Shopify Variant Object

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In Shopify, a Shopify variant Object represents a specific version of a product — like a T-shirt that’s available in different sizes and colors. Each combination (e.g., Medium, Red or Large, Blue) is a different variant.

Shopify Variant Object Structure (Overview)

A Product Variant object contains details like:

Field	Description
id	Unique ID of the variant.
product_id	ID of the parent product
title	Title of the variant (e.g., “Large / Red”)
price	Variant’s price.
sku	SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) code
inventory_quantity	How many items are in stock.
option1, option2, option3	Values for product options (e.g., “Large”, “Red”)
barcode	Barcode (if any).
weight	Weight of the variant (important for shipping).
taxable	Whether the variant is taxable.
requires_shipping	Whether the variant requires shipping.
requires_shipping	Whether the variant requires shipping.
compare_at_price	“Was” price (useful for discounts).
image_id	If the variant has its own image.

Example of a Variant Object (JSON)

json

{
“id”: 1234567890,
“product_id”: 9876543210,
“title”: “Large / Red”,
“price”: “29.99”,
“sku”: “TSHIRT-L-RED”,
“position”: 1,
“inventory_policy”: “deny”,
“compare_at_price”: “39.99”,
“fulfillment_service”: “manual”,
“inventory_management”: “shopify”,
“option1”: “Large”,
“option2”: “Red”,
“option3”: null,
“created_at”: “2025-04-28T10:00:00-04:00”,
“updated_at”: “2025-04-28T10:00:00-04:00”,
“taxable”: true,
“barcode”: “1234567890123”,
“grams”: 200,
“weight”: 0.2,
“weight_unit”: “kg”,
“requires_shipping”: true,
“inventory_quantity”: 15,
“image_id”: 1122334455
}

Important Points:

Variants are always tied to a product. No standalone variants.
A product can have up to 100 variants.
You can manage options like Size, Color, Material using option1, option2, option3.
Each variant can have its own price, SKU, and image.
If a product has only one variant, Shopify still creates a variant object.