---
title: draftOrdersCount - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Returns the number of draft orders that match the query. Limited to a maximum
  of 10000 by default.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/draftOrdersCount'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/draftOrdersCount.md
---

# draft​Orders​Count

query

Requires `read_draft_orders` access scope.

Returns the number of draft orders that match the query. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.

## Arguments

* limit
* query
* savedSearchId

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## Possible returns

* Count

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## Examples

* ### draftOrdersCount reference