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Shopify Admin Create Order Example

Example of creating an order via the Shopify Admin REST API

CommerceE-CommerceAdminProductOrderCustomers

Shopify Admin Create Order Example is an example object payload from Shopify Admin API, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

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Example Payload

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{
  "summary": "Create Order - Example Request/Response",
  "description": "Example of creating an order via the Shopify Admin REST API",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://mystore.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10/orders.json",
    "headers": {
      "X-Shopify-Access-Token": "shpat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "order": {
        "line_items": [
          {
            "variant_id": 808950810,
            "quantity": 2
          }
        ],
        "customer": {
          "id": 207119551
        },
        "billing_address": {
          "first_name": "John",
          "last_name": "Doe",
          "address1": "123 Main Street",
          "city": "New York",
          "province": "New York",
          "country": "United States",
          "zip": "10001",
          "country_code": "US",
          "province_code": "NY"
        },
        "shipping_address": {
          "first_name": "John",
          "last_name": "Doe",
          "address1": "123 Main Street",
          "city": "New York",
          "province": "New York",
          "country": "United States",
          "zip": "10001",
          "country_code": "US",
          "province_code": "NY"
        },
        "financial_status": "paid"
      }
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 201,
    "body": {
      "order": {
        "id": 450789469,
        "order_number": 1001,
        "name": "#1001",
        "email": "john.doe@example.com",
        "created_at": "2026-05-02T10:00:00-05:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-05-02T10:00:00-05:00",
        "total_price": "59.98",
        "subtotal_price": "59.98",
        "total_tax": "0.00",
        "currency": "USD",
        "financial_status": "paid",
        "fulfillment_status": null,
        "line_items": [
          {
            "id": 466157049,
            "variant_id": 808950810,
            "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
            "quantity": 2,
            "price": "29.99",
            "sku": "CCT-S-BLU"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}