As of 2025-01 , the admin REST API for the product image resource will return a media image GID instead of a product image GID. This is designed to help make it easier to migrate to GraphQL from REST when interfacing with product images that were created before the introduction of a unified media id.
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| Platform | Shopify |
|---|---|
| Effective date | No date published |
| Precision | n/a |
| Published | 2024-12-12 |
| Categories | Breaking / action requiredDeprecation |
| Tags | 2025-01, API, Action Required, Update |
| Official source | Shopify developer changelog ↗ |
| Fetched | 2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00 |
| First seen | 2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00 |
| Status | Listed by the source |
| Stable ID | shopify-c2daa2b469 · JSON |