# Variant

The `Variant` family — 7 operations.

A variant is the sellable cell under a product — the exact combination customers buy. Stock, identifiers and components all hang off variants.

## Operations

| Operation | Kind | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [createVariant](/reference/variant/createVariant/) | mutation | Create a new variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level) at your organization. |
| [deactivateVariant](/reference/variant/deactivateVariant/) | mutation | Deactivate a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level) — it stops being usable but keeps its history and can be reactivated. |
| [doomVariant](/reference/variant/doomVariant/) | mutation | Permanently retire a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level). |
| [reactivateVariant](/reference/variant/reactivateVariant/) | mutation | Reactivate a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level) — bring a deactivated record back into use. |
| [updateVariant](/reference/variant/updateVariant/) | mutation | Edit a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level) — change its details. |
| [variant](/reference/variant/variant/) | query | Look up one record — a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level). |
| [variants](/reference/variant/variants/) | query | The variant list — each entry is a variant — the exact sellable thing (the barcode level). |