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March 14, 2023

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* 2023-04

# Consistent presence of null values on the order object

As of **2023-04**, we're no longer filtering out `null` values on certain fields of the `Order` object. Previously, some keys with `null` values would not be present on the REST API and webhook payloads.

This change removes unecessary and inconsistent handling of `null`.