---
title: fulfillmentCreate - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Creates a fulfillment for one or more
  [`FulfillmentOrder`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/FulfillmentOrder)

  objects. The fulfillment orders are associated with the same

  [`Order`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Order) and

  are assigned to the same
  [`Location`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Location).


  Use this mutation to mark items as fulfilled when they're ready to ship. You

  can specify tracking information, customer notification preferences, and which
  [`FulfillmentOrderLineItem`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/fulfillmentorderlineitem)

  objects to fulfill from each fulfillment order. If you don't specify line

  items, then the mutation fulfills all items in the fulfillment order.


  Learn more about [building fulfillment
  solutions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/orders-fulfillment/order-management-apps/build-fulfillment-solutions#create-a-fulfillment).
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentCreate
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentCreate.md
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: mutation
---

# fulfillment​Create

mutation

Requires `write_assigned_fulfillment_orders` access scope, `write_merchant_managed_fulfillment_orders` access scope or `write_third_party_fulfillment_orders` access scope. Also: The user must have fulfill\_and\_ship\_orders permission.

Creates a fulfillment for one or more [`FulfillmentOrder`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/FulfillmentOrder) objects. The fulfillment orders are associated with the same [`Order`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Order) and are assigned to the same [`Location`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Location).

Use this mutation to mark items as fulfilled when they're ready to ship. You can specify tracking information, customer notification preferences, and which [`FulfillmentOrderLineItem`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/fulfillmentorderlineitem) objects to fulfill from each fulfillment order. If you don't specify line items, then the mutation fulfills all items in the fulfillment order.

Learn more about [building fulfillment solutions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/orders-fulfillment/order-management-apps/build-fulfillment-solutions#create-a-fulfillment).

## Arguments

* fulfillment

  [Fulfillment​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/FulfillmentInput)

  required

  The input fields used to create a fulfillment from fulfillment orders.

* message

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

  An optional message for the fulfillment request.

***

## Fulfillment​Create​Payload returns

* fulfillment

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

  The created fulfillment.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### fulfillmentCreate reference