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Shopify Orders API

Manage orders

Shopify Orders API is one of 213 APIs that Shopify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Order. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, API documentation, an API reference, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 51 operations across 48 paths, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-01.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01.

51 operations 48 paths 11 schemas 1 DELETE25 GET24 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2025-01
Server
https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Shopify Orders API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Shopify-Access-Token (AccessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AccessToken — Access token obtained via OAuth

Paths & Operations 51

Across 48 paths, the API surfaces 51 operations — 1 DELETE, 25 GET, 24 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Orders 51

Manage orders

GET
/orders.json
Shopify Retrieve a list of orders
listOrders 11 params → 200
POST
/orders.json
Shopify Create an order
createOrder body → 201422
GET
/orders/count.json
Shopify Retrieve a count of orders
getOrderCount 5 params → 200
GET
/orders/{order_id}.json
Shopify Retrieve a single order
getOrder 2 params → 200404
PUT
/orders/{order_id}.json
Shopify Update an order
updateOrder 1 param body → 200
DELETE
/orders/{order_id}.json
Shopify Delete an order
deleteOrder 1 param → 200404
POST
/orders/{order_id}/cancel.json
Shopify Cancel an order
cancelOrder 1 param body → 200
POST
/orders/{order_id}/close.json
Shopify Close an order
closeOrder 1 param → 200
POST
/orders/{order_id}/open.json
Shopify Re-open a closed order
reopenOrder 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
deprecated_202001_get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
deprecated_202004_get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
deprecated_202007_get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-10/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2021-01/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
deprecated_202101_get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/unstable/customers/{customer_id}/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves All Orders Belonging To A Customer
deprecated_unstable_get_customers_param_customer_id_orders 1 param → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Orders
deprecated_202001_get_orders 14 params → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-01/orders/{order_id}/cancel.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202001_create_orders_param_order_id_cancel 7 params body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Orders
deprecated_202004_get_orders 14 params → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-04/orders/{order_id}/cancel.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202004_create_orders_param_order_id_cancel 7 params body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Orders
deprecated_202007_get_orders 14 params → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-01/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202001_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-01/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202001_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-04/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202004_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-04/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202004_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-07/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202007_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-07/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202007_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-10/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-10/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2021-01/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202101_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2021-01/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_202101_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/unstable/orders/{order_id}/refunds.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_unstable_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds 9 params body → 200
POST
/admin/api/unstable/orders/{order_id}/refunds/calculate.json
Shopify For Multi-currency Orders
deprecated_unstable_create_orders_param_order_id_refunds_calculate 4 params body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
deprecated_202001_get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
deprecated_202004_get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
deprecated_202007_get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-10/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2021-01/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
deprecated_202101_get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/unstable/assigned_fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders On A Shop For A Specific App
deprecated_unstable_get_assigned_fulfillment_orders 3 params → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-01/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
deprecated_202001_create_fulfillments body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-04/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
deprecated_202004_create_fulfillments body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-07/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
deprecated_202007_create_fulfillments body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2020-10/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
create_fulfillments body → 200
POST
/admin/api/2021-01/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
deprecated_202101_create_fulfillments body → 200
POST
/admin/api/unstable/fulfillments.json
Shopify Creates A Fulfillment For One Or Many Fulfillment Orders
deprecated_unstable_create_fulfillments body → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-01/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
deprecated_202001_get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-04/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
deprecated_202004_get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-07/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
deprecated_202007_get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2020-10/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/2021-01/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
deprecated_202101_get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/admin/api/unstable/orders/{order_id}/fulfillment_orders.json
Shopify Retrieves A List Of Fulfillment Orders For A Specific Order
deprecated_unstable_get_orders_param_order_id_fulfillment_orders 2 params → 200
GET
/fetch_tracking_numbers
Shopify Get Tracking Numbers For Orders
deprecated_unknown_version_get_fetch_tracking_numbers 2 params → 200

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Order (34 properties), LineItem (20 properties), Customer (19 properties), Address (16 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Error
object
Error response
1 property
TaxLine
object
A tax line applied to an item
3 properties
OrderInput
object
Input for creating or updating an order
11 properties
ShippingLine
object
A shipping method applied to an order
7 properties
Order
object
A Shopify order
34 properties
Refund
object
A refund on an order
7 properties
LineItem
object
An individual line item in an order
20 properties
Fulfillment
object
A fulfillment of an order
12 properties
Customer
object
A Shopify customer
19 properties
Money
object
A monetary amount with currency
2 properties
Address
object
A customer mailing address
16 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shopify-orders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Shopify publishes across the network.

Shopify GraphQL Admin API
Shopify Storefront API
Shopify Customer Account API
Shopify Partner API
Shopify Payments Apps API
Shopify Liquid API
Shopify Functions API
Shopify Discount Function API
Shopify Webhooks API
Shopify App Bridge
Shopify App Home API
Shopify Checkout UI Extensions API
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