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Preorders

API v1 is the older API. It still works, but new integrations should use API v2. Migrating from v1 to v2

The preorder object

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the selling plan

  • namestring

    Display name of the selling plan

  • internal_namestring

    Internal name for the selling plan

  • enabledboolean

    Whether the selling plan is enabled

  • billing_typestring

    Type of billing for the selling plan

    One of exact_timeno_remaining_balancetime_after_checkout
  • billing_atstring, nullable

    Exact billing time if billing_type is exact_time

  • billing_after_n_intervalsinteger, nullable

    Number of intervals after checkout to bill

  • billing_after_interval_typestring

    Type of interval for billing

    One of day
  • billing_checkout_charge_amountnumber, nullable

    Fixed amount to charge at checkout

  • billing_checkout_charge_percentagenumber, nullable

    Percentage to charge at checkout

  • billing_checkout_charge_typestring

    Type of checkout charge

    One of percentageprice
  • billing_titlestring

    Title for billing section

  • billing_descriptionstring

    Description for billing section

  • delivery_typestring

    Type of delivery for the selling plan

    One of anchorasapexact_timeunknown
  • delivery_atstring, nullable

    Exact delivery time if delivery_type is exact_time

  • delivery_after_n_intervalsinteger, nullable

    Number of intervals after checkout for delivery

  • delivery_after_interval_typestring

    Type of interval for delivery

    One of day
  • inventory_reserve_typestring

    When to reserve inventory

    One of on_saleon_fulfillment
  • inventory_providerstring

    Inventory provider

    One of stoqshopify
  • pricing_typestring

    Type of pricing discount

    One of percentagepricefixed_amountno_discount
  • pricing_amountnumber, nullable

    Fixed discount amount

  • pricing_percentagenumber, nullable

    Percentage discount

  • quantity_limit_textstring

    Text to display for quantity limits

  • preorder_button_textstring

    Text for the preorder button

  • preorder_button_text_colorstring

    Text color for the preorder button

  • preorder_button_background_colorstring

    Background color for the preorder button

  • preorder_button_colors_enabledboolean

    Whether custom colors are enabled for the preorder button

  • preorder_discounted_price_enabledboolean

    Whether to show discounted price on the preorder button

  • preorder_button_descriptionstring

    Description text for the preorder button

  • preorder_button_description_background_colorstring

    Background color for the preorder button description

  • preorder_button_description_border_radiusstring

    Border radius for the preorder button description

  • preorder_button_description_quantity_limit_suffixstring

    Suffix text for quantity limit in button description

  • preorder_button_description_shipping_text_prefixstring

    Prefix text for shipping information in button description

  • preorder_button_description_show_quantity_limitboolean

    Whether to show quantity limit in button description

  • preorder_button_description_show_shippingboolean

    Whether to show shipping information in button description

  • preorder_button_description_text_colorstring

    Text color for the preorder button description

  • preorder_badge_enabledboolean

    Whether preorder badge is enabled

  • preorder_badge_textstring

    Text for the preorder badge

  • preorder_badge_text_colorstring

    Text color for the preorder badge

  • preorder_badge_background_colorstring

    Background color for the preorder badge

  • preorder_shipping_textstring

    Shipping text specific to preorders

  • shipping_textstring

    Shipping information text

  • shipping_line_item_property_enabledboolean

    Whether to enable shipping line item properties

  • shipping_applies_to_all_productsboolean

    Whether shipping settings apply to all products

  • discount_textstring

    Discount information text

  • preorder_tagsstring

    Tags to apply to preorder items

  • product_variants_sourcestring

    Source of product variants for this selling plan

    One of allcollectioncustom
  • product_variants_source_idinteger, nullable

    ID of the source (e.g., collection ID)

  • selling_plan_product_variants_countinteger

    Number of product variants associated with this selling plan

  • shopify_selling_plan_idinteger, nullable

    Shopify selling plan ID

  • shopify_selling_plan_group_idinteger, nullable

    Shopify selling plan group ID

  • use_shopify_selling_planboolean

    Whether to use Shopify's native selling plan functionality for this preorder offer. When true, this enables advanced selling plan features in Shopify.

  • enable_billing_widgetboolean

    Whether to display the payment/billing widget on the product page

  • split_fulfillments_enabledboolean

    Whether to enable split fulfillments for preorders. When enabled, preorders will be separted into its own fulfillment order.

  • split_orders_enabledboolean

    Whether to move preorder items into a separate Shopify order after checkout ("Move preorder items to a separate order"). In-stock items stay on the original order. Only one of split_orders_enabled, split_fulfillments_enabled and hold_fulfillments_enabled can be on: turning this on turns the others off. It also turns off use_shopify_selling_plan, so deposits and partial payments aren't available.

  • split_orders_per_variantboolean

    Only applies when split_orders_enabled is on. false (default): all preorder items from this offer in a checkout move to one new order. true: each preorder variant from this offer moves to its own new order, so products sharing one offer still ship separately.

  • split_orders_per_ship_dateboolean

    Only applies when split_orders_enabled is on. true: preorder items from this offer that ship on the same date (the same batch, or the same shipping text) move to one new order, and each other ship date gets its own. Turning it on turns split_orders_per_variant off, and the other way round.

  • require_preorder_acknowledgementboolean

    Whether customers must accept terms and conditions before adding a preorder item to their cart.

  • preorder_acknowledgement_textstring

    The terms and conditions text that customers must acknowledge when require_preorder_acknowledgement is enabled.

  • allow_mixed_cartboolean

    Whether to allow customers to mix preorder items with regular items in the same cart. When false, customers must purchase preorders separately.

  • mixed_cart_error_messagestring

    Error message displayed to customers when they attempt to mix preorder and regular items in their cart (when allow_mixed_cart is false).

  • preorder_min_quantityinteger, nullable

    Minimum quantity required per order for preorder items. When set, customers must purchase at least this many units.

  • preorder_max_quantityinteger, nullable

    Maximum quantity allowed per order for preorder items. When set, customers cannot purchase more than this many units.

  • payment_line_item_property_enabledboolean

    Whether to add payment information as a line item property (e.g., "Payment - Pay in full").

  • custom_line_item_property_textstring, nullable

    Custom text to add as a line item property for preorder items. Useful for adding custom order notes or metadata.

  • auto_collect_payment_on_fulfillmentboolean

    Whether to automatically collect remaining payment when the order is fulfilled (for partial payment preorders).

  • hold_fulfillments_enabledboolean

    Whether to automatically hold fulfillments for preorder items. When enabled, fulfillments will be held until manually released.

  • hold_fulfillments_reason_notestring

    The reason note displayed when fulfillments are held (when hold_fulfillments_enabled is true).

  • disable_button_until_acknowledgedboolean

    Whether to disable the add to cart button until the customer acknowledges the preorder terms (when require_preorder_acknowledgement is true).

  • shop_idinteger

    Shop ID this selling plan belongs to

  • market_idinteger, nullable

    Market ID for multi-market stores

  • created_atstring

    Timestamp when the selling plan was created

  • updated_atstring

    Timestamp when the selling plan was last updated

  • discarded_atstring, nullable

    Timestamp when the selling plan was soft deleted

  • ongoing_jobboolean

    Whether there is an ongoing job for this selling plan

  • shopify_variant_idsarray of integers

    List of Shopify variant IDs associated with this selling plan

The preorder object
{
  "id": "79b44c6c-ebc7-41d4-8a1b-573d7c693454",
  "name": "Summer Preorder",
  "internal_name": "summer-2026",
  "enabled": true,
  "billing_type": "time_after_checkout",
  "billing_checkout_charge_type": "percentage",
  "billing_checkout_charge_percentage": 20,
  "delivery_type": "asap",
  "pricing_type": "no_discount",
  "preorder_button_text": "Preorder now",
  "preorder_badge_enabled": true,
  "preorder_badge_text": "Preorder",
  "selling_plan_product_variants_count": 12,
  "shopify_selling_plan_id": 645123456,
  "shopify_selling_plan_group_id": 9912345,
  "shop_id": 43,
  "created_at": "2026-06-20T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-24T08:30:00Z",
  "ongoing_job": false,
  "shopify_variant_ids": [
    43900910010503,
    43900910010999
  ]
}