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How/where can we find details of the Flow triggers (eg: exactly what "order creates" means)?

How/where can we find details of the Flow triggers (eg: exactly what "order creates" means)?

FUCHA
Shopify Partner
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  • Are the details and difference of the flow options clarified anywhere?
  • For example: what defines "order created" and what defines "order paid" and what the differences are?
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Ryder
Shopify Staff (Retired)
450 56 90

Hey, @FUCHA 

You can find our Shopify Flow documentation here. We do touch on the different order triggers in this guide where particular triggers are defined, although it doesn't explicitly outline the definitions of each.

For your example, however, "order created" refers to when an order is created which includes clicking the Create order button through a draft order creation. Because with draft orders, you may not accept payment upon its creation, there is a separate trigger for "order paid".

If there are any other examples that you need support with differentiating, please let me know and I'd be happy to see how I can assist.

To learn more visit the Shopify Help Center or the Community Blog.

paul_n
Shopify Staff
1426 156 330

We have improved the docs for triggers in the new version of Flow. See https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-plus/flow2/reference/triggers-actions

Paul_N | Flow Product Manager @ Shopify
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