Cannot create order because of "The currency you selected is no longer available. All prices ..."

Topic summary

A developer is encountering an error when attempting to create draft orders via Shopify’s Admin REST API (version 2023-07). The API returns a 422 Unprocessable Entity error with the message: “The currency you selected is no longer available. All prices are now in PHP.”

Key Details:

  • The error occurs during POST requests to the draft orders endpoint
  • Request includes line items, shipping lines, and applied discounts
  • Error suggests a currency mismatch or configuration issue with PHP (Philippine Peso)

Current Status:

  • The issue remains unresolved
  • A second user has reported experiencing the identical problem
  • Both users are seeking assistance from Shopify support
  • No solutions or workarounds have been identified in the thread yet
Summarized with AI on November 8. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Hi there,

I am having trouble creating a draft order using https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2023-07/resources/draftorder#post-draft-orders

The response I get is (x-request-id: 29af5acd-e6d1-444e-8a52-605ce4d0d54b-1710517372 at 2024-03-15 at ~11:40am EST)

{
"errors": {
"base": [
"The currency you selected is no longer available. All prices are now in PHP."
]
}
}

What should I do?

Request

POST /admin/api/2023-07/draft_orders.json HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json, */*;q=0.5
Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate, br
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 564
Content-Type: application/json
User-Agent: HTTPie/3.2.2
{

"draft_order": {
"applied_discount": {

"amount": 16,

"description": "Shopee Transaction Fee: 5, Shopee Commission Fee: 11",

"title": "Shopee Transaction Fee, Shopee Commission Fee",

"value": 16,

"value_type": "fixed_amount"

},

"line_items": [

{

"price": 107,

"quantity": 1,

"requires_shipping": true,

"title": "Bundaberg Guava Sparkling Drink 375mL (Not found on Shopify)"

},

{

"price": 104,

"quantity": 1,

"requires_shipping": true,

"title": "Bundaberg Traditional Lemonade Brewed Drinks 375mL (Not found on Shopify)"

}

],

"shipping_line": {

"custom": true,

"price": 5,

"title": "Shopee"

},

"tags": "shopee"

}

}

Response

HTTP/1.1 422 Unprocessable Entity
{

"errors": {

"base": [

"The currency you selected is no longer available. All prices are now in PHP."

]

}

}

Hey there,

Did you find a solution / fix?

I have exactly the same problem.

Id: b711f2b0-4478-451c-a728-0b7eb02e90b6-1719304530

Please Shopify help :folded_hands: