---
title: orderDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: Deletes an order. For more information on which orders can be deleted, refer to [Delete an order](https://help.shopify.com/manual/orders/cancel-delete-order#delete-an-order).
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/orderDelete
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/orderDelete.md
---

# order​Delete

mutation

Requires `write_orders` access scope. Also: The user must have delete\_orders permission.

Deletes an order. For more information on which orders can be deleted, refer to [Delete an order](https://help.shopify.com/manual/orders/cancel-delete-order#delete-an-order).

## Arguments

* order​Id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  required

  The ID of the order to be deleted.

***

## Order​Delete​Payload returns

* deleted​Id

  [ID](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  Deleted order ID.

* user​Errors

  [\[Order​Delete​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/OrderDeleteUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Delete an order

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) {
    orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) {
      deletedId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) { orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) { deletedId userErrors { field message code } } }",
   "variables": {
      "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    mutation OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) {
      orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) {
        deletedId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
      },
    },
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  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 OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) {
      orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) {
        deletedId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) {
        orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) {
          deletedId
          userErrors {
            field
            message
            code
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "orderDelete": {
      "deletedId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364",
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### orderDelete reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20OrderDelete\(%24orderId%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20orderDelete\(orderId%3A%20%24orderId\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20deletedId%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20code%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22orderId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FOrder%2F776341364%22%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation OrderDelete($orderId: ID!) {
    orderDelete(orderId: $orderId) {
      deletedId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "orderId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "orderDelete": {
    "deletedId": "gid://shopify/Order/776341364",
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```