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fulfillmentEventCreate

mutation

Requires write_fulfillments access scope. Also: The user must have fulfill_and_ship_orders permission.

Creates a fulfillment event for a specified fulfillment.

Arguments

Anchor to fulfillmentEventfulfillmentEvent •FulfillmentEventInput!required: The input fields used to create a fulfillment event for a fulfillment.

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Anchor to FulfillmentEventCreatePayload returnsFulfillmentEventCreatePayload returns

Anchor to fulfillmentEventfulfillmentEvent •FulfillmentEvent: The created fulfillment event.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[UserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create fulfillment event when a package is out for delivery
Creates a fulfillment event
fulfillmentEventCreate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) {

fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) {

fulfillmentEvent {

status

message

}

userErrors {

field

message

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"fulfillmentEvent": {

"fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",

"address1": "151 O'Connor St",

"city": "Ottawa",

"province": "Ontario",

"country": "Canada",

"zip": "K2P 2L8",

"latitude": 45.4191176,

"longitude": 75.6966166,

"happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",

"estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",

"message": "This package is now out for delivery!",

"status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) {
  fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) {
    fulfillmentEvent {
      id
      status
      message
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) { fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) { fulfillmentEvent { id status message } userErrors { field message } } }",
 "variables": {
    "fulfillmentEvent": {
      "fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",
      "address1": "151 O'\''Connor St",
      "city": "Ottawa",
      "province": "Ontario",
      "country": "Canada",
      "zip": "K2P 2L8",
      "latitude": 45.4191176,
      "longitude": 75.6966166,
      "happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",
      "estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",
      "message": "This package is now out for delivery!",
      "status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) {
    fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) {
      fulfillmentEvent {
        id
        status
        message
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "fulfillmentEvent": {
        "fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",
        "address1": "151 O'Connor St",
        "city": "Ottawa",
        "province": "Ontario",
        "country": "Canada",
        "zip": "K2P 2L8",
        "latitude": 45.4191176,
        "longitude": 75.6966166,
        "happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",
        "estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",
        "message": "This package is now out for delivery!",
        "status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) {
      fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) {
        fulfillmentEvent {
          id
          status
          message
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "fulfillmentEvent": {
        "fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",
        "address1": "151 O'Connor St",
        "city": "Ottawa",
        "province": "Ontario",
        "country": "Canada",
        "zip": "K2P 2L8",
        "latitude": 45.4191176,
        "longitude": 75.6966166,
        "happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",
        "estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",
        "message": "This package is now out for delivery!",
        "status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"
      }
    },
  },
});

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 fulfillmentEventCreate($fulfillmentEvent: FulfillmentEventInput!) {
    fulfillmentEventCreate(fulfillmentEvent: $fulfillmentEvent) {
      fulfillmentEvent {
        id
        status
        message
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "fulfillmentEvent": {
    "fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",
    "address1": "151 O'Connor St",
    "city": "Ottawa",
    "province": "Ontario",
    "country": "Canada",
    "zip": "K2P 2L8",
    "latitude": 45.4191176,
    "longitude": 75.6966166,
    "happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",
    "estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",
    "message": "This package is now out for delivery!",
    "status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"fulfillmentEvent": {

"fulfillmentId": "gid://shopify/Fulfillment/237894043",

"address1": "151 O'Connor St",

"city": "Ottawa",

"province": "Ontario",

"country": "Canada",

"zip": "K2P 2L8",

"latitude": 45.4191176,

"longitude": 75.6966166,

"happenedAt": "2024-03-07T15:50:00Z",

"estimatedDeliveryAt": "2024-03-07T16:50:00Z",

"message": "This package is now out for delivery!",

"status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY"

}

Response

JSON

{

"fulfillmentEventCreate": {

"fulfillmentEvent": {

"id": "gid://shopify/FulfillmentEvent/944956426",

"status": "OUT_FOR_DELIVERY",

"message": "This package is now out for delivery!"

"userErrors": []

}