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# I keep getting an error as "Handle 'Pet dress' already in use. Please provide a new handle."

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If a **handle already exists**, using it as a product identifier will **cause an error**. Shopify returns this error when a handle is already in use. To avoid this, we recommend not mapping the handle field. Without a specified handle, Shopify will not perform duplicate checks.
  
Learn more on Shopify latest update:  
[https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-validation-against-duplicate-handles-in-productcreate-productupdate-and-productset-mutation-inputs](https://shopify.dev/changelog/new-validation-against-duplicate-handles-in-productcreate-productupdate-and-productset-mutation-inputs)