---
title: SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicyPreAnchorBehavior - GraphQL Admin
description: The fulfillment or delivery behaviors of the first fulfillment when the orderis placed before the anchor.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/sellingplanrecurringdeliverypolicypreanchorbehavior
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/sellingplanrecurringdeliverypolicypreanchorbehavior.md
---

# Selling​Plan​Recurring​Delivery​Policy​Pre​Anchor​Behavior

enum

The fulfillment or delivery behaviors of the first fulfillment when the orderis placed before the anchor.

## Valid values

* ASAP

  The orders placed can be fulfilled or delivered immediately. The orders placed inside a cutoff can be fulfilled or delivered at the next anchor.

* NEXT

  The orders placed can be fulfilled or delivered at the next anchor date. The orders placed inside a cutoff will skip the next anchor and can be fulfilled or delivered at the following anchor.

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## Fields

* [Selling​Plan​Recurring​Delivery​Policy.preAnchorBehavior](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicy#field-SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicy.fields.preAnchorBehavior)

  OBJECT

  Represents a recurring selling plan delivery policy.

* [Selling​Plan​Recurring​Delivery​Policy​Input.preAnchorBehavior](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicyInput#fields-preAnchorBehavior)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields to create or update a recurring delivery policy.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[Selling​Plan​Recurring​Delivery​Policy.preAnchorBehavior](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicy#field-SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicy.fields.preAnchorBehavior)

### Inputs with this enum

* [Selling​Plan​Recurring​Delivery​Policy​Input.preAnchorBehavior](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SellingPlanRecurringDeliveryPolicyInput#fields-preAnchorBehavior)