Cart Token, Checkout Token deprecation on Order payload

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Topic summary

Developers are seeking clarity on the deprecation of cart_token and checkout_token fields in the Order object, as conflicting information exists across Shopify documentation and community discussions.

Key Concerns:

  • Many partners currently rely on these deprecated fields to associate carts with completed orders
  • No clear alternative solution has been provided yet

Questions Raised:

  • What will be the accepted replacement for tracking cart-to-order relationships?
  • Will Shopify introduce a new field or connection on the Order object in the Admin GraphQL API, Storefront GraphQL API, or another format?
  • Where should developers look for alternative approaches?

The discussion remains open as partners await official guidance on migration paths before these fields are fully removed.

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Greetings, Shopify partners and Dev team,

There’s a lot of conflicting information on cart_token and checkout_token deprecation on the order object.

https://community.shopify.com/c/extensions/how-to-associate-a-cart-with-an-order/m-p/2544970/highlight/true

https://community.shopify.com/c/webhooks-and-events/correlate-order-create-webhook-with-the-cart-it-was-ordered-from/m-p/2466916#M5917

I want to know if the accepted solution for the cart_token and checkout_token going forward will be a new field or connection on the Order for the Admin GraphQl Api, the Storefront GraphQl Api or take some other form.

It seems there is a lot of partners (ourselves included) that currently rely on the existence of these deprecated fields and we don’t currently have an alternative, or where to start looking for an alternative.

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