Cart and Checkout Validation Function API - Read and Write access

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A developer has built a system to verify Shopify cart integrity that is functioning properly, but faces a usability challenge:

Current Issue:

  • Users must manually activate checkout rules
  • This manual process is not intuitive and generates high support volume

Questions Posed:

  • Is there a method to programmatically check whether checkout rules are currently activated?
  • Can checkout rules be activated automatically via GraphQL API?

The developer is seeking an automated solution to reduce friction and support burden. The discussion remains open with no responses yet.

Summarized with AI on October 29. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Hello,

I’ve developed a system to verify the integrity of the Shopify cart, and it’s working well!

However, users currently have to activate it manually, which isn’t always straightforward and ends up generating a lot of support requests.

Is there a way to check if the checkout rules have been activated, and is it possible to activate them via GraphQL?

Thank you!