Cannot translate Collection METAFIELD, nestedTranslatableResources got empty array

GraphQL Admin API Troubleshooting
1

I found that I can use nestedTranslatableResources to translate PRODUCT metafields.
But when I try to get COLLECTION nestedTranslatableResources, I got empty.

If I use translatableResourcesByIds(id: "<collection_metafield_id>"), I got the result. Why?

>>>
query {
  collection(id: "gid://shopify/Collection/318034706604") {
    metafields(first: 250) {
      nodes {
        id
        namespace
        key
      }
    }
  }
}
>>>
<<<
{
  "data": {
    "collection": {
      "metafields": {
        "nodes": [
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/29786094829740",
            "namespace": "custom",
            "key": "faq"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "cost": {
      "requestedQueryCost": 14,
      "actualQueryCost": 4,
      "throttleStatus": {
        "maximumAvailable": 2000,
        "currentlyAvailable": 1996,
        "restoreRate": 100
      }
    }
  }
}
<<<

>>>
query {
  translatableResourcesByIds(resourceIds: ["gid://shopify/Metafield/29786094829740"], first: 250){
    nodes{
      resourceId
      translatableContent {
        locale
        key
        type
        digest
        value
      }
    }
  }
}
>>>
<<<
{
  "data": {
    "translatableResourcesByIds": {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "resourceId": "gid://shopify/Metafield/29786094829740",
          "translatableContent": [
            {
              "locale": "zh-CN",
              "key": "value",
              "type": "MULTI_LINE_TEXT_FIELD",
              "digest": "ba7816bf8f01cfea414140de5dae2223b00361a396177a9cb410ff61f20015ad",
              "value": "abc"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "cost": {
      "requestedQueryCost": 24,
      "actualQueryCost": 4,
      "throttleStatus": {
        "maximumAvailable": 2000,
        "currentlyAvailable": 1996,
        "restoreRate": 100
      }
    }
  }
}
<<<

>>>
query($resourceIds: [ID!]!, $localeToTranslate: String!) {
    translatableResourcesByIds(first: 250, resourceIds: $resourceIds) {
        nodes {
            resourceId
            nestedTranslatableResources(first: 250) {
                nodes {
                    resourceId
                    translations(locale: $localeToTranslate) {
                        key
                        locale
                        value
                        outdated
                        updatedAt
                    }
                    translatableContent {
                        digest
                        type
                        key
                        value
                        locale
                    }
                }
            }
            translations(locale: $localeToTranslate) {
                key
                locale
                value
                outdated
                updatedAt
            }
            translatableContent {
                locale
                value
                key
                type
                digest
            }
        }
    }
}
variables
{
  "localeToTranslate": "en",
  "resourceIds": ["gid://shopify/Collection/318034706604"]
}
>>>
<<<
{
  "data": {
    "translatableResourcesByIds": {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "resourceId": "gid://shopify/Collection/318034706604",
          "nestedTranslatableResources": {
            "nodes": [] // empty?
          },
          "translations": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "locale": "en",
              "value": "AccessoriesEn",
              "outdated": false,
              "updatedAt": "2025-07-21T06:36:31Z"
            }
          ],
          "translatableContent": [
            {
              "locale": "zh-CN",
              "value": "Accessories",
              "key": "title",
              "type": "SINGLE_LINE_TEXT_FIELD",
              "digest": "b08648dbd62b71bd0027809076ca755dbfe4f120553ce6f60d910143082d70db"
            },
            {
              "locale": "zh-CN",
              "value": "",
              "key": "body_html",
              "type": "HTML",
              "digest": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
            },
            {
              "locale": "zh-CN",
              "value": "accessories-accessories",
              "key": "handle",
              "type": "URI",
              "digest": "57b2e0aba01a79058c4f4dfc3c58045d4a8637e4a3c5f76c41ed0c4eb5562c16"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "extensions": {
    "cost": {
      "requestedQueryCost": 420,
      "actualQueryCost": 7,
      "throttleStatus": {
        "maximumAvailable": 2000,
        "currentlyAvailable": 1993,
        "restoreRate": 100
      }
    }
  }
}
<<<
1 Like
3

Thanks for reporting this @zhlong ,

Testing here I’m also getting an empty array. I’m investigating further and will update you here when I know more.

5

Hey. Thanks for your patience while I looked in to this. I can confirm that this resource is not currently available. We have created an issue internally to consider adding this. :memo:

6

Any update on this? I’m trying to do the same thing but the array is still empty

7

No new updates at this time, but we will try to update here when there is.