commercetools Orders API
Create and manage orders resulting from cart checkouts or quotes.
Create and manage orders resulting from cart checkouts or quotes.
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
title: commercetools Change History Carts Orders API
description: The commercetools Change History API provides a queryable audit log of all changes made to resources within a Composable Commerce project. It records mutations applied to resources such as products, orders, customers, discounts, and carts, along with metadata about who made the change and when. The API is hosted on separate regional endpoints from the main HTTP API and supports filtering by resource type, date range, user, and API client. It is useful for compliance workflows, debugging unexpected state changes, and building audit trails for regulated industries.
version: '1.0'
contact:
name: commercetools Support
url: https://support.commercetools.com
termsOfService: https://commercetools.com/terms-conditions
servers:
- url: https://history.{region}.commercetools.com
description: Production Change History Server
variables:
region:
default: us-central1.gcp
enum:
- us-central1.gcp
- us-east-2.aws
- europe-west1.gcp
- eu-central-1.aws
- australia-southeast1.gcp
description: The deployment region.
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Orders
description: Create and manage orders resulting from cart checkouts or quotes.
paths:
/{projectKey}/orders:
get:
operationId: listOrders
summary: List orders
description: Returns a paginated list of orders in the project. Supports filtering by customer ID, order state, payment state, shipment state, and other predicates. Orders are created from carts upon successful checkout.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/offset'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/where'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/sortQuery'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/expand'
responses:
'200':
description: A paged list of orders.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderPagedQueryResponse'
'401':
$ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
post:
operationId: createOrderFromCart
summary: Create an order from a cart
description: Creates an order from an existing active cart. The cart is transitioned to the Ordered state. The request body requires the cart ID, version, and optionally an order number and payment state.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderFromCartDraft'
responses:
'201':
description: The created order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
/{projectKey}/orders/{id}:
get:
operationId: getOrderById
summary: Get an order by ID
description: Retrieves a single order by its system-generated ID, including all line items, deliveries, return items, payment information, and state history.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/expand'
responses:
'200':
description: The requested order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
post:
operationId: updateOrderById
summary: Update an order by ID
description: Applies update actions to the order with the given ID. Common actions include changing order state, adding deliveries, adding return info, setting tracking data, and updating payment state.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderUpdate'
responses:
'200':
description: The updated order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
delete:
operationId: deleteOrderById
summary: Delete an order by ID
description: Permanently deletes the order with the given ID. This operation cannot be undone. Only orders that have not been shipped or paid should be deleted.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/id'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/version'
responses:
'200':
description: The deleted order.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
/{projectKey}/orders/import-containers/{importContainerKey}:
post:
operationId: importOrders
summary: Import orders
description: Submits a batch of order import requests for asynchronous processing. Order imports bypass the normal checkout flow and directly create orders in the system. Each request accepts up to 20 order resources.
tags:
- Orders
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/projectKey_2'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/importContainerKey'
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderImportRequest'
responses:
'201':
description: The import request was accepted for processing.
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportResponse'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest_2'
components:
schemas:
Address:
type: object
description: A postal address with country and optional structured fields.
required:
- country
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier for the address within the resource.
key:
type: string
description: User-defined identifier for the address.
country:
type: string
description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
firstName:
type: string
description: First name of the address recipient.
lastName:
type: string
description: Last name of the address recipient.
streetName:
type: string
description: Street name component of the address.
streetNumber:
type: string
description: Street number component of the address.
city:
type: string
description: City of the address.
postalCode:
type: string
description: Postal or ZIP code of the address.
region:
type: string
description: Region, state, or province of the address.
email:
type: string
format: email
description: Email address associated with this postal address.
phone:
type: string
description: Phone number associated with this postal address.
OrderPagedQueryResponse:
type: object
description: Paginated response containing a list of orders.
required:
- limit
- offset
- count
- total
- results
properties:
limit:
type: integer
offset:
type: integer
count:
type: integer
total:
type: integer
results:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
Price:
type: object
description: A price entry for a product variant with optional scoping by channel, customer group, country, or validity period.
required:
- id
- value
properties:
id:
type: string
description: System-generated unique identifier for the price.
value:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Money'
country:
type: string
description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code to scope the price geographically.
customerGroup:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Reference'
channel:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Reference'
validFrom:
type: string
format: date-time
description: Start of the price validity period.
validUntil:
type: string
format: date-time
description: End of the price validity period.
Money:
type: object
description: A monetary value with currency code and amount in the smallest currency unit.
required:
- currencyCode
- centAmount
properties:
currencyCode:
type: string
pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
description: ISO 4217 three-letter currency code (e.g., USD, EUR).
centAmount:
type: integer
description: The amount in the smallest indivisible unit of the currency.
fractionDigits:
type: integer
description: Number of fraction digits for the currency. Defaults to 2.
ErrorObject:
type: object
description: An error object describing a validation or processing failure.
required:
- code
- message
properties:
code:
type: string
description: Machine-readable error code.
message:
type: string
description: Human-readable description of the error.
Reference:
type: object
description: A reference to another resource by its typeId and id.
required:
- typeId
- id
properties:
typeId:
type: string
description: The type identifier of the referenced resource (e.g., 'product', 'category').
id:
type: string
description: The system-generated unique identifier of the referenced resource.
ProductVariant:
type: object
description: A product variant with SKU, attributes, prices, and images.
required:
- id
properties:
id:
type: integer
description: Variant ID unique within the product (starting at 1 for master).
sku:
type: string
description: Stock keeping unit identifier for this variant.
key:
type: string
description: User-defined unique key for the variant.
prices:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Price'
description: List of prices for different currencies, channels, and customer groups.
attributes:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Attribute'
description: Product attributes as defined by the product type.
images:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
description: List of images for this variant.
Image:
type: object
description: A product image with URL, dimensions, and optional label.
required:
- url
- dimensions
properties:
url:
type: string
format: uri
description: URL of the image.
dimensions:
type: object
description: Pixel dimensions of the image.
required:
- w
- h
properties:
w:
type: integer
description: Image width in pixels.
h:
type: integer
description: Image height in pixels.
label:
type: string
description: Optional label for the image.
OrderImport:
type: object
description: A single order resource for import, bypassing normal checkout flow.
required:
- orderNumber
- totalPrice
- lineItems
properties:
orderNumber:
type: string
description: User-defined order number used as the key for matching.
customerId:
type: string
description: ID of the customer who placed the order.
customerEmail:
type: string
format: email
description: Email of the customer.
lineItems:
type: array
items:
type: object
description: Line items in the order.
totalPrice:
type: object
description: Total price of the order.
orderState:
type: string
enum:
- Open
- Confirmed
- Complete
- Cancelled
description: Initial state of the imported order.
shipmentState:
type: string
description: Initial shipment state of the order.
paymentState:
type: string
description: Initial payment state of the order.
Attribute:
type: object
description: A name-value pair representing a product attribute as defined by the product type.
required:
- name
- value
properties:
name:
type: string
description: Attribute name as defined in the product type.
value:
description: Attribute value. Type depends on the attribute type definition.
OrderUpdate:
type: object
description: Request body for updating an order.
required:
- version
- actions
properties:
version:
type: integer
description: Current version for optimistic concurrency control.
actions:
type: array
items:
type: object
description: List of update actions to apply to the order.
LineItem:
type: object
description: A product line item in a cart or order with quantity, pricing, and discount information.
required:
- id
- productId
- name
- variant
- price
- totalPrice
- quantity
- lineItemMode
- priceMode
properties:
id:
type: string
description: Unique identifier for the line item within the cart.
productId:
type: string
description: ID of the product this line item references.
name:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LocalizedString'
variant:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProductVariant'
price:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Price'
totalPrice:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Money'
quantity:
type: integer
minimum: 1
description: Quantity of this product variant in the cart.
lineItemMode:
type: string
enum:
- Standard
- GiftLineItem
description: Whether this is a standard or gift line item.
priceMode:
type: string
enum:
- Platform
- ExternalTotal
- ExternalPrice
description: How the price for this line item is determined.
ImportResponse:
type: object
description: The response returned after submitting an import request batch.
required:
- operationStatus
properties:
operationStatus:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImportOperationStatus'
description: Status records for each resource in the submitted batch.
ImportOperationStatus:
type: object
description: The initial status of a single resource submission in an import batch.
required:
- resourceKey
- state
properties:
resourceKey:
type: string
description: User-defined key of the resource submitted.
state:
type: string
enum:
- Accepted
- ValidationFailed
description: Initial state of the operation after submission.
errors:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorObject'
description: Immediate validation errors if the resource failed submission.
OrderFromCartDraft:
type: object
description: Request body for creating an order from an existing cart.
required:
- cart
- version
properties:
cart:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Reference'
version:
type: integer
description: Current version of the cart being converted to an order.
orderNumber:
type: string
description: User-defined order number for the created order.
paymentState:
type: string
enum:
- Paid
- Pending
- Failed
- CreditOwed
- BalanceDue
description: Initial payment state of the order.
orderState:
type: string
enum:
- Open
- Confirmed
- Complete
- Cancelled
description: Initial order state of the created order.
Order:
type: object
description: An order created from a cart after checkout, containing immutable line items, pricing, and fulfillment data.
required:
- id
- version
- orderState
- lineItems
- customLineItems
- totalPrice
properties:
id:
type: string
description: System-generated unique identifier.
version:
type: integer
description: Current version for optimistic concurrency control.
orderNumber:
type: string
description: User-defined order number for human-readable identification.
customerId:
type: string
description: ID of the customer who placed the order.
customerEmail:
type: string
format: email
description: Email of the customer at time of order.
orderState:
type: string
enum:
- Open
- Confirmed
- Complete
- Cancelled
description: Current high-level state of the order.
shipmentState:
type: string
enum:
- Shipped
- Ready
- Pending
- Delayed
- Partial
- Backorder
description: Current fulfillment state of the order.
paymentState:
type: string
enum:
- Paid
- Pending
- Failed
- CreditOwed
- BalanceDue
description: Current payment state of the order.
lineItems:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/LineItem'
description: Line items captured at time of order creation.
customLineItems:
type: array
items:
type: object
description: Custom line items captured at time of order creation.
totalPrice:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Money'
billingAddress:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
shippingAddress:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
createdAt:
type: string
format: date-time
description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the order was created.
lastModifiedAt:
type: string
format: date-time
description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the order was last modified.
OrderImportRequest:
type: object
description: A batch of order resources to import.
required:
- type
- resources
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- order
description: The resource type identifier.
resources:
type: array
maxItems: 20
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderImport'
description: Up to 20 order resources.
LocalizedString:
type: object
description: A map of locale keys to string values used for multilingual content. Keys follow IETF language tag format (e.g., 'en', 'de', 'en-US').
additionalProperties:
type: string
parameters:
sortQuery:
name: sort
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Sort expression string (e.g., 'createdAt desc'). Multiple sort expressions can be provided as separate parameters.
projectKey:
name: projectKey
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: The unique key identifying the commercetools project.
id:
name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: The system-generated unique identifier of the resource.
where:
name: where
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Query predicate string for filtering results. Uses commercetools predicate syntax (e.g., 'customerEmail = "user@example.com"').
importContainerKey:
name: importContainerKey
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: The user-defined key of the import container.
projectKey_2:
name: projectKey
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: string
description: The unique key of the commercetools project.
expand:
name: expand
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: string
description: Reference expansion path to inline referenced resources in the response (e.g., 'productType', 'categories[*]').
version:
name: version
in: query
required: true
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
description: Current version of the resource for optimistic concurrency control.
offset:
name: offset
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 0
maximum: 10000
default: 0
description: Number of results to skip for pagination. Maximum 10000.
limit:
name: limit
in: query
required: false
schema:
type: integer
minimum: 1
maximum: 500
default: 20
description: Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20, maximum 500.
responses:
BadRequest_2:
description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
statusCode:
type: integer
message:
type: string
NotFound:
description: The requested resource was not found.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
statusCode:
type: integer
message:
type: string
Unauthorized:
description: The request lacked valid authentication credentials.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
statusCode:
type: integer
message:
type: string
BadRequest:
description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
statusCode:
type: integer
message:
type: string
errors:
type: array
items:
type: object
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token obtained from the commercetools authentication service using client credentials flow. Requires the view_audit_log scope.
externalDocs:
description: commercetools Change History API Documentation
url: https://docs.commercetools.com/api/history/overview