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January 1, 2023

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* 2023-01

# External Ids for Fulfillment Order Holds

As of **2023-01**, you can tag fulfillment order holds with an external ID.

This can be used to track states within your own application on why a fulfillment order has been placed on hold and when it needs to be released. This can be done by utilizing the new `FulfillmentOrderHoldInput.externalId` field argument described [here](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/input-objects/FulfillmentOrderHoldInput).

To learn more about the fulfillment order API see the [fulfillment order object documentation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/FulfillmentOrder#field-fulfillmentorder-fulfillmentHolds)