Hi @ShashankAgrawal ,
We are working on adding new functionality to the storefront graphql api that should enable you to query for a more targeted set of variants.
Topic summary
Shopify hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on June 18, 2024, focused on the new GraphQL Product APIs released in version 2024-04, which support up to 2,000 variants per product—a significant increase from the previous 100-variant limit. The APIs also deprecate REST product endpoints and certain GraphQL fields.
Key Developer Concerns:
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API Stability & Performance: Multiple developers reported existing bugs, timeouts, and 500-level errors even at the 100-variant limit, raising concerns about scaling to 2,000 variants. Shopify acknowledged performance regressions and committed to improvements, prioritizing non-complex inputs to process synchronously within 45 seconds.
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Migration Complexity: The new
productSetmutation replacesproductCreate/productUpdate, but lacks full feature parity (e.g., inventory item costs, media management). Bulk operations forproductVariantsCreateare not supported, complicating workflows for apps syncing large catalogs. -
Webhook Changes: Product webhooks now include only the first 200 variants, requiring additional queries for complete data. Developers requested variant-specific webhooks (
variants/created,variants/updated) and fixes for metafield updates not triggering webhooks. -
Rate Limits & Costs: Questions arose about GraphQL query cost calculations, especially for stores with thousands of products and variants. Shopify recommended using bulk queries for large datasets and promised clearer cost estimation guidance.
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Theme & Storefront Implications: Concerns about Liquid/AJAX frontend APIs and theme compatibility with products exceeding 100 variants remain partially addressed.
Timeline: Public apps must migrate by February 1, 2025. Early access to 2,000-variant support is available via dev stores with extended variant preview enabled.