resolved - no action required. The error appears to have been transient infrastructure-related issue.

Summarized with AI on November 16. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
1

Hi there,

Everything was working fine but after my computer restarted, I can’t seem to get my Shopify app to work. I can’t tell if it is me or Shopify. It throws the below errors

"The Partners GraphQL API responded unsuccessfully with errors: "

“message”: “Unexpected system error”,

“extensions”: {“code”: “500” }

The stack traces it asks me to investigate are

  • at makeRequest node_modules/@shopify/app/node_modules/graphql-request/build/esm/index.js:284

  • at processTicksAndRejections node:internal/process/task_queues:96

  • at async debugLogResponseInfo /node_modules/@shopify/app/node_modules/@shopify/cli-kit/dist/private/node/api.js:13

  • at async graphqlRequest /node_modules/@shopify/app/node_modules/@shopify/cli-kit/dist/public/node/api/graphql.js:20

2

Okay, i just grabbed a coffee and waited for a bit and came back after doing a few errands. It all worked again so the error seems temporary.