checkouts/delete webhook

[Graham_Thomas]

Hey all,

I'm building an app that's using the Checkout Webhook. https://help.shopify.com/api/reference/webhook

Capturing the create and update Checkout events hasn't been an issue, but I'm now trying to capture the delete event, and have been unable to trigger it from a store.

What are the conditions/user actions that cause the Checkout delete event to be triggered?

Thanks for any help,

Graham

[Jordan]

Hey Graham,

Good question. At this moment, merchants don't have the ability to delete a checkout, but we're looking to open up that functionality in the not-so-distant future. As an app developer, it's a good thing to keep in mind, but to answer your question, there is no existing user action that would trigger a checkout/delete webhook.

If you have any questions or need further clarification, don't hesitate to let me know.

Jordan L
Developer Experience
Shopify

[Jamie_D_]

As an addition to Jordan's note, Shopify might occassionally delete checkouts that are older than one year old.

[Graham_Thomas]

Great, thanks for the clear and definitive answer Jordan!

[Graham_Thomas]

@Jamie D, right, right.. that's what I was kind of thinking. Thanks for your help!

[Mariam_Zaheer]

So does this mean that eventhough the API exposess such a functionality in a real scenario it doesn't exist? 

If so why is there such a webhook if it cannot actually be used?

Thanks in advance