---
title: draftOrderPrepareForBuyerCheckout - GraphQL Admin
description: Updates a draft order before sending the invoice to the buyer by configuring settings relevant to the draft order.
api_version: unstable
api_name: admin
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/draftorderprepareforbuyercheckout
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/draftorderprepareforbuyercheckout.md
---

# draft​Order​Prepare​For​Buyer​Checkout

mutation

Requires `write_draft_orders` access scope. Also: The user must have access to manage draft orders.

Updates a draft order before sending the invoice to the buyer by configuring settings relevant to the draft order.

## Arguments

* allow​Discount​Codes​In​Checkout

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

  Whether discount codes are allowed during checkout of this draft order.

* bypass​Cart​Validations

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

  Whether to bypass cart validations on this draft order.

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/scalars/ID)

  required

  The draft order to prepare for buyer checkout.

* lock​Prices​For​Buyer

  [Lock​Draft​Order​Prices​For​Buyer](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/enums/LockDraftOrderPricesForBuyer)

  Whether to create price locks when preparing this draft for buyer checkout.

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## Draft​Order​Prepare​For​Buyer​Checkout​Payload returns

* draft​Order

  [Draft​Order](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/DraftOrder)

  The prepared draft order.

* user​Errors

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

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### draftOrderPrepareForBuyerCheckout reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation draftOrderPrepareForBuyerCheckout($id: ID!, $lockPricesForBuyer: LockDraftOrderPricesForBuyer, $allowDiscountCodesInCheckout: Boolean, $bypassCartValidations: Boolean) {
  draftOrderPrepareForBuyerCheckout(id: $id, lockPricesForBuyer: $lockPricesForBuyer, allowDiscountCodesInCheckout: $allowDiscountCodesInCheckout, bypassCartValidations: $bypassCartValidations) {
    draftOrder {
      # DraftOrder fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

##### Variables

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100",
  "lockPricesForBuyer": "NOCHANGE",
  "allowDiscountCodesInCheckout": true,
  "bypassCartValidations": true
}
```