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querydraft Order
Returns a DraftOrder resource by ID.
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- Anchor to DraftOrderDraft•Draft
Order Order An order that a merchant creates on behalf of a customer. Draft orders are useful for merchants that need to do the following tasks:
- Create new orders for sales made by phone, in person, by chat, or elsewhere. When a merchant accepts payment for a draft order, an order is created.
- Send invoices to customers to pay with a secure checkout link.
- Use custom items to represent additional costs or products that aren't displayed in a shop's inventory.
- Re-create orders manually from active sales channels.
- Sell products at discount or wholesale rates.
- Take pre-orders.
For draft orders in multiple currencies
is the source of truth for what a customer is going to be charged and
is an estimate of what the merchant might receive in their shop currency.
Caution: Only use this data if it's required for your app's functionality. Shopify will restrict access to scopes for apps that don't have a legitimate use for the associated data.
Draft orders created on or after April 1, 2025 will be automatically purged after one year of inactivity.
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