---
title: fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline - GraphQL Admin
description: Sets the latest date and time by which the fulfillment orders need to be fulfilled.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentorderssetfulfillmentdeadline
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/fulfillmentorderssetfulfillmentdeadline.md
---

# fulfillment​Orders​Set​Fulfillment​Deadline

mutation

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

Sets the latest date and time by which the fulfillment orders need to be fulfilled.

## Arguments

* fulfillmentDeadline
* fulfillmentOrderIds

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## Fulfillment​Orders​Set​Fulfillment​Deadline​Payload returns

* success
* userErrors

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## Examples

* ### Sets deadline for fulfillment orders

  #### Description

  The merchant or an order management app set the date and time, by which the fulfillment orders have to be fulfilled

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline($fulfillmentDeadline: DateTime!, $fulfillmentOrderIds: [ID!]!) {
    fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline(fulfillmentDeadline: $fulfillmentDeadline, fulfillmentOrderIds: $fulfillmentOrderIds) {
      success
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "fulfillmentDeadline": "2024-11-25T18:44:04Z",
    "fulfillmentOrderIds": [
      "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/234125762",
      "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/564786110"
    ]
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-01/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline($fulfillmentDeadline: DateTime!, $fulfillmentOrderIds: [ID!]!) { fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline(fulfillmentDeadline: $fulfillmentDeadline, fulfillmentOrderIds: $fulfillmentOrderIds) { success userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "fulfillmentDeadline": "2024-11-25T18:44:04Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderIds": [
        "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/234125762",
        "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/564786110"
      ]
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline($fulfillmentDeadline: DateTime!, $fulfillmentOrderIds: [ID!]!) {
      fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline(fulfillmentDeadline: $fulfillmentDeadline, fulfillmentOrderIds: $fulfillmentOrderIds) {
        success
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "fulfillmentDeadline": "2024-11-25T18:44:04Z",
          "fulfillmentOrderIds": [
              "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/234125762",
              "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/564786110"
          ]
      },
    },
    );
    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 fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline($fulfillmentDeadline: DateTime!, $fulfillmentOrderIds: [ID!]!) {
      fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline(fulfillmentDeadline: $fulfillmentDeadline, fulfillmentOrderIds: $fulfillmentOrderIds) {
        success
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "fulfillmentDeadline": "2024-11-25T18:44:04Z",
    "fulfillmentOrderIds": [
      "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/234125762",
      "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/564786110"
    ]
  }

  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 fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline($fulfillmentDeadline: DateTime!, $fulfillmentOrderIds: [ID!]!) {
        fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline(fulfillmentDeadline: $fulfillmentDeadline, fulfillmentOrderIds: $fulfillmentOrderIds) {
          success
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "fulfillmentDeadline": "2024-11-25T18:44:04Z",
          "fulfillmentOrderIds": [
              "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/234125762",
              "gid://shopify/FulfillmentOrder/564786110"
          ]
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline": {
      "success": true,
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### fulfillmentOrdersSetFulfillmentDeadline reference