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Re: Shopify does not recognize variant written in line_items

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Shopify does not recognize variant written in line_items

Pfoisy
Shopify Partner
2 0 0

Good afternoon everyone,

 

Using Shopify Admin REST API, I'm creating orders into my customer's Shopify store. Into said orders, I'm also pushing a list of line_items.

 

The goal is to allow the merchant to process its inbound orders as if they were created on the Shopify storefront

 

Here's an example of the payload I send : 

{
  "order": {
    "currency": "CAD",
    "email": "whatever@wherever.ca",
    "customer_locale": "fr_CA",
    "billing_address": {
      ...
    },
    "shipping_address": {
      ...
    },
    "subtotal_price": 32.99,
    "total_price": 49.42,
    "total_tax": 4.94,
    "total_shipping_price_set": {
      ...
    },
    "phone": "+15146657570",
    "total_weight": 1,
    "total_discounts": 0,
    "tags": "PanierBleu",
    "shipping_lines": [
      {
        ...
      }
    ],
    "line_items": [
      {
        "price": 32.99,
        "quantity": 1,
        "name": "Gundam 1/144 Astray Red Frame RG",
        "title": "Gundam 1/144 Astray Red Frame RG",
        "variant_id": 7349540913370
      }
    ],
    "tax_lines": [
      {
       ...
      }
    ],
    "discount_codes": [
      {
        ...
      }
    ]
  }
}

The problem I have is that Shopify does not seem to "recognize" the variant I'm providing as a line item. Here is what is returned 

{
  "order": {
    "id": 4858931609818,
    "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/Order/4858931609818",
    "app_id": 6817847,
    "browser_ip": null,
    "buyer_accepts_marketing": false,
    "cancel_reason": null,
    "cancelled_at": null,
    "cart_token": null,
    "checkout_id": null,
    "checkout_token": null,
    "closed_at": null,
    "confirmed": true,
    "contact_email": "whatever@wherever.com",
    "created_at": "2022-08-10T11:55:30-04:00",
    "currency": "CAD",
    "current_subtotal_price": "32.99",
    "current_subtotal_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "current_total_discounts": "0.00",
    "current_total_discounts_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "0.00",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "0.00",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "current_total_duties_set": null,
    "current_total_price": "49.42",
    "current_total_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "49.42",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "49.42",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "current_total_tax": "4.94",
    "current_total_tax_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "4.94",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "4.94",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "customer_locale": null,
    "device_id": null,
    "discount_codes": [],
    "email": "whatever@wherever.com",
    "estimated_taxes": false,
    "financial_status": "paid",
    "fulfillment_status": null,
    "gateway": "",
    "landing_site": null,
    "landing_site_ref": null,
    "location_id": null,
    "name": "#1290",
    "note": null,
    "note_attributes": [],
    "number": 290,
    "order_number": 1290,
    "order_status_url": "https://thatsuperspecialstore.myshopify.com/60861546714/orders/5bb111f5df9c9eb86df0d83e3423144f/authenticate?key=95953fe532122aa1f81c7db6f961ba41",
    "original_total_duties_set": null,
    "payment_gateway_names": [],
    "phone": "+15146657570",
    "presentment_currency": "CAD",
    "processed_at": "2022-08-10T11:55:30-04:00",
    "processing_method": "",
    "reference": null,
    "referring_site": null,
    "source_identifier": null,
    "source_name": "6817847",
    "source_url": null,
    "subtotal_price": "32.99",
    "subtotal_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "tags": "ThatSuperSpecialStore",
    "tax_lines": [
      {
        "price": "4.94",
        "rate": 0.14975,
        "title": "GST + QST",
        "price_set": {
          "shop_money": {
            "amount": "4.94",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          },
          "presentment_money": {
            "amount": "4.94",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          }
        },
        "channel_liable": null
      }
    ],
    "taxes_included": false,
    "test": false,
    "token": "5bb111f5df9c9eb86df0d83e3423144f",
    "total_discounts": "0.00",
    "total_discounts_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "0.00",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "0.00",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "total_line_items_price": "32.99",
    "total_line_items_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "32.99",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "total_outstanding": "49.42",
    "total_price": "49.42",
    "total_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "49.42",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "49.42",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "total_price_usd": "38.35",
    "total_shipping_price_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "11.49",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "11.49",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "total_tax": "4.94",
    "total_tax_set": {
      "shop_money": {
        "amount": "4.94",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      },
      "presentment_money": {
        "amount": "4.94",
        "currency_code": "CAD"
      }
    },
    "total_tip_received": "0.00",
    "total_weight": 1,
    "updated_at": "2022-08-10T11:55:30-04:00",
    "user_id": null,
    "billing_address": {
      ...
    },
    "customer": {
      ...
    },
    "discount_applications": [],
    "fulfillments": [],
    "line_items": [
      {
        "id": 12374006005978,
        "admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/LineItem/12374006005978",
        "fulfillable_quantity": 1,
        "fulfillment_service": "manual",
        "fulfillment_status": null,
        "gift_card": false,
        "grams": 0,
        "name": "Gundam 1/144 Astray Red Frame RG",
        "price": "32.99",
        "price_set": {
          "shop_money": {
            "amount": "32.99",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          },
          "presentment_money": {
            "amount": "32.99",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          }
        },
        "product_exists": false,
        "product_id": null,
        "properties": [],
        "quantity": 1,
        "requires_shipping": true,
        "sku": null,
        "taxable": true,
        "title": "Gundam 1/144 Astray Red Frame RG",
        "total_discount": "0.00",
        "total_discount_set": {
          "shop_money": {
            "amount": "0.00",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          },
          "presentment_money": {
            "amount": "0.00",
            "currency_code": "CAD"
          }
        },
        "variant_id": null,
        "variant_inventory_management": null,
        "variant_title": null,
        "vendor": null,
        "tax_lines": [
          ...
        ],
        "duties": [],
        "discount_allocations": []
      }
    ],
    "payment_terms": null,
    "refunds": [],
    "shipping_address": {
      ...
    },
    "shipping_lines": [
      {
        ...
      }
    ]
  }
}

The fact that Shopify does not recognize the variant makes it so that the Order Listing and Detail pages UI is missing informations. See the small screenshot bellow

Screenshot 2022-08-10 132705.jpg

 

Two key elements : 

1- I know the variant exists in the Shopify store

2- There are instances where Shopify does recognize the variant and displays the proper information.

 

So.... what am I missing ?

Thanks in advance for your support

Philippe Foisy | Solution Architect - Valtech
Accepted Solution (1)

Jason
Shopify Partner
11206 226 2315

This is an accepted solution.

Are you sure that's a variant id and not a product id? Common mistake for people to make so best rule that out first.

★ I jump on these forums in my free time to help and share some insights. Not looking to be hired, and not looking for work. http://freakdesign.com.au ★

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Replies 2 (2)

Jason
Shopify Partner
11206 226 2315

This is an accepted solution.

Are you sure that's a variant id and not a product id? Common mistake for people to make so best rule that out first.

★ I jump on these forums in my free time to help and share some insights. Not looking to be hired, and not looking for work. http://freakdesign.com.au ★
Pfoisy
Shopify Partner
2 0 0

Oh my lord, that was it... I'm ashamed 😛

 

So to be clear, I was sure I was pushing a variant_id when truly I was sending a product_id into the variant_id field. 

 

Thanks @Jason for forcing me to verify the data I was using. 

 

Cheers

Philippe Foisy | Solution Architect - Valtech