Summary The products_purchased MATCHES (id = X) syntax works correctly when creating segments via the Shopify Admin UI, but fails with “‘MATCHES’ is unexpected” error when using the segmentCreate GraphQL mutation. This appears to be a discrepancy between the Admin UI and the public GraphQL API. E…

Hey, yes it worked on unstable! Take it since it’s been in unstable since July, this won’t see a stable version for a long time? :frowning:

Hey Dennis, glad it worked. I don’t have a firm timeline, but I do know it’s something we are aware there’s a need to have it in a stable version.

segmentCreate mutation doesn’t support products_purchased MATCHES syntax - works in Admin UI but fails via API

KyleG-Shopify January 26, 2026, 8:34pm 2

Hey @denniscessan, this is a known limitation (context here).

Can you test if it works for you on the unstable version?

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