Hi friends! Started seeing a THROTTLED message on many of our graphql queries today, despite plenty of headroom: For example, this is a simple query on a Plus store, replicated in postman for clarity: [Screenshot 2026-02-04 at 4.17.13 PM] Is ShopifyqlQuery throttled by some other mechanism?

Thank you all for reaching out about the throttling you’re experiencing with your ShopifyQL inventory queries. Starting January 30, we implemented stricter throttling for inventory-specific ShopifyQL queries to protect analytics platform stability. This change was made to protect platform stability…

THROTTLED on ShopifyqlQuery graphql endpoint despite headroom

GraphQL Admin API Troubleshooting

Jonathan-HA March 11, 2026, 4:41pm 23

Thanks for clarifying that @Paige-Shopify !

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THROTTLED on ShopifyqlQuery graphql endpoint despite headroom

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