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returnApproveRequest

mutation

Requires write_returns access scope or write_marketplace_returns access scope. Also: The user must have return_orders permission.

Approves a customer's return request. If this mutation is successful, then the Return.status field of the approved return is set to OPEN.

Arguments

Anchor to inputinput •ReturnApproveRequestInput!required: The input fields to approve a return.

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Anchor to ReturnApproveRequestPayload returnsReturnApproveRequestPayload returns

Anchor to returnreturn •Return: The approved return.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[ReturnUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Approve a return
Cannot approve a return with an invalid status
returnApproveRequest reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) {

returnApproveRequest(input: $input) {

return {

name

status

returnLineItems(first: 1) {

edges {

node {

}

order {

}

userErrors {

code

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"input": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) {
  returnApproveRequest(input: $input) {
    return {
      id
      name
      status
      returnLineItems(first: 1) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
          }
        }
      }
      order {
        id
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      code
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) { returnApproveRequest(input: $input) { return { id name status returnLineItems(first: 1) { edges { node { id } } } order { id } } userErrors { code field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) {
    returnApproveRequest(input: $input) {
      return {
        id
        name
        status
        returnLineItems(first: 1) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
            }
          }
        }
        order {
          id
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        code
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "input": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) {
      returnApproveRequest(input: $input) {
        return {
          id
          name
          status
          returnLineItems(first: 1) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
              }
            }
          }
          order {
            id
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          code
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"
      }
    },
  },
});

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation ReturnApproveRequest($input: ReturnApproveRequestInput!) {
    returnApproveRequest(input: $input) {
      return {
        id
        name
        status
        returnLineItems(first: 1) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
            }
          }
        }
        order {
          id
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        code
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"
  }
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Input variables

JSON

{

"input": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959"

}

Response

JSON

{

"returnApproveRequest": {

"return": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Return/945000959",

"name": "#1001-R1",

"status": "OPEN",

"returnLineItems": {

"edges": [

{

"node": {

"id": "gid://shopify/ReturnLineItem/677614676"

}

]

"order": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Order/311154583"

}

"userErrors": []

}